diff --git a/src/Niecza/Actions.pm b/src/Niecza/Actions.pm
index 5800dbbc..8ea6c604 100644
--- a/src/Niecza/Actions.pm
+++ b/src/Niecza/Actions.pm
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ sub quantified_atom { my ($cl, $M) = @_; # :: RxOp
 
     if (defined $q->{tilde}) {
         my ($closer, $inner) = @{ $q->{tilde} };
+        $closer = $closer->zyg->[0] if ($closer->isa('RxOp::Cut') &&
+            $closer->zyg->[0]->isa('RxOp::String'));
         if (!$closer->isa('RxOp::String')) {
             $M->sorry("Non-literal closers for ~ NYI");
             $M->{_ast} = RxOp::None->new();
@@ -694,8 +696,7 @@ sub decapturize { my ($cl, $M) = @_;
         return;
     }
     if (!$M->{assertion}{_ast}->isa('RxOp::Subrule')) {
-        $M->sorry("Internal error in assertion:method parse");
-        return;
+        return $M->{assertion}{_ast};
     }
     RxOp::Subrule->new(captures => [],
         zyg => $M->{assertion}{_ast}->zyg,
@@ -1009,6 +1010,9 @@ sub circumfix__S_Paren_Thesis { my ($cl, $M) = @_;
 
 sub circumfix__S_Bra_Ket { my ($cl, $M) = @_;
     my @kids = grep { defined } @{ $M->{semilist}{_ast} };
+    if (! grep { !$_->isa('Op::StringLiteral') } @kids) {
+        $M->{qpvalue} = "<" . join(" ", map { $_->text } @kids) . ">";
+    }
     $M->{_ast} = Op::CallSub->new(node($M),
         invocant => Op::Lexical->new(node($M), name => '&_array_constructor'),
         args => [Op::StatementList->new(node($M), children => 
diff --git a/v6/STD.pm6 b/v6/STD.pm6
index c9088ab6..4dfe4538 100644
--- a/v6/STD.pm6
+++ b/v6/STD.pm6
@@ -4236,7 +4236,7 @@ grammar Q is STD {
         }
     }
 
-    role qq does b1 does c1 does s1 does a1 does h1 does f1 {
+    role qq {
         token stopper { \" }
         # in double quotes, omit backslash on random \W backslash by default
         token backslash:misc { {} [ (\W) { $<text> = $0.Str; } | $<x>=(\w) <.sorry("Unrecognized backslash sequence: '\\" ~ $<x>.Str ~ "'")> ] }
@@ -4332,9 +4332,10 @@ grammar Q is STD {
             :closure(:$c), :path(:$p), :exec(:$x), :words(:$w),
             :quotewords(:$ww), :heredoc(:$to), :$regex, *%unknown) {
         # NIECZA ::foo syntax is broken, no role cronies, no MMD
-        if    $q.defined  { self.truly($q,  ':q'); self.mixin(q) }
-        elsif $qq.defined { self.truly($qq, ':qq'); self.mixin(qq) }
-        elsif $cc.defined { self.truly($cc, ':cc'); self.mixin(cc) }
+        if    $q.defined  { self.truly($q,  ':q'); self.mixin(STD::Q::q) }
+        elsif $qq.defined { self.truly($qq, ':qq'); self.mixin(STD::Q::b1).mixin(STD::Q::c1).mixin(STD::Q::s1).mixin(STD::Q::a1).mixin(STD::Q::h1).mixin(STD::Q::f1).mixin(STD::Q::qq) }
+
+        elsif $cc.defined { self.truly($cc, ':cc'); self.mixin(STD::Q::cc) }
 
         elsif $b.defined  { self.mixin($b  ?? STD::Q::b1  !! STD::Q::b0) }
         elsif $s.defined  { self.mixin($s  ?? STD::Q::s1  !! STD::Q::s0) }
@@ -4505,7 +4506,7 @@ method EXPR ($preclvl?) {
                 :captures(:left($left), :infix($op), :right($right)),
                 :suphash({_arity => 'BINARY'}), :method<INFIX>);
 
-            self.deb(@termstack[*-1].dump) if $*DEBUG +& DEBUG::EXPR;
+            self.deb(@termstack[*-1].dump) if $DEBUG::EXPR;
             my $ck;
             if $ck = $op<O><_reducecheck> {
                 @termstack[*-1] = $ck(@termstack[*-1]);
@@ -4515,7 +4516,7 @@ method EXPR ($preclvl?) {
 
   TERM:
     loop {
-        self.deb("In loop, at ", $here.pos) if $& DEBUG::EXPR;
+        self.deb("In loop, at ", $here.pos) if $DEBUG::EXPR;
         my $oldpos = $here.pos;
         $here = $here.cursor_fresh();
         $*LEFTSIGIL = @opstack[*-1]<O><prec> gt $item_assignment_prec ?? '@' !! '';     # XXX P6
diff --git a/v6/TODO b/v6/TODO
index 56806bf9..a3899cb8 100644
--- a/v6/TODO
+++ b/v6/TODO
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Cursor.mixin
 Cursor.O
 Cursor.suppose
 Cursor.trim_heredoc
-Cursor.top_goal
+$*GOAL handling XXX
 Highwater stuff
 EXPR will need a re-write with tests.
 $<foo> = 1
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Parcel.LISTSTORE
 self in regexes
 $<sym>
 temp $*FOO
-something with $*HIGHWATER, $*HIGHEXPECT, $*GOAL
+try
 token { $param-role-var }
 
 DONE: