diff --git a/examples/game.ink b/examples/game.ink
index 4bde4a5..312cf77 100644
--- a/examples/game.ink
+++ b/examples/game.ink
@@ -6,18 +6,21 @@ We arrived into London at 9.45pm exactly.
     -> hurry_outside
 
 *   "Monsieur, let us savour this moment!"[] I declared.
-    My master clouted me firmly around the head and dragged me out of the door.
+    My master clouted me firmly around the head
+** A
+**B
+    and dragged me out of the door. <>
     -> dragged_outside
 
 *   [We hurried home] -> hurry_outside
 
 
 === hurry_outside ===
-We hurried home to Savile Row -> as_fast_as_we_could
+We hurried home to Savile Row  -> as_fast_as_we_could
 
 
 === dragged_outside ===
-He insisted that we hurried home to Savile Row
+He insisted that we hurried <> home to Savile Row
 -> as_fast_as_we_could
 
 
diff --git a/pink/parser.lua b/pink/parser.lua
index c1eb162..e49b73e 100644
--- a/pink/parser.lua
+++ b/pink/parser.lua
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ local commOL = sp * '//' * sp * (1-nl)^0 * wh
 local commML = sp * '/*' * wh * (P(1)-'*/')^0 * '*/' * wh
 local comm = commOL + commML + todo
 
-local glue = P'<>'/'glue' *wh
+local glue = P'<>'/'glue' *wh -- FIXME do not consume spaces after glue
 
 local divertSym = '->' *wh
 local divertEndSym = C('END') *wh
diff --git a/pink/runtime.lua b/pink/runtime.lua
index 32bdb2a..7e02370 100644
--- a/pink/runtime.lua
+++ b/pink/runtime.lua
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
 require('util') -- XXX
 
 local is = function (what, node)
-  return node ~= nil and type(node) == "table" and node[1] == what
+  return node ~= nil
+    and (type(node) == "table" and node[1] == what)
+    or (type(node) == "string" and node == what)
 end
 
 local getPara = function (node)
   if is('para', node) then return node[2] end
 end
 
-
 return function (tree)
-  print(to_string(tree))
+  --print(to_string(tree))
   local s = {}
 
-  local pointer = 1
-  local tab = tree
+  local pointer = nil
+  local tab = {}
 
   local knots = {}
 
   local process = function ()
-    for i, v in ipairs(tree) do
+    for _, v in ipairs(tree) do
       if is('knot', v) then
         knots[v[2]] = v
       end
@@ -55,12 +56,31 @@ return function (tree)
     end
   end
 
+
+  local step = function ()
+    pointer = pointer + 1
+    update()
+    return tab[pointer]
+  end
+
+  local stepTo = function (table, pos)
+    tab = table
+    pointer = pos
+    update()
+    return tab[pointer]
+  end
+
   s.canContinue = nil
 
   s.continue = function()
     local res = getPara(tab[pointer])
-    pointer = pointer + 1
-    update()
+    local next = step()
+
+    if is('glue', next) then
+      step()
+      res = res .. s.continue()
+    end
+
     return res;
   end
 
@@ -70,16 +90,14 @@ return function (tree)
     s.currentChoices = {}
     local choice = tab[pointer]
     local option = choice[1 + index]
-    tab = option
-    pointer = 5
-    update()
+    stepTo(option, 5)
   end
 
   s.choosePathString = function(knotName) end
   s.variablesState = {}
   -- s.state.ToJson();s.state.LoadJson(savedJson);
 
-  update()
+  stepTo(tree, 1)
   process()
   return s
 end
diff --git a/test.lua b/test.lua
index 71221b9..4fa1684 100644
--- a/test.lua
+++ b/test.lua
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ function testNest() doTest('nested') end
 function testNest2() doTest('nested2') end
 function testKnot() doTest('knot') end
 function testBranching() doTest('branching') end
+function testGlue() doTest('glue') end
 
 
 
diff --git a/test/branching.lua b/test/branching.lua
index 7dfe2a9..59f6429 100644
--- a/test/branching.lua
+++ b/test/branching.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ We arrived into London at 9.45pm exactly.
     -> hurry_outside
 
 *   "Monsieur, let us savour this moment!"[] I declared.
-    My master clouted me firmly around the head and dragged me out of the door.
+    My master clouted me firmly around the head and dragged me out of the door.<>
     -> dragged_outside
 
 *   [We hurried home] -> hurry_outside
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ expected= {
                     "para",
                     "My master clouted me firmly around the head and dragged me out of the door."
                 },
+                'glue',
                 {"divert", "dragged_outside"}
             },
             {"option", "", "We hurried home", " ", {"divert", "hurry_outside"}}
diff --git a/test/glue.lua b/test/glue.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0171984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/glue.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+return {
+ink=[[
+*   "Monsieur, let us savour this moment!"[] I declared.
+    My master clouted me firmly around the head and dragged me out of the door.  <>
+    -> dragged_outside
+*   [We hurried home] -> hurry_outside
+=== as_fast_as_we_could ===
+<> as fast as we could.
+
+]],
+expected={
+    {
+        "choice",
+        {
+            "option",
+            '"Monsieur, let us savour this moment!"',
+            "",
+            " I declared.",
+            {
+                "para",
+                "My master clouted me firmly around the head and dragged me out of the door.  "
+            },
+            "glue",
+            {"divert", "dragged_outside"}
+        },
+        {"option", "", "We hurried home", " ", {"divert", "hurry_outside"}}
+    },
+    {"knot", "as_fast_as_we_could", "glue", {"para", "as fast as we could."}}  -- TODO should be space before 'as'
+}
+}