diff --git a/std.isbpl b/std.isbpl
index cb3402d..07e14e0 100644
--- a/std.isbpl
+++ b/std.isbpl
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ func acopy {
     =arr2
     =arr1
 
-    0 =i
-    while (i len lt) (i 1 + =i) {
+    1 neg =i
+    while (i 1 + =i) (i len lt) {
         arr2 i idx2 + (arr1 i idx1 + aget) aput
     }
 }
@@ -174,27 +174,33 @@ func strsplit {
     _string =str
     _string =splitter
 
-    0 =i
-    0 =j
+    1 neg =i
     "" 0 anew =sequences
-    while (i str alen lt) (i 1 + =1) {
+    while (i 1 + =1) (i str alen lt) {
         str i aget =chr
         splitter 0 aget =spl
-        while (chr spl eq) (j 1 + =j) {
+        "" =sequence
+        1 neg =j
+        while (j 1 + =j) (chr spl eq) {
             (str i j + aget) (splitter j aget) eq not if {
                 sequences =oldsq
-                "" (seq dup =lseq 1 + dup =seq) anew =sequences
+                "" (sequences alen dup =seq 1 +) anew =sequences
                 oldsq sequences 0 0 oldsq alen acopy
-                sequences lseq 
+                sequences seq sequence aput
+            }
+            else {
+                sequence chr strconcat =sequence
             }
         }
     }
+
+    sequences
 }
 
 func puts {
     _string =str
-    0 =i
-    while (i str alen lt) (i 1 + =i) {
+    1 neg =i
+    while (i 1 + =i) (i str alen lt) {
         str i aget putchar
     }
 }