diff --git a/dist/bert.d.ts b/dist/bert.d.ts
index ac3d9d9..059e7bd 100644
--- a/dist/bert.d.ts
+++ b/dist/bert.d.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/**
+ * TODO: bigint, large decimals. For right now, only use numbers that fit in
+ * JavaScript number.
+ */
 /// <reference types="node" />
 export declare const Types: {
     readonly BERT_START: 131;
@@ -22,6 +26,23 @@ export declare const Lang: {
     readonly ELIXIR: 0;
     readonly ERLANG: 1;
 };
+interface Partial<Type> {
+    value: Type;
+    rest: Buffer;
+}
+export declare class Atom {
+    readonly value: string;
+    private constructor();
+    private static atoms;
+    static toAtom: (value: string) => Atom;
+}
+/**
+ * WIP WIP WIP
+ */
+export declare class Tuple {
+    readonly values: any[];
+    constructor(values: any[]);
+}
 export declare class Bert {
     #private;
     private allBinariesAsString;
@@ -147,150 +168,21 @@ export declare class Bert {
     encode_tuple: (obj: Buffer, buffer: Buffer) => Buffer;
     encode_array: (obj: any[], buffer: Buffer) => Buffer;
     encode_map: (obj: Record<string, any>, buffer: Buffer) => Buffer;
-    decode_atom: (buffer: Buffer, count: 1 | 2 | 4) => {
-        value: any;
-        rest: Buffer;
-    };
-    decode_binary: (buffer: Buffer) => {
-        value: string | Buffer;
-        rest: Buffer;
-    };
-    decode_integer: (buffer: Buffer, count: 1 | 2 | 4, unsigned?: boolean) => {
-        value: number;
-        rest: Buffer;
-    };
+    decode_atom: (buffer: Buffer, count: 1 | 2 | 4) => Partial<any>;
+    decode_binary: (buffer: Buffer) => Partial<string | Buffer>;
+    decode_integer: (buffer: Buffer, count: 1 | 2 | 4, unsigned?: boolean) => Partial<number>;
     decode_big: (buffer: Buffer, count: 1 | 2 | 4) => {
         value: number;
         rest: Buffer;
     };
-    decode_float: (buffer: Buffer) => {
-        value: number;
-        rest: Buffer;
-    };
-    decode_new_float: (buffer: Buffer) => {
-        value: number;
-        rest: Buffer;
-    };
-    decode_string: (buffer: Buffer) => {
-        value: string;
-        rest: Buffer;
-    };
-    decode_list: (buffer: Buffer) => {
-        value: any[];
-        rest: Buffer;
-    };
-    decode_map: (buffer: Buffer) => {
-        value: Record<string, any>;
-        rest: Buffer;
-    };
-    decode_tuple: (buffer: Buffer, count: 1 | 2 | 4) => {
-        value: {
-            type: string;
-            length: number;
-            value: any[];
-            toString: () => string;
-            toLocaleString(): string;
-            pop(): any;
-            push(...items: any[]): number;
-            concat(...items: ConcatArray<any>[]): any[];
-            concat(...items: any[]): any[];
-            join(separator?: string | undefined): string;
-            reverse(): any[];
-            shift(): any;
-            slice(start?: number | undefined, end?: number | undefined): any[];
-            sort(compareFn?: ((a: any, b: any) => number) | undefined): any[];
-            splice(start: number, deleteCount?: number | undefined): any[];
-            splice(start: number, deleteCount: number, ...items: any[]): any[];
-            unshift(...items: any[]): number;
-            indexOf(searchElement: any, fromIndex?: number | undefined): number;
-            lastIndexOf(searchElement: any, fromIndex?: number | undefined): number;
-            every<S extends any>(predicate: (value: any, index: number, array: any[]) => value is S, thisArg?: any): this is S[];
-            every(predicate: (value: any, index: number, array: any[]) => unknown, thisArg?: any): boolean;
-            some(predicate: (value: any, index: number, array: any[]) => unknown, thisArg?: any): boolean;
-            forEach(callbackfn: (value: any, index: number, array: any[]) => void, thisArg?: any): void;
-            map<U>(callbackfn: (value: any, index: number, array: any[]) => U, thisArg?: any): U[];
-            filter<S_1 extends any>(predicate: (value: any, index: number, array: any[]) => value is S_1, thisArg?: any): S_1[];
-            filter(predicate: (value: any, index: number, array: any[]) => unknown, thisArg?: any): any[];
-            reduce(callbackfn: (previousValue: any, currentValue: any, currentIndex: number, array: any[]) => any): any;
-            reduce(callbackfn: (previousValue: any, currentValue: any, currentIndex: number, array: any[]) => any, initialValue: any): any;
-            reduce<U_1>(callbackfn: (previousValue: U_1, currentValue: any, currentIndex: number, array: any[]) => U_1, initialValue: U_1): U_1;
-            reduceRight(callbackfn: (previousValue: any, currentValue: any, currentIndex: number, array: any[]) => any): any;
-            reduceRight(callbackfn: (previousValue: any, currentValue: any, currentIndex: number, array: any[]) => any, initialValue: any): any;
-            reduceRight<U_2>(callbackfn: (previousValue: U_2, currentValue: any, currentIndex: number, array: any[]) => U_2, initialValue: U_2): U_2;
-            find<S_2 extends any>(predicate: (value: any, index: number, obj: any[]) => value is S_2, thisArg?: any): S_2 | undefined;
-            find(predicate: (value: any, index: number, obj: any[]) => unknown, thisArg?: any): any;
-            findIndex(predicate: (value: any, index: number, obj: any[]) => unknown, thisArg?: any): number;
-            fill(value: any, start?: number | undefined, end?: number | undefined): any[];
-            copyWithin(target: number, start: number, end?: number | undefined): any[];
-            entries(): IterableIterator<[number, any]>;
-            keys(): IterableIterator<number>;
-            values(): IterableIterator<any>;
-            includes(searchElement: any, fromIndex?: number | undefined): boolean;
-            flatMap<U_3, This = undefined>(callback: (this: This, value: any, index: number, array: any[]) => U_3 | readonly U_3[], thisArg?: This | undefined): U_3[];
-            flat<A, D extends number = 1>(this: A, depth?: D | undefined): FlatArray<A, D>[];
-            at(index: number): any;
-            findLast<S_3 extends any>(predicate: (value: any, index: number, array: any[]) => value is S_3, thisArg?: any): S_3 | undefined;
-            findLast(predicate: (value: any, index: number, array: any[]) => unknown, thisArg?: any): any;
-            findLastIndex(predicate: (value: any, index: number, array: any[]) => unknown, thisArg?: any): number;
-            toReversed(): any[];
-            toSorted(compareFn?: ((a: any, b: any) => number) | undefined): any[];
-            toSpliced(start: number, deleteCount: number, ...items: any[]): any[];
-            toSpliced(start: number, deleteCount?: number | undefined): any[];
-            with(index: number, value: any): any[];
-            [Symbol.iterator](): IterableIterator<any>;
-            [Symbol.unscopables]: {
-                [x: number]: boolean | undefined;
-                length?: boolean | undefined;
-                toString?: boolean | undefined;
-                toLocaleString?: boolean | undefined;
-                pop?: boolean | undefined;
-                push?: boolean | undefined;
-                concat?: boolean | undefined;
-                join?: boolean | undefined;
-                reverse?: boolean | undefined;
-                shift?: boolean | undefined;
-                slice?: boolean | undefined;
-                sort?: boolean | undefined;
-                splice?: boolean | undefined;
-                unshift?: boolean | undefined;
-                indexOf?: boolean | undefined;
-                lastIndexOf?: boolean | undefined;
-                every?: boolean | undefined;
-                some?: boolean | undefined;
-                forEach?: boolean | undefined;
-                map?: boolean | undefined;
-                filter?: boolean | undefined;
-                reduce?: boolean | undefined;
-                reduceRight?: boolean | undefined;
-                find?: boolean | undefined;
-                findIndex?: boolean | undefined;
-                fill?: boolean | undefined;
-                copyWithin?: boolean | undefined;
-                entries?: boolean | undefined;
-                keys?: boolean | undefined;
-                values?: boolean | undefined;
-                includes?: boolean | undefined;
-                flatMap?: boolean | undefined;
-                flat?: boolean | undefined;
-                at?: boolean | undefined;
-                findLast?: boolean | undefined;
-                findLastIndex?: boolean | undefined;
-                toReversed?: boolean | undefined;
-                toSorted?: boolean | undefined;
-                toSpliced?: boolean | undefined;
-                with?: boolean | undefined;
-                [Symbol.iterator]?: boolean | undefined;
-                readonly [Symbol.unscopables]?: boolean | undefined;
-            };
-        };
-        rest: Buffer;
-    };
-    decode_nil: (buffer: Buffer) => {
-        value: never[];
-        rest: Buffer;
-    };
+    decode_float: (buffer: Buffer) => Partial<number>;
+    decode_new_float: (buffer: Buffer) => Partial<number>;
+    decode_string: (buffer: Buffer) => Partial<string>;
+    decode_list: (buffer: Buffer) => Partial<any[]>;
+    decode_map: (buffer: Buffer) => Partial<Record<string, any>>;
+    decode_tuple: (buffer: Buffer, count: 1 | 2 | 4) => Partial<any>;
+    decode_nil: (buffer: Buffer) => Partial<[]>;
     bytesToInt: (buffer: Buffer, length: 1 | 2 | 4, unsigned: boolean) => number;
-    binary_to_list: (str: string) => string[];
 }
 /**
  * Convert object to atom.
