diff --git a/nx01-x4o-fc18/src/main/java/org/x4o/fc18/zion7/FourCornerZionStenoLexer.java b/nx01-x4o-fc18/src/main/java/org/x4o/fc18/zion7/FourCornerZionStenoLexer.java
index ef64388..26ed5c1 100644
--- a/nx01-x4o-fc18/src/main/java/org/x4o/fc18/zion7/FourCornerZionStenoLexer.java
+++ b/nx01-x4o-fc18/src/main/java/org/x4o/fc18/zion7/FourCornerZionStenoLexer.java
@@ -152,6 +152,18 @@ public class FourCornerZionStenoLexer {
 		}
 		
 		abstract ScanResult process(Iterator<Integer> input);
+		
+		protected ScanResult safeReadCakePoints(Iterator<Integer> input, List<Integer> result) {
+			return safeReadRange(input, result, false);
+		}
+		
+		protected ScanResult safeReadSliceOffsets(Iterator<Integer> input, List<Integer> result) {
+			return safeReadRange(input, result, true);
+		}
+		
+		protected ScanResult safeReadRange(Iterator<Integer> input, List<Integer> result, boolean offset) {
+			return safeReadRanged(input, blockStart, blockStop, result, offset);
+		}
 	}
 	
 	public void read(List<Integer> points) {
@@ -214,15 +226,7 @@ public class FourCornerZionStenoLexer {
 		return ScanResult.DONE;
 	}
 	
-	private ScanResult safeReadCakePoints(Iterator<Integer> input, int start, int stop, List<Integer> result) {
-		return safeReadRange(input, start, stop, result, false);
-	}
-	
-	private ScanResult safeReadSliceOffsets(Iterator<Integer> input, int start, int stop, List<Integer> result) {
-		return safeReadRange(input, start, stop, result, true);
-	}
-	
-	private ScanResult safeReadRange(Iterator<Integer> input, int start, int stop, List<Integer> result, boolean offset) {
+	private ScanResult safeReadRanged(Iterator<Integer> input, int start, int stop, List<Integer> result, boolean offset) {
 		while (cakePoint >= start && cakePoint <= stop) {
 			if (offset) {
 				result.add(cakePoint - start);
@@ -248,7 +252,7 @@ public class FourCornerZionStenoLexer {
 		@Override
 		public ScanResult process(Iterator<Integer> input) {
 			List<Integer> result = new ArrayList<>();
-			ScanResult status = safeReadSliceOffsets(input, cakeSlice.getStart(), cakeSlice.getStop(), result);
+			ScanResult status = safeReadSliceOffsets(input, result);
 			if (!result.isEmpty()) {
 				handler.strobeWords(cakeSlice, result);
 			}
@@ -265,7 +269,7 @@ public class FourCornerZionStenoLexer {
 		@Override
 		public ScanResult process(Iterator<Integer> input) {
 			List<Integer> result = new ArrayList<>();
-			ScanResult status = safeReadCakePoints(input, FourCornerDotCake.FC_NETHER.getStart(), FourCornerDotCake.FC_NETHER.getStop(), result);
+			ScanResult status = safeReadCakePoints(input, result);
 			if (!result.isEmpty()) {
 				handlePoints(result);
 			}
@@ -287,7 +291,7 @@ public class FourCornerZionStenoLexer {
 		@Override
 		public ScanResult process(Iterator<Integer> input) {
 			List<Integer> result = new ArrayList<>();
-			ScanResult status = safeReadCakePoints(input, FourCornerDotCake.FC_NCR1632_XD.getStart(), FourCornerDotCake.FC_NCR1632_XN.getStop(), result);
+			ScanResult status = safeReadCakePoints(input, result);
 			if (!result.isEmpty()) {
 				handlePoints(result); // mix of the two blocks
 			}
@@ -342,7 +346,7 @@ public class FourCornerZionStenoLexer {
 		@Override
 		public ScanResult process(Iterator<Integer> input) {
 			List<Integer> result = new ArrayList<>();
-			ScanResult status = safeReadCakePoints(input, FourCornerDotCake.FC_UNI2K_11.getStart(), FourCornerDotCake.FC_UNI2K_22.getStop(), result);
+			ScanResult status = safeReadCakePoints(input, result);
 			if (!result.isEmpty()) {
 				handlePoints(result); // mix of the two unicode blocks pages
 			}
@@ -386,7 +390,7 @@ public class FourCornerZionStenoLexer {
 		@Override
 		public ScanResult process(Iterator<Integer> input) {
 			List<Integer> result = new ArrayList<>();
-			ScanResult status = safeReadCakePoints(input, FourCornerDotCake.FC_CDC1604_P6.getStart(), FourCornerDotCake.__MIND_THE_GAP8.getStop(), result);
+			ScanResult status = safeReadCakePoints(input, result);
 			if (!result.isEmpty()) {
 				handlePoints(result);
 			}