diff --git a/preserves.nimble b/preserves.nimble
index 627e8bb..8a15e08 100644
--- a/preserves.nimble
+++ b/preserves.nimble
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Package
 
-version = "20231219"
+version = "20231220"
 author        = "Emery Hemingway"
 description   = "data model and serialization format"
 license       = "Unlicense"
diff --git a/src/preserves/pegs.nim b/src/preserves/pegs.nim
index 23c437a..2b33c62 100644
--- a/src/preserves/pegs.nim
+++ b/src/preserves/pegs.nim
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ when defined(nimHasUsed): {.used.}
 
 grammar "Preserves":
 
+  ws <- *(' ' | '\t' | '\r' | '\n' | ',')
+
   Document <- Value * ws * !1
 
   Value <-
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ grammar "Preserves":
 
   Collection <- Sequence | Dictionary | Set
 
-  Atom <- Boolean | Float | Double | SignedInteger | String | ByteString | Symbol
+  Atom <- Boolean | Float | Double | FloatRaw | DoubleRaw | SignedInteger | String | ByteString | Symbol
 
   Record <- '<' * Value * *Value * ws * '>'
 
@@ -30,29 +32,28 @@ grammar "Preserves":
 
   Boolean <- "#f" | "#t"
 
-  Float <- >flt * 'f'
-  Double <- flt
-  SignedInteger <- int
-
   nat <- '0' | (Digit-'0') * *Digit
   int <- ?'-' * nat
   frac <- '.' * +Digit
   exp <- 'e' * ?('-'|'+') * +Digit
   flt <- int * ((frac * exp) | frac | exp)
 
+  Float <- >flt * 'f'
+  Double <- flt
+
+  SignedInteger <- int
+
   char <- unescaped | '|' | (escape * (escaped | '"' | ('u' * Xdigit[4])))
   String <- '"' * >(*char) * '"'
 
   ByteString <- charByteString | hexByteString | b64ByteString
   charByteString <- "#\"" * >(*binchar) * '"'
-  hexByteString <- "#x\"" * ws * >(*(Xdigit[2] * ws)) * '"'
-  b64ByteString <- "#[" * ws * >(*(base64char * ws)) * ']'
+  hexByteString <- "#x\"" * >(*(ws * Xdigit[2])) * ws * '"'
+  base64char <- {'A'..'Z', 'a'..'z', '0'..'9', '+', '/', '-', '_', '='}
+  b64ByteString <- "#[" * >(*(ws * base64char)) * ws * ']'
 
   binchar <- binunescaped | (escape * (escaped | '"' | ('x' * Xdigit[2])))
   binunescaped <- {' '..'!', '#'..'[', ']'..'~'}
-  base64char <- {'A'..'Z', 'a'..'z', '0'..'9', '+', '/', '-', '_', '='}
-
-  Symbol <- >(symstart * *symcont) | ('|' * >(*symchar) * '|')
 
   symstart <- Alpha | sympunct | symustart
   symcont <- Alpha | sympunct | symustart | symucont | Digit | '-'
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ grammar "Preserves":
   symustart <- utf8.any - {0..127}
   symucont <- utf8.any - {0..127}
     # TODO: exclude some unicode ranges
+  Symbol <- >(symstart * *symcont) | ('|' * >(*symchar) * '|')
 
   Embedded <- "#!" * Value
 
@@ -73,4 +75,5 @@ grammar "Preserves":
   escaped <- {'\\', '/', 'b', 'f', 'n', 'r', 't'}
   escape <- '\\'
 
-  ws <- *(' ' | '\t' | '\r' | '\n' | ',')
+  FloatRaw <- "#xf\"" * >((ws * Xdigit[2])[4]) * ws * '"'
+  DoubleRaw <- "#xd\"" * >((ws * Xdigit[2])[8]) * ws * '"'
diff --git a/src/preserves/private/parsing.nim b/src/preserves/private/parsing.nim
index 17702f2..0ce0ebd 100644
--- a/src/preserves/private/parsing.nim
+++ b/src/preserves/private/parsing.nim
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ template unescape(buf: var seq[byte]; capture: string) =
       add(buf, byte capture[i])
     inc(i)
 
+proc pushHexNibble[T](result: var T; c: char) =
+  var n = case c
+    of '0'..'9': T(ord(c) - ord('0'))
+    of 'a'..'f': T(ord(c) - ord('a') + 10)
+    of 'A'..'F': T(ord(c) - ord('A') + 10)
+    else: 0
+  result = (result shl 4) or n
+
 proc parsePreserves*(text: string): Preserve[void] =
   ## Parse a text-encoded Preserves `string` to a `Preserve` value.
   runnableExamples:
@@ -138,6 +146,16 @@ proc parsePreserves*(text: string): Preserve[void] =
       let i = stack.high
       discard parseBiggestFloat($0, stack[i].value.double)
 
+    Preserves.FloatRaw <- Preserves.FloatRaw:
+      var reg: uint32
+      for c in $1: pushHexNibble(reg, c)
+      pushStack Value(kind: pkFloat, float: cast[float32](reg))
+
+    Preserves.DoubleRaw <- Preserves.DoubleRaw:
+      var reg: uint64
+      for c in $1: pushHexNibble(reg, c)
+      pushStack Value(kind: pkDouble, double: cast[float64](reg))
+
     Preserves.SignedInteger <- Preserves.SignedInteger:
       pushStack Value(kind: pkSignedInteger, int: parseInt($0))