diff --git a/sallyforth/list.sf b/sallyforth/list.sf
index 3b2c313..689b362 100644
--- a/sallyforth/list.sf
+++ b/sallyforth/list.sf
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 ;
  
 : drop (n list -- all-but-first-n-items)
-  swap nil slice                       \ Make the n..None slice.
+  swap nil slice                    \ Make the n..None slice.
   [x]
 ;
   
@@ -31,6 +31,5 @@
 : rrest  (list -- rest-of-rest) rest rest ;
 : rrrest (list -- all-but-first) rest rest rest ; 
 
-: first   (list -- first-item) 1 swap drop ;
 : ffirst  (list -- first-of-first) first first ;
 : fffirst (list -- fff-irst) first first first ;
diff --git a/sallyforth/startup.sf b/sallyforth/startup.sf
index 775df3d..7f92667 100644
--- a/sallyforth/startup.sf
+++ b/sallyforth/startup.sf
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 "os" require
 "os.path" require
 "io" require
+"time" require
 
 \ Basic aliases
 
@@ -34,18 +35,32 @@
 
 : *prompt* "Sally> " ;
 
+\ Make a list.
 'list-marker unique def
 : [ list-marker ;
 : ] list-marker [list] ;
 
 : [] ( -- <empty list>) [ ] ;
 
+
+\ Look up attributes on a value.
+: <. [ ;
+: .> ] thread ;
+
+\ Call native functions with various # arguments.
+: !!0 [] swap !! ;
+: !!1 swap 1 ->list swap !! ;  
+: !!2 swap 2 ->list swap !! ;  
+
+\ Make a map.
 'map-marker unique def
 : { map-marker ;
 : } map-marker [list] list->map ;
 
 : {} ( -- <empty map>) { } ;
 
+\ Make a set.
+
 'set-marker unique def
 : {{ set-marker ;
 : }} 
@@ -59,17 +74,14 @@
 : [: [ ;
 : :] ] ->arglist ;
 
-: <. [ ;
-: .> ] thread ;
 
-: !!0 [] swap call ;
+: type builtins.type !!1 ;
 
-: type 1 ->list builtins.type !! ;
+: ctime time.ctime !!0 ;
 
-: ctime [] time.ctime ;
-: sleep 1 ->list stack time.sleep drop ;
+: sleep time.sleep !!1 drop ;
 
-: callable? 1 ->list builtins.callable ;
+: callable? builtins.callable !!1 ;
 
 : hello "Hello" . nl ;
 
@@ -88,14 +100,17 @@
 : neg?  0 < ;
 : zero? 0 = ;
 
+: exists? os.path.exists !!1 ;
+
 : source-if-exists 
-  (path --)
+  (path -- result-of-sourcing)
   dup 
-  1 ->list os.path.exists
+  exists?
   if source else drop then
 ;
 
-: getattr (x 'fieldname -- field) swap 2 ->list builtins.getattr ;
+: getattr ( obj attr -- attr-value ) swap 2 ->list builtins.getattr !! ;
+
 : .!! (obj args method-name -- result) tbm getattr !! ;
 
 "string.sf" source
diff --git a/sallyforth/words.py b/sallyforth/words.py
index e80a0a9..c1665c6 100644
--- a/sallyforth/words.py
+++ b/sallyforth/words.py
@@ -32,12 +32,8 @@ def import_native_module(forth, m, alias=None, excludes=[]):
     names = [x for x in raw_names if x not in excludes] 
     for name in names:
         localname = f'{alias}.{name}'
-        #print(localname)
         val = m.__getattribute__(name)
-        if isfunction(val) or isbuiltin(val):
-            forth.namespace[localname] = native_function_handler(val)
-        else:
-            forth.namespace[localname] = const_f(val)
+        forth.namespace[localname] = const_f(val)
 
 def w_eval(f, i):
     token = f.stack.pop()
@@ -155,9 +151,9 @@ def w_import(f, i):
 def w_call(f, i):
     func = f.stack.pop()
     args = f.stack.pop()
-    print('f', f, 'args', args)
+    # print('f', f, 'args', args)
     result = func(*args)
-    print('result', result)
+    # print('result', result)
     f.stack.push(result)
     return i+1