diff --git a/quad/experimental.rkt b/quad/experimental.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7dc865b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quad/experimental.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#lang racket/base
+(require racket/list sugar)
+(require "samples.rkt" "quads.rkt" "utils.rkt")
+
+(define ti (block '(measure 54 leading 18) "Meg is " (box '(foo 42)) " ally."))
+
+;ti
+
+
+(define (tokenize-quad0 q)
+  (define-values (all-tokens last-tidx)
+    (let loop ([q q][starting-tidx 0])
+      (for/fold ([token-list empty][tidx starting-tidx])
+                ([item (in-list (quad-list q))])
+        (cond
+          [(quad? item)
+           (define-values (sub-token-list sub-last-tidx) (loop item tidx))
+           (values (cons sub-token-list token-list) sub-last-tidx)]
+          [(string? item)
+           (define atoms (regexp-match* #rx"." item))
+           (values (cons atoms token-list) (+ tidx (length atoms)))]
+          [else (values (cons item token-list) (+ tidx 1))]))))
+  (values (list->vector (flatten (reverse all-tokens))) last-tidx))
+
+
+(define (tokenize-quad quad-in)
+  (define-values (all-tokens all-attrs last-tidx)
+    (let loop ([current-quad quad-in][attr-acc empty][starting-tidx 0])
+      (cond
+        [(empty? (quad-list current-quad)) ; no subelements, so treat this quad as single token
+         (values (quad (quad-name current-quad) #f empty)
+                 (if (quad-attrs current-quad)
+                     (cons (vector (quad-attrs current-quad) starting-tidx (add1 starting-tidx)) attr-acc)
+                     attr-acc)
+                 (add1 starting-tidx))]
+        [else ; replace quad with its tokens, exploded
+         (define-values (tokens-from-fold subattrs-from-fold last-tidx-from-fold)
+           (for/fold ([token-acc empty][subattr-acc empty][tidx starting-tidx])
+                     ([item (in-list (quad-list current-quad))])
+             (cond
+               [(quad? item)
+                (define-values (sub-tokens sub-attrs sub-last-tidx) (loop item attr-acc tidx))
+                (values (cons sub-tokens token-acc) (cons sub-attrs subattr-acc) sub-last-tidx)]
+               [(string? item)
+                (define atoms (regexp-match* #rx"." item))
+                (values (cons atoms token-acc) subattr-acc (+ tidx (length atoms)))]
+               [else 
+                (values (cons item token-acc) subattr-acc (+ tidx 1))])))
+         (values tokens-from-fold
+                 (if (quad-attrs current-quad)
+                     (cons (vector (quad-attrs current-quad) starting-tidx last-tidx-from-fold) subattrs-from-fold)
+                     subattrs-from-fold)
+                 last-tidx-from-fold)])))
+  (values (list->vector (flatten (reverse all-tokens))) (flatten (reverse all-attrs))))
+
+
+(define-values (tokens attrs) (tokenize-quad (ti2)))
+tokens
+attrs
+(filter (λ(idx) (box? (vector-ref tokens idx))) (range (vector-length tokens)))
diff --git a/quad/main.rkt b/quad/main.rkt
index 42969916..3e670a47 100644
--- a/quad/main.rkt
+++ b/quad/main.rkt
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
   (require "samples.rkt")
   (activate-logger quad-logger)
   (parameterize ([world:quality-default world:adaptive-quality]
-                 [world:paper-width-default 412]
-                 [world:paper-height-default 600])
-    (define to (begin (time (typeset (jude0)))))
+                 [world:paper-width-default 600]
+                 [world:paper-height-default 700])
+    (define to (begin (time (typeset (ti5)))))
     (time (send (new pdf-renderer%) render-to-file to "foo.pdf"))))