@@ -404,3 +296,4 @@ export declare const toTuple: (arr: any[]) => {
         readonly [Symbol.unscopables]?: boolean | undefined;
     };
 };
+export {};
diff --git a/dist/bert.js b/dist/bert.js
index 0fcb7e5..60b7944 100644
--- a/dist/bert.js
+++ b/dist/bert.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+/**
+ * TODO: bigint, large decimals. For right now, only use numbers that fit in
+ * JavaScript number.
+ */
 export const Types = {
     BERT_START: 131,
     SMALL_ATOM: 119,
@@ -21,7 +25,52 @@ export const Lang = {
     ELIXIR: 0,
     ERLANG: 1,
 };
+/**
+ * WIP WIP WIP
+ *
+ * @param key
+ * @param value
+ * @returns
+ */
+const reviver = (key, value) => {
+    if (typeof value === "object" && value.type === "atom") {
+        return Atom.toAtom(value.value);
+    }
+    else if (typeof value === "object" && value.type === "tuple") {
+        return new Tuple(value.values);
+    }
+    else
+        return value;
+};
 const log = (msg) => process.stderr.write(`${msg}\r\n`);
+/**
+ * Return a subarray of the supplied buffer, minus len bytes from the front.
+ *
+ * @param buffer
+ * @param len Number of bytes to chop off front
+ * @returns Subarray of buffer
+ */
+const chopl = (buffer, len = 1) => buffer.subarray(len);
+export class Atom {
+    value;
+    constructor(value) {
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+    static atoms = {};
+    static toAtom = (value) => {
+        return Atom.atoms[value] || (Atom.atoms[value] = new Atom(value));
+    };
+}
+/**
+ * WIP WIP WIP
+ */
+export class Tuple {
+    values;
+    constructor(values) {
+        // Yes right now this is only one level deep.
+        this.values = [...values];
+    }
+}
 export class Bert {
     allBinariesAsString;
     mapKeyAsAtom;
@@ -56,7 +105,7 @@ export class Bert {
     };
     #decode = (buffer) => {
         const t = buffer[0];
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(1);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer);
         switch (t) {
             case Types.SMALL_ATOM:
                 return this.decode_atom(buffer, 1);
@@ -96,7 +145,7 @@ export class Bert {
         if (buffer[0] !== Types.BERT_START) {
             throw new Error("Invalid BERT start magic");
         }
-        const obj = this.#decode(buffer.subarray(1));
+        const obj = this.#decode(chopl(buffer));
         if (obj.rest.length !== 0) {
             throw new Error(`Invalid BERT, remainder was: ${obj.rest.length}`);
         }
@@ -253,7 +302,7 @@ export class Bert {
     };
     decode_atom = (buffer, count) => {
         const size = this.bytesToInt(buffer, count, true);
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(count);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer, count);
         let value = buffer.toString("utf8", 0, size);
         if (value === "true") {
             value = true;
@@ -276,33 +325,33 @@ export class Bert {
         }
         return {
             value,
-            rest: buffer.subarray(size),
+            rest: chopl(buffer, size),
         };
     };
     decode_binary = (buffer) => {
         const size = this.bytesToInt(buffer, 4, true);
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(4);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer, 4);
         const bin = Buffer.alloc(size);
         buffer.copy(bin, 0, 0, size);
         return {
             value: this.convention === Lang.ELIXIR && this.allBinariesAsString
                 ? bin.toString("utf-8")
                 : bin,
-            rest: buffer.subarray(size),
+            rest: chopl(buffer, size),
         };
     };
     decode_integer = (buffer, count, unsigned = false) => {
         return {
             value: this.bytesToInt(buffer, count, unsigned),
-            rest: buffer.subarray(count),
+            rest: chopl(buffer, count),
         };
     };
     decode_big = (buffer, count) => {
-        const size = this.bytesToInt(buffer, count, false);
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(count);
+        const size = this.bytesToInt(buffer, count, true);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer, count);
         let num = 0;
         const isNegative = buffer[0] === 1;
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(1);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer);
         for (let i = size - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
             const n = buffer[i];
             if (num === 0) {
@@ -317,35 +366,35 @@ export class Bert {
         }
         return {
             value: num,
-            rest: buffer.subarray(size),
+            rest: chopl(buffer, size),
         };
     };
     decode_float = (buffer) => {
         const size = 31;
         return {
             value: parseFloat(buffer.toString("utf8", 0, size)),
-            rest: buffer.subarray(size),
+            rest: chopl(buffer, size),
         };
     };
     decode_new_float = (buffer) => {
         return {
             value: buffer.readDoubleBE(0),
-            rest: buffer.subarray(8),
+            rest: chopl(buffer, 8),
         };
     };
     decode_string = (buffer) => {
         const sizeLen = this.convention === Lang.ELIXIR ? 4 : 2;
         const size = this.bytesToInt(buffer, sizeLen, true);
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(sizeLen);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer, sizeLen);
         return {
             value: buffer.toString("utf8", 0, size),
-            rest: buffer.subarray(size),
+            rest: chopl(buffer, size),
         };
     };
     decode_list = (buffer) => {
         const arr = [];
         const size = this.bytesToInt(buffer, 4, true);
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(4);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer, 4);
         for (let i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
             const el = this.#decode(buffer);
             arr.push(el.value);
@@ -355,7 +404,7 @@ export class Bert {
         if (lastChar !== Types.NIL) {
             throw new Error("List does not end with NIL");
         }
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(1);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer);
         return {
             value: arr,
             rest: buffer,
@@ -364,7 +413,7 @@ export class Bert {
     decode_map = (buffer) => {
         const map = {};
         const size = this.bytesToInt(buffer, 4, true);
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(4);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer, 4);
         for (let i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
             let el = this.#decode(buffer);
             const key = el.value;
@@ -381,7 +430,7 @@ export class Bert {
     decode_tuple = (buffer, count) => {
         const arr = [];
         const size = this.bytesToInt(buffer, count, true);
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(count);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer, count);
         for (let i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
             const el = this.#decode(buffer);
             arr.push(el.value);
@@ -409,12 +458,6 @@ export class Bert {
                 return unsigned ? buffer.readUInt32BE(0) : buffer.readInt32BE(0);
         }
     };
-    binary_to_list = (str) => {
-        const ret = [];
-        for (let i = 0; i < str.length; ++i)
-            ret.push(str[i]);
-        return ret;
-    };
 }
 /**
  * Convert object to atom.
diff --git a/dist/main.js b/dist/main.js
index 79cb43c..d55002a 100644
--- a/dist/main.js
+++ b/dist/main.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Bert } from "./bert.js";
 import { Duplex } from "node:stream";
+const log = (msg) => process.stderr.write(`${msg}\r\n`);
 export class Port extends Duplex {
     bert;
     originalStdout;
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export class Port extends Duplex {
         const lenBytes = process.stdin.read(4);
         if (lenBytes) {
             const termLen = this.bert.bytesToInt(lenBytes, 4, true);
-            process.stderr.write(`Got incoming term length: ${termLen} (bytes: <<${lenBytes.toString('hex').match(/../g).map((hex) => parseInt(`0x${hex}`).toString()).join(', ')}>>)\n`);
+            log(`Got incoming term length: ${termLen} (bytes: <<${lenBytes.toString('hex').match(/../g).map((hex) => parseInt(`0x${hex}`).toString()).join(', ')}>>).`);
             const termBytes = process.stdin.read(termLen);
             if (termBytes) {
                 const decoded = this.bert.decode(termBytes);
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export class Port extends Duplex {
                 return decoded;
             }
             else {
-                process.stderr.write(`Term read got erroneous null.\n`);
+                log("Term read got erroneous null.");
                 return null;
             }
         }
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ export class Port extends Duplex {
             return true;
         }
         catch (error) {
-            process.stderr.write(`Error writing: ${error}\n`);
+            log(`Error writing: ${error}`);
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/bert.ts b/src/bert.ts
index 6c77d18..4d6ba08 100644
--- a/src/bert.ts
+++ b/src/bert.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * TODO: bigint, large decimals. For right now, only use numbers that fit in
+ * JavaScript number.
+ */
+
 export const Types = {
     BERT_START: 131,
     SMALL_ATOM: 119,
@@ -23,8 +28,63 @@ export const Lang = {
     ERLANG: 1,
 } as const;
 
