diff --git a/preserves.nimble b/preserves.nimble
index 552f02f..0be8cb9 100644
--- a/preserves.nimble
+++ b/preserves.nimble
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Package
 
-version = "20240101"
+version = "20240102"
 author        = "Emery Hemingway"
 description   = "data model and serialization format"
 license       = "Unlicense"
diff --git a/src/preserves.nim b/src/preserves.nim
index 21ccf56..bf5ae8b 100644
--- a/src/preserves.nim
+++ b/src/preserves.nim
@@ -816,14 +816,7 @@ when isMainModule:
   var pr = t.toPreservesHook()
   assert fromPreservesHook(t, pr)
 
-func step*(pr, idx: Value): Option[Value] =
-  ## Step into `pr` by index `idx`.
-  ## Works for sequences, records, and dictionaries.
-  runnableExamples:
-    import std/options
-    assert step(parsePreserves("""<foo 1 2>"""), 1.toPreserve) == some(2.toPreserve)
-    assert step(parsePreserves("""{ foo: 1 bar: 2}"""), "foo".toSymbol) == some(1.toPreserve)
-    assert step(parsePreserves("""[ ]"""), 1.toPreserve) == none(Value)
+func step(pr, idx: Value): Option[Value] =
   if pr.isDictionary:
     for (k, v) in pr.dict.items:
       if k == idx:
@@ -836,8 +829,14 @@ func step*(pr, idx: Value): Option[Value] =
       if i < pr.len:
         result = some(pr[i])
 
-func step*(pr: Value; path: varargs[Value]): Option[Value] =
-  ## Step into `pr` by indexes at `path`.
+func step*(pr: Value; path: varargs[Value, toPreserves]): Option[Value] =
+  ## Step into `pr` by index `idx`.
+  ## Works for sequences, records, and dictionaries.
+  runnableExamples:
+    import std/options
+    assert step(parsePreserves("""<foo 1 2>"""), 1.toPreserve) == some(2.toPreserve)
+    assert step(parsePreserves("""{ foo: 1 bar: 2}"""), "foo".toSymbol) == some(1.toPreserve)
+    assert step(parsePreserves("""[ ]"""), 1.toPreserve) == none(Value)
   result = some(pr)
   for index in path:
     if result.isSome: