diff --git a/pkg/noun/hashtable.c b/pkg/noun/hashtable.c
index 5915de5944..f4b1201db4 100644
--- a/pkg/noun/hashtable.c
+++ b/pkg/noun/hashtable.c
@@ -898,6 +898,31 @@ u3h_take(u3p(u3h_root) har_p)
   return u3h_take_with(har_p, u3a_take);
 }
 
+/* _ch_take_uni_cb(): take a key/value pair, put into [dst_p].
+*/
+static void
+_ch_take_uni_cb(u3_cell kev, void* wit)
+{
+  u3a_cell* kev_u = u3a_to_ptr(kev);
+  u3_noun     key = u3a_take(kev_u->hed);
+  u3_noun     val = u3a_take(kev_u->tel);
+
+  {
+    u3p(u3h_root) dst_p = *(u3p(u3h_root)*)wit;
+    u3h_put(dst_p, key, val);
+  }
+
+  u3z(key);
+}
+
+/* u3h_take_uni(): take entries from [src_p], put into [dst_p].
+*/
+void
+u3h_take_uni(u3p(u3h_root) dst_p, u3p(u3h_root) src_p)
+{
+  u3h_walk_with(src_p, _ch_take_uni_cb, &dst_p);
+}
+
 /* _ch_mark_buck(): mark bucket for gc.
 */
 c3_w
diff --git a/pkg/noun/hashtable.h b/pkg/noun/hashtable.h
index be1d3f93be..2558516dca 100644
--- a/pkg/noun/hashtable.h
+++ b/pkg/noun/hashtable.h
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@
         u3p(u3h_root)
         u3h_take(u3p(u3h_root) har_p);
 
+      /* u3h_take_uni(): take entries from [src_p], put into [dst_p].
+      */
+        void
+        u3h_take_uni(u3p(u3h_root) dst_p, u3p(u3h_root) src_p);
+
       /* u3h_wyt(): number of entries
       */
         c3_w
diff --git a/pkg/noun/jets.c b/pkg/noun/jets.c
index 00edefec40..e27b92e208 100644
--- a/pkg/noun/jets.c
+++ b/pkg/noun/jets.c
@@ -1990,94 +1990,58 @@ u3j_rite_mine(u3j_rite* rit_u, u3_noun clu, u3_noun cor)
   u3t_off(glu_o);
 }
 
-/* _cj_take_hank_cb(): u3h_take_with cb for taking hanks
-*/
-static u3p(_cj_hank)
-_cj_take_hank_cb(u3p(_cj_hank) nah_p)
-{
-  _cj_hank* nah_u = u3to(_cj_hank, nah_p);
-  _cj_hank* han_u = u3a_walloc(c3_wiseof(_cj_hank));
-
-  if ( u3_none == nah_u->hax ) {
-    han_u->hax = u3_none;
-    // han_u->sit_u left uninitialized, will be ignored
-  }
-  else {
-    han_u->hax = u3a_take(nah_u->hax);
-    u3j_site_take(&(han_u->sit_u), &(nah_u->sit_u));
-  }
-
-  return u3of(_cj_hank, han_u);
-}
-
-/* u3j_take(): copy junior jet state.
-*/
-u3a_jets
-u3j_take(u3a_jets jed_u)
-{
-  jed_u.war_p = u3h_take(jed_u.war_p);
-  jed_u.cod_p = u3h_take(jed_u.cod_p);
-  jed_u.han_p = u3h_take_with(jed_u.han_p, _cj_take_hank_cb);
-  jed_u.bas_p = u3h_take(jed_u.bas_p);
-  return jed_u;
-}
-
-/* _cj_merge_hank_cb(): u3h_uni_with cb for integrating taken hanks
-**  NB "transfers" or frees hanks in jed_u.han_p
+/* _cj_reap_hank(): promote call site.
 */
 static void
-_cj_merge_hank_cb(u3_noun kev, void* wit)
+_cj_reap_hank(u3_cell kev)
 {
-  u3p(u3h_root) han_p = *(u3p(u3h_root)*)wit;
-  _cj_hank* nah_u;
-  u3_noun key;
-  u3p(_cj_hank) nah_p;
-  u3x_cell(kev, &key, &nah_p);
-
-  nah_u = u3to(_cj_hank, nah_p);
-
-  if ( u3_none == nah_u->hax ) {
-    u3a_wfree(nah_u);
-  }
-  else {
-    _cj_hank* han_u;
-    u3_weak     got = u3h_git(u3R->jed.han_p, key);
+  u3a_cell* kev_u = u3a_to_ptr(kev);
+  u3_noun     key = u3a_take(kev_u->hed);
+  u3_weak     got = u3h_git(u3R->jed.han_p, key);
+  _cj_hank* nah_u = u3to(_cj_hank, kev_u->tel);
+  _cj_hank* han_u;
 
