diff --git a/blindmaz.cmd b/blindmaz.cmd
index ae8ae74..2dd6c18 100644
--- a/blindmaz.cmd
+++ b/blindmaz.cmd
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 ## blindmaz.cmd -- solve maze by walking a left-handed blind mouse
 
 #7 set $seed
-#execute-file maze.cmd
-#execute-file floodmaz.cmd
-execute-file sharpmaz.cmd
-set %x 2
-set %y $curline
+# either maze.cmd, sharpmaz.cmd or floodmaz.cmd
+execute-file floodmaz.cmd
+
+set %meml $curline	# save entrance location
+set %memc $curcol
+set %x &add %memc 1
+set %y %meml
 end-of-line
 set %stopcol &sub $curcol 1
 
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ set %DY2 0
 set %DX3 0
 set %DY3 -1
 
-set %dotc &asc "."
+set %dotc &asc "•"	# alternatively use "."
 
 store-procedure probe
 	set %OX &ind &cat "%DX" %nD
@@ -65,7 +67,6 @@ set %D 0		# looking EAST
 		!endif
 	!endif
 !endwhile
-beginning-of-file
-set $curline 3
-set $curcol 1
+set $curline %meml
+set $curcol %memc
 unmark-buffer
diff --git a/floodmaz.cmd b/floodmaz.cmd
index 5d2d20a..8ca7c2f 100644
--- a/floodmaz.cmd
+++ b/floodmaz.cmd
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+## floodmaz.cmd -- solve maze by painting right wall
+
 # 6 set $seed
-execute-file maze.cmd
+# either maze.cmd or sharpmaz.cmd
+execute-file sharpmaz.cmd
 
 set %thisbuf $cbufname
+set %meml $curline
+set %memc $curcol
 
 store-procedure pushxy				# push x y
 	set %x $curcol
@@ -27,6 +32,12 @@ store-procedure popxy				# pop x y
 	set $curcol %x
 !endm
 
+store-procedure probe
+	!if &not &or &equ $curchar %NC &equ $curchar 32
+		run pushxy
+	!endif
+!endm
+
 set $curline 1
 set $curcol 0
 run pushxy	#push stop position
@@ -40,27 +51,20 @@ set %NC &asc "█"
 	set %cc $curcol
 	set %ll $curline
 	set $curcol &add %cc 1
-	!if &equ $curchar %OC
-		run pushxy
-	!endif
+	run probe
 	set $curcol &add %cc -1
-	!if &equ $curchar %OC
-		run pushxy
-	!endif
+	run probe
 	set $curline &add %ll 1
 	set $curcol %cc
-	!if &equ $curchar %OC
-		run pushxy
-	!endif
+	run probe
 	set $curline &add %ll -1
 	set $curcol %cc
-	!if &equ $curchar %OC
-		run pushxy
-	!endif
+	run probe
 	run popxy	
 !endwhile
-set $curline 3
-set $curcol 1
+
+set $curline %meml
+set $curcol %memc
 select-buffer stack
 unmark-buffer
 select-buffer %thisbuf
diff --git a/maze.cmd b/maze.cmd
index 18b49d7..edea298 100644
--- a/maze.cmd
+++ b/maze.cmd
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-# record seed
+## maze.cmd -- draw a block maze
+
 # 5 set $seed
-set %S $seed
+set %S $seed	# record seed
 
 # setup direction offsets
 set %D1 0
diff --git a/sharpmaz.cmd b/sharpmaz.cmd
index 44bd71a..32c2488 100644
--- a/sharpmaz.cmd
+++ b/sharpmaz.cmd
@@ -1,51 +1,53 @@
+## sharpmaz.cmd -- redraw a block maze using line characters
+
 execute-file maze.cmd
 
+set %meml $curline
+set %memc $curcol
 end-of-line
 set %ec &sub $curcol 1
 end-of-file
 set %el &sub $curline 1
-set $curline %el
+previous-line
 set %spaces $line
-set $curline 1
+beginning-of-file
 set %old $line
 set $line %spaces
-set %l 2
-!while &less %l %el
-	set $curline %l
-	set %c 1
-	!while &less %c %ec
-		set $curcol %c
+next-line
+!while &less $curline %el
+	set $curcol 1
+	!while &less $curcol %ec
 		!if &not &equ $curchar 32
 			set %v 0
-			set $curline &sub %l 1
-			set $curcol %c
+			previous-line
 			!if &not &equ $curchar 32
 				set %v &add %v 1
 			!endif
-			set $curline %l
-			set $curcol &sub %c 1
+			next-line
+			backward-character
 			!if &not &equ $curchar 32
 				set %v &add %v 2
 			!endif
-			set $curcol &add %c 1
+			2 forward-character
 			!if &not &equ $curchar 32
 				set %v &add %v 4
 			!endif
-			set $curline &add %l 1
-			set $curcol %c
+			next-line
+			backward-character
 			!if &not &equ $curchar 32
 				set %v &add %v 8
 			!endif
 
-			set $curline %l
-			set $curcol %c
-			set $curchar &asc &mid "╳╵╴┘╶└─┴╷│┐┤┌├┬┼" &add %v 1 1
+			previous-line
+			# alternatively use single width "╳╵╴┘╶└─┴╷│┐┤┌├┬┼"
+			set $curchar &asc &mid "╳╹╸┛╺┗━┻╻┃┓┫┏┣┳╋" &add %v 1 1
 		!endif
-		set %c &add %c 1
+		forward-character
 	!endwhile
-	set %l &add %l 1
+	next-line
 !endwhile
-set $curline 1
+
+beginning-of-file
 set $line %old
-set $curline 3
-set $curcol 1
+set $curline %meml
+set $curcol %memc