diff --git a/core/strings/parser/parser.factor b/core/strings/parser/parser.factor
index 49287ed112..0a5572e530 100644
--- a/core/strings/parser/parser.factor
+++ b/core/strings/parser/parser.factor
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ name>char-hook [
 
 <PRIVATE
 
-: lexer-before ( i -- before )
+: lexer-subseq ( i -- before )
     [
         [
             lexer get
@@ -84,11 +84,6 @@ name>char-hook [
         lexer get (>>column)
     ] bi ;
 
-: find-next-token ( ch -- i elt )
-    CHAR: \ 2array
-    [ lexer get [ column>> ] [ line-text>> ] bi ] dip
-    [ member? ] curry find-from ;
-
 : rest-of-line ( lexer -- seq )
     [ line-text>> ] [ column>> ] bi tail-slice ;
 
@@ -107,11 +102,7 @@ ERROR: escaped-char-expected ;
         escaped-char-expected
     ] if ;
 
-: next-line% ( lexer -- )
-    [ rest-of-line % ]
-    [ next-line "\n" % ] bi ;
-
-: rest-begins? ( string -- ? )
+: lexer-head? ( string -- ? )
     [
         lexer get [ line-text>> ] [ column>> ] bi tail-slice
     ] dip head? ;
@@ -119,6 +110,15 @@ ERROR: escaped-char-expected ;
 : advance-lexer ( n -- )
     [ lexer get ] dip [ + ] curry change-column drop ; inline
 
+: find-next-token ( ch -- i elt )
+    CHAR: \ 2array
+    [ lexer get [ column>> ] [ line-text>> ] bi ] dip
+    [ member? ] curry find-from ;
+
+: next-line% ( lexer -- )
+    [ rest-of-line % ]
+    [ next-line "\n" % ] bi ;
+
 : take-double-quotes ( -- string )
     lexer get dup current-char CHAR: " = [
         [ ] [ column>> ] [ line-text>> ] tri
@@ -138,29 +138,29 @@ ERROR: escaped-char-expected ;
         lexer get advance-char
     ] if ;
 
-DEFER: (parse-long-string)
+DEFER: (parse-multiline-string)
 
 : parse-found-token ( i string token -- )
-    [ lexer-before % ] dip
+    [ lexer-subseq % ] dip
     CHAR: \ = [
-        lexer get [ next-char , ] [ next-char , ] bi (parse-long-string)
+        lexer get [ next-char , ] [ next-char , ] bi (parse-multiline-string)
     ] [
-        dup rest-begins? [
+        dup lexer-head? [
             end-string-parse
         ] [
-            lexer get next-char , (parse-long-string)
+            lexer get next-char , (parse-multiline-string)
         ] if
     ] if ;
 
 ERROR: trailing-characters string ;
 
-: (parse-long-string) ( string -- )
+: (parse-multiline-string) ( string -- )
     lexer get still-parsing? [
         dup first find-next-token [
             parse-found-token
         ] [
             drop lexer get next-line%
-            (parse-long-string)
+            (parse-multiline-string)
         ] if*
     ] [
         unexpected-eof
@@ -168,13 +168,10 @@ ERROR: trailing-characters string ;
 
 PRIVATE>
 
-: parse-long-string ( string -- string' )
-    [ (parse-long-string) ] "" make ;
-
 : parse-multiline-string ( -- string )
     lexer get rest-of-line "\"\"" head? [
         lexer get [ 2 + ] change-column drop
         "\"\"\""
     ] [
         "\""
-    ] if parse-long-string unescape-string ;
+    ] if [ (parse-multiline-string) ] "" make unescape-string ;
diff --git a/extra/benchmark/e-decimals/authors.txt b/extra/benchmark/e-decimals/authors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4bd0e7b35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/benchmark/e-decimals/authors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Doug Coleman
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extra/benchmark/e-decimals/e-decimals.factor b/extra/benchmark/e-decimals/e-decimals.factor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d202e5ff76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/benchmark/e-decimals/e-decimals.factor
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+! Copyright (C) 2009 Doug Coleman.
+! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
+USING: decimals kernel locals math math.combinatorics math.ranges
+sequences ;
+IN: benchmark.e-decimals
+
+:: calculate-e-decimals ( n -- e )
+    n [1,b] [ factorial 0 <decimal> D: 1 swap n D/ ] map
+    D: 1 [ D+ ] reduce ;
+
+: calculate-e-decimals-benchmark ( -- )
+    5 [ 800 calculate-e-decimals drop ] times ;
+
+MAIN: calculate-e-decimals-benchmark
diff --git a/extra/benchmark/e-ratios/authors.txt b/extra/benchmark/e-ratios/authors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4bd0e7b35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/benchmark/e-ratios/authors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Doug Coleman
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extra/benchmark/e-ratios/e-ratios.factor b/extra/benchmark/e-ratios/e-ratios.factor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4957822b5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/benchmark/e-ratios/e-ratios.factor
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+! Copyright (C) 2009 Doug Coleman.
+! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
+USING: kernel math math.combinatorics math.ranges sequences ;
+IN: benchmark.e-ratios
+
+: calculate-e-ratios ( n -- e )
+    iota [ factorial recip ] sigma ;
+
+: calculate-e-ratios-benchmark ( -- )
+    5 [ 300 calculate-e-ratios drop ] times ;
+
+MAIN: calculate-e-ratios-benchmark