-    if ( u3_none == got )  {
-      han_u = nah_u;
-    }
-    else {
+  if ( u3_none != got ) {
+    if ( u3_none != nah_u->hax ) {
+      u3_weak old;
       han_u = u3to(_cj_hank, got);
+      old = han_u->hax;
+      han_u->hax = u3a_take(nah_u->hax);
 
-      if ( u3_none != han_u->hax ) {
-        u3z(han_u->hax);
+      u3j_site_take(&(nah_u->sit_u), &(nah_u->sit_u));
+      u3j_site_merge(&(han_u->sit_u), &(nah_u->sit_u));
+
+      if ( u3_none != old ) {
+        u3z(old);
       }
-      han_u->hax = nah_u->hax;
 
-      u3j_site_merge(&(han_u->sit_u), &(nah_u->sit_u));
-      u3a_wfree(nah_u);
+      //  XX double check, see _cn_reap_prog_cb()
+      //
+      u3h_put(u3R->jed.han_p, key, u3of(_cj_hank, han_u));
     }
-
-    u3h_put(han_p, key, u3of(_cj_hank, han_u));
   }
+  else if ( u3_none != nah_u->hax ) {
+    han_u      = u3a_walloc(c3_wiseof(_cj_hank));
+    han_u->hax = u3a_take(nah_u->hax);
+    u3j_site_take(&(han_u->sit_u), &(nah_u->sit_u));
+    u3h_put(u3R->jed.han_p, key, u3of(_cj_hank, han_u));
+  }
+
+  u3z(key);
 }
 
 /* u3j_reap(): promote jet state.
 */
 void
-u3j_reap(u3a_jets jed_u)
+u3j_reap(u3a_jets* jed_u)
 {
-  u3h_uni(u3R->jed.war_p, jed_u.war_p);
-  u3h_free(jed_u.war_p);
-
-  u3h_uni(u3R->jed.cod_p, jed_u.cod_p);
-  u3h_free(jed_u.cod_p);
-
-  u3h_walk_with(jed_u.han_p, _cj_merge_hank_cb, &u3R->jed.han_p);
-  u3h_free(jed_u.han_p);
-
-  u3h_uni(u3R->jed.bas_p, jed_u.bas_p);
-  u3h_free(jed_u.bas_p);
+  u3h_take_uni(u3R->jed.cod_p, jed_u->cod_p);
+  //  call sites must be reaped before the warm dashboard;
+  //  they may contain references to labels on this road
+  //
+  u3h_walk(jed_u->han_p, _cj_reap_hank);
+  u3h_take_uni(u3R->jed.war_p, jed_u->war_p);
+  u3h_take_uni(u3R->jed.bas_p, jed_u->bas_p);
 }
 
 /* _cj_ream(): ream list of battery [bash registry] pairs. RETAIN.
diff --git a/pkg/noun/jets.h b/pkg/noun/jets.h
index 9c5241c5db..6db106918c 100644
--- a/pkg/noun/jets.h
+++ b/pkg/noun/jets.h
@@ -208,12 +208,7 @@
       /* u3j_reap(): promote jet state.
       */
         void
-        u3j_reap(u3a_jets jed_u);
-
-      /* u3j_take(): copy junior jet state.
-      */
-        u3a_jets
-        u3j_take(u3a_jets jed_u);
+        u3j_reap(u3a_jets* jed_u);
 
       /* u3j_rite_mine(): mine cor with clu, using u3j_rite for caching
       */
diff --git a/pkg/noun/manage.c b/pkg/noun/manage.c
index 5ff7d7b129..00b76d2cc3 100644
--- a/pkg/noun/manage.c
+++ b/pkg/noun/manage.c
@@ -995,28 +995,26 @@ u3m_love(u3_noun pro)
   //  save cache pointers from current road
   //
   u3p(u3h_root) byc_p = u3R->byc.har_p;
-  u3a_jets      jed_u = u3R->jed;
+  u3a_jets*     jed_u = &(u3R->jed);
 
   //  fallback to parent road (child heap on parent's stack)
   //
   u3m_fall();
 
-  //  copy product and caches off our stack
+  //  copy product off our stack
   //
-  pro   = u3a_take(pro);
-  jed_u = u3j_take(jed_u);
-  byc_p = u3n_take(byc_p);
-
-  //  pop the stack
-  //
-  u3R->cap_p = u3R->ear_p;
-  u3R->ear_p = 0;
+  pro = u3a_take(pro);
 
   //  integrate junior caches
   //
   u3j_reap(jed_u);
   u3n_reap(byc_p);
 
