diff --git a/util/keys/dec.go b/util/keys/dec.go
index b6ee1b02..cf67a445 100644
--- a/util/keys/dec.go
+++ b/util/keys/dec.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package keys
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"io"
-	"log"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -90,6 +89,13 @@ func (d *decoder) Decode(items ...interface{}) {
 		case *float64:
 			*value = d.r.FindNumberFloat64()
 
+		case *[]time.Time:
+			if d.r.ReadNext(cARRAY) {
+				for !d.r.ReadNext(cTERM) {
+					*value = append(*value, d.r.FindTime())
+				}
+			}
+
 		case *[]bool:
 			if d.r.ReadNext(cARRAY) {
 				for !d.r.ReadNext(cTERM) {
@@ -182,32 +188,13 @@ func (d *decoder) Decode(items ...interface{}) {
 			}
 
 		case *[]interface{}:
-
-			if d.r.ReadNext(cARRAY) {
-				for !d.r.ReadNext(cTERM) {
-					switch fnd := d.r.FindNext(); fnd {
-					default:
-						log.Panicf("No item found in *[]interface{} - but found %#v %#q", fnd, fnd)
-					case cNILL:
-						*value = append(*value, d.r.FindNull())
-					case cBOOL:
-						*value = append(*value, d.r.FindBool())
-					case cTIME:
-						*value = append(*value, d.r.FindTime())
-					case cNUMBER:
-						*value = append(*value, d.r.FindNumber())
-					case cSTRING, cPREFIX, cSUFFIX:
-						*value = append(*value, d.r.FindString())
-					}
-				}
-				d.r.ReadNext(cTERM)
-			}
+			*value = d.r.FindArray()
 
 		case *interface{}:
 
 			switch fnd := d.r.FindNext(); fnd {
 			default:
-				log.Panicf("No item found in *interface{} - but found %#v %#q", fnd, fnd)
+				*value = d.r.FindAny()
 			case cNILL:
 				*value = d.r.FindNull()
 			case cBOOL:
@@ -219,26 +206,7 @@ func (d *decoder) Decode(items ...interface{}) {
 			case cSTRING, cPREFIX, cSUFFIX:
 				*value = d.r.FindString()
 			case cARRAY:
-				if d.r.ReadNext(cARRAY) {
-					*value = []interface{}{}
-					for !d.r.ReadNext(cTERM) {
-						switch d.r.FindNext() {
-						default:
-							log.Panicf("No item found in *interface{}...[]interface{} - but found %#v %#q", fnd, fnd)
-						case cNILL:
-							*value = append((*value).([]interface{}), []interface{}{d.r.FindNull()}...)
-						case cBOOL:
-							*value = append((*value).([]interface{}), []interface{}{d.r.FindBool()}...)
-						case cTIME:
-							*value = append((*value).([]interface{}), []interface{}{d.r.FindTime()}...)
-						case cNUMBER:
-							*value = append((*value).([]interface{}), []interface{}{d.r.FindNumber()}...)
-						case cSTRING, cPREFIX, cSUFFIX:
-							*value = append((*value).([]interface{}), []interface{}{d.r.FindString()}...)
-						}
-					}
-					d.r.ReadNext(cTERM)
-				}
+				*value = d.r.FindArray()
 
 			}
 
diff --git a/util/keys/enc.go b/util/keys/enc.go
index 88d9dc1d..bf42a339 100644
--- a/util/keys/enc.go
+++ b/util/keys/enc.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ package keys
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"encoding"
 	"io"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -231,15 +230,6 @@ func (e *encoder) Encode(items ...interface{}) {
 			}
 			e.w.Write(bTERM)
 
