diff --git a/ent/huff.go b/ent/huff.go
index 4235c43..c66d74c 100644
--- a/ent/huff.go
+++ b/ent/huff.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ var hlist = nodeList{
 		panic("not implemented: PushOneLeftDeltaOneRightNonZero")
 	}},
 	lNode{"PopAllButOnePlusOne", 29, 1837, func(r *selectionReader, br bit.Reader) {
-		r.cur.count = 1
+		r.pop(-1)
 		r.add(1)
 	}},
 	lNode{"PlusThree", 2, 1375, func(r *selectionReader, br bit.Reader) {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ var hlist = nodeList{
 		panic("not implemented: PlusFour")
 	}},
 	lNode{"PopAllButOnePlusNPack6Bits", 32, 634, func(r *selectionReader, br bit.Reader) {
-		r.cur.count = 1
+		r.pop(-1)
 		r.add(int(br.ReadBits(6)) + 1)
 	}},
 	lNode{"PushOneLeftDeltaNRightZero", 9, 560, func(r *selectionReader, br bit.Reader) {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ var hlist = nodeList{
 		panic("not implemented: PushOneLeftDeltaNRightNonZeroPack8Bits")
 	}},
 	lNode{"PopAllButOnePlusN", 30, 149, func(r *selectionReader, br bit.Reader) {
-		r.cur.count = 1
+		r.pop(-1)
 		r.add(int(bit.ReadUBitVarFP(br)) + 1)
 	}},
 	lNode{"NonTopoComplexPack4Bits", 38, 99, func(r *selectionReader, br bit.Reader) {
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ var hlist = nodeList{
 		r.push(int(bit.ReadUBitVarFP(br)))
 	}},
 	lNode{"PopOnePlusOne", 27, 2, func(r *selectionReader, br bit.Reader) {
-		r.pop()
+		r.pop(1)
 		r.add(1)
 	}},
 	lNode{"PopNAndNonTopographical", 35, 1, func(r *selectionReader, br bit.Reader) {
diff --git a/ent/selection.go b/ent/selection.go
index b5aa476..4a4a4ec 100644
--- a/ent/selection.go
+++ b/ent/selection.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ func (s selection) fill(offset int, displayPath string, dest slotted, br bit.Rea
 			case *Entity:
 				Debug.Printf("%s %s (%s)", s, fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", displayPath, dest.slotName(slot)), dest.slotType(slot))
 				return nil
-				// Info.Fatalf("%v entity has no decoder for slot %d (%v)", v.Class, slot, v.Class.Fields[slot])
 			default:
 				Info.Printf("slotted value %v has no decoder for slot %d", dest, slot)
 				return nil
@@ -96,8 +95,15 @@ func (r *selectionReader) push(i int) {
 	r.cur.count++
 }
 
-// pops the last value off of the current selection
-func (r *selectionReader) pop() { r.cur.count-- }
+// pops n elements from the selection. if n is negative, pops all but n
+// elements from the selection.
+func (r *selectionReader) pop(n int) {
+	if n < 0 {
+		r.cur.count = -n
+	} else {
+		r.cur.count -= n
+	}
+}
 
 // maps a function over the current set of values in the current selection
 func (r *selectionReader) måp(fn func(int) int) {