+  //  pop the stack
+  //
+  u3R->cap_p = u3R->ear_p;
+  u3R->ear_p = 0;
+
   return pro;
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/noun/nock.c b/pkg/noun/nock.c
index 6ac08779ef..b3fab4e6cb 100644
--- a/pkg/noun/nock.c
+++ b/pkg/noun/nock.c
@@ -2866,12 +2866,11 @@ _cn_take_prog_dat(u3n_prog* dst_u, u3n_prog* src_u)
   }
 }
 
-/*  _cn_take_prog_cb(): u3h_take_with cb for taking junior u3n_prog's.
+/*  _cn_take_prog(): take junior u3n_prog.
 */
-static u3p(u3n_prog)
-_cn_take_prog_cb(u3p(u3n_prog) pog_p)
+static u3n_prog*
+_cn_take_prog(u3n_prog* pog_u)
 {
-  u3n_prog* pog_u = u3to(u3n_prog, pog_p);
   u3n_prog* gop_u;
 
   if ( c3y == pog_u->byc_u.own_o ) {
@@ -2887,17 +2886,8 @@ _cn_take_prog_cb(u3p(u3n_prog) pog_p)
   }
 
   _cn_take_prog_dat(gop_u, pog_u);
-  // _n_prog_take_dat(gop_u, pog_u, c3n);
 
-  return u3of(u3n_prog, gop_u);
-}
-
-/* u3n_take(): copy junior bytecode state.
-*/
-u3p(u3h_root)
-u3n_take(u3p(u3h_root) har_p)
-{
-  return u3h_take_with(har_p, _cn_take_prog_cb);
+  return gop_u;
 }
 
 /* _cn_merge_prog_dat(): copy references from src_u u3n_prog to dst_u.
@@ -2931,29 +2921,38 @@ _cn_merge_prog_dat(u3n_prog* dst_u, u3n_prog* src_u)
   }
 }
 
-/*  _cn_merge_prog_cb(): u3h_walk_with cb for integrating taken u3n_prog's.
+/* _cn_reap_prog_cb(): promote junior bytecode entry.
 */
 static void
-_cn_merge_prog_cb(u3_noun kev, void* wit)
+_cn_reap_prog_cb(u3_cell kev)
 {
-  u3p(u3h_root) har_p = *(u3p(u3h_root)*)wit;
-  u3n_prog*     pog_u;
-  u3_weak         got;
-  u3_noun         key;
-  u3p(u3n_prog) pog_p;
-  u3x_cell(kev, &key, &pog_p);
-
-  pog_u = u3to(u3n_prog, pog_p);
-  got   = u3h_git(har_p, key);
+  u3a_cell* kev_u = u3a_to_ptr(kev);
+  u3_noun     key = u3a_take(kev_u->hed);
+  u3n_prog* pog_u = u3to(u3n_prog, kev_u->tel);
+  u3_weak     got = u3h_git(u3R->byc.har_p, key);
 
-  if ( u3_none != got ) {
+  //  promote
+  //
+  if ( u3_none == got ) {
+    pog_u = _cn_take_prog(pog_u);
+  }
+  //  integrate
+  //
+  else {
     u3n_prog* sep_u = u3to(u3n_prog, got);
+    _cn_take_prog_dat(pog_u, pog_u);
     _cn_merge_prog_dat(sep_u, pog_u);
-    u3a_free(pog_u);
     pog_u = sep_u;
   }
 
-  u3h_put(har_p, key, u3of(u3n_prog, pog_u));
+  //  we must always put, because we have taken.
+  //  we must always keep what we have taken,
+  //  or we can break relocation pointers.
+  //
+  //    XX double check
+  //
+  u3h_put(u3R->byc.har_p, key, u3of(u3n_prog, pog_u));
+  u3z(key);
 }
 
 /* u3n_reap(): promote bytecode state.
@@ -2961,9 +2960,7 @@ _cn_merge_prog_cb(u3_noun kev, void* wit)
 void
 u3n_reap(u3p(u3h_root) har_p)
 {
-  u3h_walk_with(har_p, _cn_merge_prog_cb, &u3R->byc.har_p);
-  // NB *not* u3n_free, _cn_merge_prog_cb() transfers u3n_prog's
-  u3h_free(har_p);
+  u3h_walk(har_p, _cn_reap_prog_cb);
 }
 
 /* _n_ream(): ream program call sites
diff --git a/pkg/noun/nock.h b/pkg/noun/nock.h
index 7dded22058..a60b0ece58 100644
--- a/pkg/noun/nock.h
+++ b/pkg/noun/nock.h
@@ -114,11 +114,6 @@
       void
       u3n_reap(u3p(u3h_root) har_p);
 
-    /* u3n_take(): copy junior bytecode state.
-     */
-      u3p(u3h_root)
-      u3n_take(u3p(u3h_root) har_p);
-
     /* u3n_mark(): mark bytecode cache.
      */
       c3_w