-		case encoding.TextMarshaler:
-
-			buf, _ := value.MarshalText()
-
-			e.w.Write(bSTRING)
-			e.w.Write(buf)
-			e.w.Write(bTERM)
-			e.w.Write(bTERM)
-
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/util/keys/keys_test.go b/util/keys/keys_test.go
index 7fcf3f62..d547e14f 100644
--- a/util/keys/keys_test.go
+++ b/util/keys/keys_test.go
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ func TestMain(t *testing.T) {
 			obj: &Thing{KV: "surreal", NS: "abcum", DB: "database", TB: "person", ID: "873c2f37-ea03-4c5e-843e-cf393af44155"},
 			new: &Thing{},
 		},
+		{
+			str: "/surreal/abcum/database/person",
+			obj: &Table{KV: "surreal", NS: "abcum", DB: "database", TB: "person"},
+			new: &Table{},
+		},
 		{
 			str: "/surreal/abcum/database/person/*/\xff",
 			obj: &Thing{KV: "surreal", NS: "abcum", DB: "database", TB: "person", ID: Suffix},
@@ -225,6 +230,8 @@ func TestMain(t *testing.T) {
 
 	sorts = []Key{
 
+		&Table{KV: "kv", NS: "ns", DB: "db", TB: "person"},
+
 		&Thing{KV: "kv", NS: "ns", DB: "db", TB: "person", ID: Prefix},
 		&Thing{KV: "kv", NS: "ns", DB: "db", TB: "person", ID: nil},
 		&Thing{KV: "kv", NS: "ns", DB: "db", TB: "person", ID: false},
diff --git a/util/keys/reader.go b/util/keys/reader.go
index b364d847..b92045ca 100644
--- a/util/keys/reader.go
+++ b/util/keys/reader.go
@@ -73,10 +73,13 @@ func (r *reader) FindNext() (byt byte) {
 	return
 }
 
+func (r *reader) FindAny() (val interface{}) {
+	return r.ReadUpto(cTERM)
+}
+
 func (r *reader) FindNull() (val interface{}) {
 	if r.ReadNext(cNILL) {
 		r.ReadNext(cTERM)
-		return
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -87,7 +90,6 @@ func (r *reader) FindTime() (val time.Time) {
 		binary.Read(r.Reader, binary.BigEndian, &out)
 		val = time.Unix(0, out).UTC()
 		r.ReadNext(cTERM)
-		return
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -96,7 +98,6 @@ func (r *reader) FindBool() (val bool) {
 	if r.ReadNext(cBOOL) {
 		val = r.ReadNext(cBOOL)
 		r.ReadNext(cTERM)
-		return
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -104,7 +105,6 @@ func (r *reader) FindBool() (val bool) {
 func (r *reader) FindBytes() (val []byte) {
 	if r.ReadNext(cSTRING) {
 		val = r.ReadUpto(cTERM, cTERM)
-		return
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -113,16 +113,11 @@ func (r *reader) FindString() (val string) {
 	if r.ReadNext(cPREFIX) {
 		val = Prefix
 		r.ReadNext(cTERM)
-		return
-	}
-	if r.ReadNext(cSUFFIX) {
+	} else if r.ReadNext(cSUFFIX) {
 		val = Suffix
 		r.ReadNext(cTERM)
-		return
-	}
-	if r.ReadNext(cSTRING) {
+	} else if r.ReadNext(cSTRING) {
 		val = string(r.ReadUpto(cTERM, cTERM))
-		return
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -188,3 +183,28 @@ func (r *reader) FindNumberFloat32() (val float32) {
 func (r *reader) FindNumberFloat64() (val float64) {
 	return float64(r.FindNumber())
 }
+
+func (r *reader) FindArray() (val []interface{}) {
+	if r.ReadNext(cARRAY) {
+		for !r.ReadNext(cTERM) {
+			switch fnd := r.FindNext(); fnd {
+			default:
+				val = append(val, []interface{}{r.FindAny()}...)
+			case cNILL:
+				val = append(val, []interface{}{r.FindNull()}...)
+			case cBOOL:
+				val = append(val, []interface{}{r.FindBool()}...)
+			case cTIME:
+				val = append(val, []interface{}{r.FindTime()}...)
+			case cNUMBER:
+				val = append(val, []interface{}{r.FindNumber()}...)
+			case cSTRING, cPREFIX, cSUFFIX:
+				val = append(val, []interface{}{r.FindString()}...)
+			case cARRAY:
+				val = append(val, []interface{}{r.FindArray()}...)
+			}
+		}
+		r.ReadNext(cTERM)
+	}
+	return
+}