+interface Partial<Type> {
+    value: Type;
+    rest: Buffer;
+}
+
+/**
+ * WIP WIP WIP
+ * 
+ * @param key 
+ * @param value 
+ * @returns 
+ */
+const reviver = (key: string, value: any) => {
+    if (typeof value === "object" && value.type === "atom") {
+        return Atom.toAtom(value.value);
+    }
+    else if (typeof value === "object" && value.type === "tuple") {
+        return new Tuple(value.values);
+    }
+    else return value;
+};
+
 const log = (msg: string) => process.stderr.write(`${msg}\r\n`);
 
+/**
+ * Return a subarray of the supplied buffer, minus len bytes from the front.
+ * 
+ * @param buffer 
+ * @param len Number of bytes to chop off front
+ * @returns Subarray of buffer
+ */
+const chopl = (buffer: Buffer, len = 1) => buffer.subarray(len);
+
+export class Atom {
+    public readonly value;
+    private constructor(value: string) {
+        this.value = value;
+    }
+
+    private static atoms: Record<string, Atom> = {};
+
+    public static toAtom = (value: string) => {
+        return Atom.atoms[value] || (Atom.atoms[value] = new Atom(value));
+    };
+}
+
+/**
+ * WIP WIP WIP
+ */
+export class Tuple {
+    public readonly values;
+    constructor(values: any[]) {
+        // Yes right now this is only one level deep.
+        this.values = [...values];
+    }
+}
+
 export class Bert {
     private allBinariesAsString;
     private mapKeyAsAtom;
@@ -74,7 +134,7 @@ export class Bert {
 
