diff --git a/implementations/racket/preserves/preserves/block-write.rkt b/implementations/racket/preserves/preserves/block-write.rkt
index fa94c52..0500c99 100644
--- a/implementations/racket/preserves/preserves/block-write.rkt
+++ b/implementations/racket/preserves/preserves/block-write.rkt
@@ -82,5 +82,6 @@
               #:mode [initial-mode 'variable]
               #:indentation [indentation0 "    "]
               #:initial-indent [initial-indent "\n"])
+  ;; (local-require racket/pretty) (pretty-write v)
   (define indentation (if (number? indentation0) (make-string indentation0 #\space) indentation0))
   (emit* v (emitter o indentation) initial-indent initial-mode))
diff --git a/implementations/racket/preserves/preserves/pexprs.rkt b/implementations/racket/preserves/preserves/pexprs.rkt
index 0be4399..ff14356 100644
--- a/implementations/racket/preserves/preserves/pexprs.rkt
+++ b/implementations/racket/preserves/preserves/pexprs.rkt
@@ -236,9 +236,30 @@
                      #:write-annotations? [write-annotations? #t])
   (local-require "block-write.rkt")
   (local-require "write-text.rkt")
+  (local-require (only-in racket/string string-prefix?))
 
   (define (convert-inner vs)
-    (map convert vs))
+    (define (finish-span span spans)
+      (if (null? span)
+          spans
+          (cons (reverse span) spans)))
+    (define (colons? s)
+      (string-prefix? s ":"))
+    (define (starts-with-delimiter? s)
+      (and (not (zero? (string-length s)))
+           (preserves-delimiter? (string-ref s 0))))
+    (let loop ((es (map convert vs)) (spans '()) (span '()))
+      (match es
+        ['() (reverse (finish-span span spans))]
+        [(cons ";" more) (loop more (finish-span (cons ";" span) spans) '())]
+        [(cons "," more) (loop more (finish-span (cons "," span) spans) '())]
+        [(cons ":" more) (loop more spans (cons ":" span))]
+        [(cons (? string? (? colons? s)) (cons (? string? (? colons? e)) more))
+         (loop (cons e more) spans (cons " " (cons s span)))]
+        [(cons (? string? (? starts-with-delimiter? s)) more) (loop more spans (cons s span))]
+        [(cons (? string? s) more) (loop more spans (cons s (if (null? span) '() (cons " " span))))]
+        [(cons (? separated? e) more) (loop more (finish-span span spans) (list e))]
+        [(cons e more) (loop more spans (cons e span))])))
 
   (define (convert v)
     (match v
diff --git a/implementations/racket/preserves/preserves/read-text-generic.rkt b/implementations/racket/preserves/preserves/read-text-generic.rkt
index 7e031ad..c7d18bf 100644
--- a/implementations/racket/preserves/preserves/read-text-generic.rkt
+++ b/implementations/racket/preserves/preserves/read-text-generic.rkt
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
          parse-error
          skip-whitespace
          skip-whitespace/commas
-         eof-guard)
+         eof-guard
+         preserves-delimiter?)
 
 (require racket/match)
 (require "embedded.rkt")
@@ -58,6 +59,13 @@
 (define (next-char reader-name in-port source)
   (eof-guard reader-name in-port source (read-char in-port)))
 
+(define (preserves-delimiter? c)
+  (or (eof-object? c)
+      (char-whitespace? c)
+      (eqv? c PIPE)
+      (memv c '(#\< #\> #\[ #\] #\{ #\} #\( #\)
+                #\# #\: #\" #\@ #\; #\,))))
+
 (define-match-expander px
   (syntax-rules ()
     [(_ re pat) (app (lambda (v) (regexp-try-match re v)) pat)]))
@@ -277,12 +285,7 @@
   ;; "Raw" symbols and numbers
 
   (define (delimiter-follows?)
-    (define c (peek-char in-port))
-    (or (eof-object? c)
-        (char-whitespace? c)
-        (eqv? c PIPE)
-        (memv c '(#\< #\> #\[ #\] #\{ #\} #\( #\)
-                  #\# #\: #\" #\@ #\; #\,))))
+    (preserves-delimiter? (peek-char in-port)))
 
   (define (read-raw-symbol-or-number acc)
     (if (delimiter-follows?)