diff --git a/ent/dict.go b/ent/dict.go
index bf5033d..547a628 100644
--- a/ent/dict.go
+++ b/ent/dict.go
@@ -187,8 +187,16 @@ func (d *Dict) syncBaselines() {
 			c.baseline = c.New()
 		}
 
+		if e.Value == nil || len(e.Value) == 0 {
+			Debug.Printf("syncBaselines skipping entry with key %s: value is empty", e.Key)
+			continue
+		}
+
 		d.br.SetSource(e.Value)
 		Debug.Printf("syncBaselines has new baseline for class %v", c)
-		c.baseline.Read(d.br)
+		if err := c.baseline.Read(d.br); err != nil {
+			Debug.Printf("syncBaselines failed to read a baseline: %v", err)
+			continue
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/ent/entity.go b/ent/entity.go
index c648685..6599a98 100644
--- a/ent/entity.go
+++ b/ent/entity.go
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ func (e *Entity) Read(br bit.Reader) error {
 
 	fp := newFieldPath()
 	for fn := walk(htree, br); fn != nil; fn = walk(htree, br) {
+		if err := br.Err(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to read entity: reader error: %v", err)
+		}
 		fn(fp, br)
 	}
 	Debug.Printf("fieldpath %s", fp.pathString())
diff --git a/ent/huff.go b/ent/huff.go
index 70a1e65..d16c4fc 100644
--- a/ent/huff.go
+++ b/ent/huff.go
@@ -181,15 +181,12 @@ var hlist = nodeList{
 		})
 	}},
 	lNode{"NonTopoComplex", 36, 76, func(fp *fieldPath, br bit.Reader) {
-		panic("not implemented: NonTopoComplex")
-		// for i := 0; i < len(fp.index); i++ {
-		// 	fp.replaceAll(func(i int) int {
-		// 		if bit.ReadBool(br) {
-		// 			return i + bit.ReadVarInt(br)
-		// 		}
-		// 		return i
-		// 	})
-		// }
+		fp.replaceAll(func(i int) int {
+			if bit.ReadBool(br) {
+				return i + int(bit.ReadZigZag32(br))
+			}
+			return i
+		})
 	}},
 	lNode{"PushOneLeftDeltaZeroRightZero", 5, 35, func(fp *fieldPath, br bit.Reader) {
 		fp.push(0)
@@ -202,7 +199,13 @@ var hlist = nodeList{
 		fp.add(1)
 	}},
 	lNode{"PopNAndNonTopographical", 35, 1, func(fp *fieldPath, br bit.Reader) {
-		panic("not implemented: PopNAndNonTopographical")
+		fp.last -= int(bit.ReadUBitVarFP(br))
+		fp.replaceAll(func(i int) int {
+			if bit.ReadBool(br) {
+				return i + int(bit.ReadZigZag32(br))
+			}
+			return i
+		})
 	}},
 
 	// all the other operations have weights of 0 in clarity, which makes no
@@ -250,7 +253,8 @@ var hlist = nodeList{
 		panic("not implemented: PushThreeLeftDeltaZero")
 	}},
 	lNode{"PushTwoPack5LeftDeltaZero", 14, 1, func(fp *fieldPath, br bit.Reader) {
-		panic("not implemented: PushTwoPack5LeftDeltaZero")
+		fp.push(int(br.ReadBits(5)))
+		fp.push(int(br.ReadBits(5)))
 	}},
 	lNode{"PushTwoLeftDeltaZero", 13, 1, func(fp *fieldPath, br bit.Reader) {
 		panic("not implemented: PushTwoLeftDeltaZero")