     #decode = (buffer: Buffer): any => {
         const t = buffer[0];
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(1);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer);
 
         switch (t) {
             case Types.SMALL_ATOM:
@@ -117,7 +177,7 @@ export class Bert {
             throw new Error("Invalid BERT start magic");
         }
 
-        const obj = this.#decode(buffer.subarray(1));
+        const obj = this.#decode(chopl(buffer));
 
         if (obj.rest.length !== 0) {
             throw new Error(`Invalid BERT, remainder was: ${obj.rest.length}`);
@@ -191,7 +251,8 @@ export class Bert {
             buffer.writeUInt8(offset - 1, 1);
             numBuffer.copy(buffer, 2, 0, offset);
             return buffer.subarray(0, 2 + offset);
-        } else {
+        }
+        else {
             buffer[0] = Types.LARGE_BIG;
             buffer.writeUInt32BE(offset - 1, 1);
             numBuffer.copy(buffer, 5, 0, offset);
@@ -297,9 +358,9 @@ export class Bert {
         return buffer;
     };
 
-    decode_atom = (buffer: Buffer, count: 1 | 2 | 4) => {
+    decode_atom = (buffer: Buffer, count: 1 | 2 | 4): Partial<any> => {
         const size = this.bytesToInt(buffer, count, true);
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(count);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer, count);
         let value: any = buffer.toString("utf8", 0, size);
         if (value === "true") {
             value = true;
@@ -327,13 +388,13 @@ export class Bert {
 
         return {
             value,
-            rest: buffer.subarray(size),
+            rest: chopl(buffer, size),
         };
     };
 
-    decode_binary = (buffer: Buffer) => {
+    decode_binary = (buffer: Buffer): Partial<string | Buffer> => {
         const size = this.bytesToInt(buffer, 4, true);
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(4);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer, 4);
         const bin = Buffer.alloc(size);
         buffer.copy(bin, 0, 0, size);
         return {
@@ -341,31 +402,32 @@ export class Bert {
                 this.convention === Lang.ELIXIR && this.allBinariesAsString
                     ? bin.toString("utf-8")
                     : bin,
-            rest: buffer.subarray(size),
+            rest: chopl(buffer, size),
         };
     };
 
-    decode_integer = (buffer: Buffer, count: 1 | 2 | 4, unsigned = false) => {
+    decode_integer = (buffer: Buffer, count: 1 | 2 | 4, unsigned = false): Partial<number> => {
         return {
             value: this.bytesToInt(buffer, count, unsigned),
-            rest: buffer.subarray(count),
+            rest: chopl(buffer, count),
         };
     };
 
     decode_big = (buffer: Buffer, count: 1 | 2 | 4) => {
-        const size = this.bytesToInt(buffer, count, false);
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(count);
+        const size = this.bytesToInt(buffer, count, true);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer, count);
 
         let num = 0;
         const isNegative = buffer[0] === 1;
 
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(1);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer);
 
         for (let i = size - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
             const n = buffer[i];
             if (num === 0) {
                 num = n;
-            } else {
+            }
+            else {
                 num = num * 256 + n;
             }
         }
@@ -375,41 +437,41 @@ export class Bert {
 
         return {
             value: num,
-            rest: buffer.subarray(size),
+            rest: chopl(buffer, size),
         };
     };
 
-    decode_float = (buffer: Buffer) => {
+    decode_float = (buffer: Buffer): Partial<number> => {
         const size = 31;
 
         return {
             value: parseFloat(buffer.toString("utf8", 0, size)),
-            rest: buffer.subarray(size),
+            rest: chopl(buffer, size),
         };
     };
 
-    decode_new_float = (buffer: Buffer) => {
+    decode_new_float = (buffer: Buffer): Partial<number> => {
         return {
             value: buffer.readDoubleBE(0),
-            rest: buffer.subarray(8),
+            rest: chopl(buffer, 8),
         };
     };
 
