diff --git a/src/compiler/boot.dst b/src/compiler/boot.dst
index 68f18f5f..5bf638ab 100644
--- a/src/compiler/boot.dst
+++ b/src/compiler/boot.dst
@@ -981,16 +981,14 @@ environment is needed, use run-context."
 (defmacro import [path & args]
   (apply tuple import* '_env path args))
 
-(defn repl [getchunk]
+(defn repl [getchunk onvalue onerr]
   "Run a repl. The first parameter is an optional function to call to
 get a chunk of source code. Should return nil for end of file."
  (def newenv (make-env))
- (defn chunks [buf p]
-   (file-write stdout (string (parser-state p) "> "))
-   (file-flush stdout)
-   (file-read stdin :line buf))
- (defn onvalue [x]
+ (default getchunk (fn [buf]
+   (file-read stdin :line buf)))
+ (default onvalue (fn [x]
    (put newenv '_ @{:value x})
-   (pp x))
- (run-context newenv (if getchunk getchunk chunks)
-  onvalue default-error-handler))
+   (pp x)))
+ (default onerr default-error-handler)
+ (run-context newenv getchunk onvalue onerr))
diff --git a/src/mainclient/init.dst b/src/mainclient/init.dst
index 24494b5a..be97e5b5 100644
--- a/src/mainclient/init.dst
+++ b/src/mainclient/init.dst
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 (var *should-repl* :private false)
 (var *no-file* :private true)
-(var *use-getline* :private true)
+(var *raw-stdin* :private false)
 
 # Flag handlers
 (def handlers :private {
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         (os-exit 0)
         1)
   "v" (fn [] (print VERSION) (os-exit 0) 1)
-  "s" (fn [] (:= *use-getline* false) (:= *should-repl* true) 1)
+  "s" (fn [] (:= *raw-stdin* true) (:= *should-repl* true) 1)
   "r" (fn [] (:= *should-repl* true) 1)
   "e" (fn [i] 
        (:= *no-file* false)
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@
   (getline prompt buf))
 
 (when (or *should-repl* *no-file*) 
- (print (string "Dst " VERSION "  Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Calvin Rose"))
- (repl (if *use-getline* xgetline)))
+  (if *raw-stdin*
+    (repl nil identity)
+    (do
+      (print (string "Dst " VERSION "  Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Calvin Rose"))
+      (repl xgetline))))
 
 )
diff --git a/src/parser/parse.c b/src/parser/parse.c
index 3c450e0b..c31d8f77 100644
--- a/src/parser/parse.c
+++ b/src/parser/parse.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ struct DstParseState {
 #define PFLAG_SQRBRACKETS 8
 #define PFLAG_CURLYBRACKETS 16
 #define PFLAG_STRING 32
+#define PFLAG_LONGSTRING 64
 
 static void pushstate(DstParser *p, Consumer consumer, int flags) {
     DstParseState s;
@@ -375,8 +376,8 @@ static int dotable(DstParser *p, DstParseState *state, uint8_t c) {
     return root(p, state, c);
 }
 
-#define PFLAG_INSTRING 64
-#define PFLAG_END_CANDIDATE 128
+#define PFLAG_INSTRING 128
+#define PFLAG_END_CANDIDATE 256
 static int longstring(DstParser *p, DstParseState *state, uint8_t c) {
     if (state->flags & PFLAG_INSTRING) {
         /* We are inside the long string */
@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@ static int ampersand(DstParser *p, DstParseState *state, uint8_t c) {
         pushstate(p, stringchar, PFLAG_BUFFER | PFLAG_STRING);
         return 1;
     case '\\':
-        pushstate(p, longstring, PFLAG_BUFFER | PFLAG_STRING);
+        pushstate(p, longstring, PFLAG_BUFFER | PFLAG_LONGSTRING);
         return 1;
     case '[':
         pushstate(p, doarray, PFLAG_CONTAINER | PFLAG_SQRBRACKETS);
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@ static int root(DstParser *p, DstParseState *state, uint8_t c) {
             state->qcount++;
             return 1;
         case '"':
-            pushstate(p, stringchar, 0);
+            pushstate(p, stringchar, PFLAG_STRING);
             return 1;
         case '#':
             pushstate(p, comment, 0);
@@ -474,7 +475,7 @@ static int root(DstParser *p, DstParseState *state, uint8_t c) {
             pushstate(p, ampersand, 0);
             return 1;
         case '\\':
-            pushstate(p, longstring, 0);
+            pushstate(p, longstring, PFLAG_LONGSTRING);
             return 1;
         case ')':
         case ']':
@@ -718,6 +719,13 @@ static int cfun_state(DstArgs args) {
             dst_v_push(buf, '{');
         } else if (s->flags & PFLAG_STRING) {
             dst_v_push(buf, '"');
+        } else if (s->flags & PFLAG_LONGSTRING) {
+            int32_t i;
+            dst_v_push(buf, '\\');
+            for (i = 0; i < s->argn; i++) {
+                dst_v_push(buf, '=');
+            }
+            dst_v_push(buf, '\\');
         }
     }
     str = dst_string(buf, dst_v_count(buf));
diff --git a/test/suite1.dst b/test/suite1.dst
index e78a1919..5703010b 100644
--- a/test/suite1.dst
+++ b/test/suite1.dst
@@ -73,6 +73,4 @@
 (assert (= "hello, \"world\"" \\hello, "world"\\), "long string with embedded quotes")
 (assert (= "hello, \\\\\\ \"world\"" \=\hello, \\\ "world"\=\), "long string with embedded quotes and backslashes")
 
-(print :hello)
-
 (end-suite)