diff --git a/preserves.nimble b/preserves.nimble
index 97bf736..6644b0d 100644
--- a/preserves.nimble
+++ b/preserves.nimble
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Package
 
-version = "20221208"
+version = "20221213"
 author        = "Emery Hemingway"
 description   = "data model and serialization format"
 license       = "Unlicense"
diff --git a/src/preserves.nim b/src/preserves.nim
index a7db9ab..b0f28fc 100644
--- a/src/preserves.nim
+++ b/src/preserves.nim
@@ -1245,7 +1245,9 @@ proc contract*[E](pr: sink Preserve[E]; op: proc (v: E): Preserve[void]): Preser
 
 proc expand*[E](pr: sink Preserve[void]; op: proc (v: Preserve[void]): Preserve[E]): Preserve[E] =
   ## Convert `Preserve[void]` to `Preserve[E]` using an `Preserve[void] → Preserve[E]` procedure.
-  if not pr.embedded:
+  if pr.embedded:
+    result = op(pr)
+  else:
     case pr.kind
     of pkBoolean, pkFloat, pkDouble, pkSignedInteger, pkString, pkByteString, pkSymbol:
       result = cast[Preserve[E]](pr)