diff --git a/extra/literals/literals-tests.factor b/extra/literals/literals-tests.factor
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+USING: kernel literals tools.test ;
+IN: literals.tests
+
+<<
+: five 5 ;
+: seven-eleven 7 11 ;
+: six-six-six 6 6 6 ;
+>>
+
+[ { 5 } ] [ { $ five } ] unit-test
+[ { 7 11 } ] [ { $ seven-eleven } ] unit-test
+[ { 6 6 6 } ] [ { $ six-six-six } ] unit-test
diff --git a/extra/literals/literals.factor b/extra/literals/literals.factor
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+USING: continuations kernel parser words ;
+IN: literals
+
+: $ scan-word [ execute ] curry with-datastack ; parsing