-    decode_string = (buffer: Buffer) => {
+    decode_string = (buffer: Buffer): Partial<string> => {
         const sizeLen = this.convention === Lang.ELIXIR ? 4 : 2;
         const size = this.bytesToInt(buffer, sizeLen, true);
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(sizeLen);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer, sizeLen);
 
         return {
             value: buffer.toString("utf8", 0, size),
-            rest: buffer.subarray(size),
+            rest: chopl(buffer, size),
         };
     };
 
-    decode_list = (buffer: Buffer) => {
+    decode_list = (buffer: Buffer): Partial<any[]> => {
         const arr = [];
         const size = this.bytesToInt(buffer, 4, true);
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(4);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer, 4);
 
         for (let i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
             const el = this.#decode(buffer);
@@ -423,7 +485,7 @@ export class Bert {
             throw new Error("List does not end with NIL");
         }
 
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(1);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer);
 
         return {
             value: arr,
@@ -431,11 +493,11 @@ export class Bert {
         };
     };
 
-    decode_map = (buffer: Buffer) => {
+    decode_map = (buffer: Buffer): Partial<Record<string, any>> => {
         const map: Record<string, any> = {};
         const size = this.bytesToInt(buffer, 4, true);
 
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(4);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer, 4);
 
         for (let i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
             let el = this.#decode(buffer);
@@ -451,22 +513,23 @@ export class Bert {
         };
     };
 
-    decode_tuple = (buffer: Buffer, count: 1 | 2 | 4) => {
+    decode_tuple = (buffer: Buffer, count: 1 | 2 | 4): Partial<any> => {
         const arr = [];
         const size = this.bytesToInt(buffer, count, true);
-        buffer = buffer.subarray(count);
+        buffer = chopl(buffer, count);
         for (let i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
             const el = this.#decode(buffer);
             arr.push(el.value);
             buffer = el.rest;
         }
+
         return {
             value: this.toTuple(arr),
             rest: buffer,
         };
     };
 
-    decode_nil = (buffer: Buffer) => {
+    decode_nil = (buffer: Buffer): Partial<[]> => {
         // nil is an empty list
         return {
             value: [],
@@ -484,13 +547,6 @@ export class Bert {
                 return unsigned ? buffer.readUInt32BE(0) : buffer.readInt32BE(0);
         }
     };
-
-    binary_to_list = (str: string) => {
-        const ret = [];
-        for (let i = 0; i < str.length; ++i) ret.push(str[i]);
-
-        return ret;
-    };
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 8ba8e4e..ff685c2 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { Duplex } from "node:stream";
 
 type WriteCallback = (error: Error | null | undefined) => void;
 
+const log = (msg: string) => process.stderr.write(`${msg}\r\n`);
+
 export class Port extends Duplex {
     public readonly bert: Bert;
     private originalStdout;
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ export class Port extends Duplex {
         const lenBytes = process.stdin.read(4);
         if (lenBytes) {
             const termLen = this.bert.bytesToInt(lenBytes, 4, true);
-            process.stderr.write(`Got incoming term length: ${termLen} (bytes: <<${lenBytes.toString('hex').match(/../g).map((hex: string) => parseInt(`0x${hex}`).toString()).join(', ')}>>)\n`);
+            log(`Got incoming term length: ${termLen} (bytes: <<${lenBytes.toString('hex').match(/../g).map((hex: string) => parseInt(`0x${hex}`).toString()).join(', ')}>>).`);
             const termBytes = process.stdin.read(termLen);
 
             if (termBytes) {
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ export class Port extends Duplex {
                 return decoded;
             }
             else {
-                process.stderr.write(`Term read got erroneous null.\n`);
+                log("Term read got erroneous null.");
                 return null;
             }
         }
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ export class Port extends Duplex {
             return true;
         }
         catch (error) {
-            process.stderr.write(`Error writing: ${error}\n`);
+            log(`Error writing: ${error}`);
             return false;
         }
     }