diff --git a/decode.py b/decode.py
index bb13992..56ca730 100755
--- a/decode.py
+++ b/decode.py
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ def main(fname, oname = None, verbose = True, gatherer = False, for_forum = Fals
                 card = cardlib.Card(json_srcs[json_cardname][0])
                 if card.valid:
                     valid += 1
-                    cards += [card]
                 elif card.parsed:
                     invalid += 1
                 else:
                     unparsed += 1
+                cards += [card]
 
     # fall back to opening a normal encoded file
     else:
@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ def main(fname, oname = None, verbose = True, gatherer = False, for_forum = Fals
                 card = cardlib.Card(card_src)
                 if card.valid:
                     valid += 1
-                    cards += [card]
                 elif card.parsed:
                     invalid += 1
                 else:
                     unparsed += 1
+                cards += [card]
+
     if verbose:
         print (str(valid) + ' valid, ' + str(invalid) + ' invalid, ' 
                + str(unparsed) + ' failed to parse.')
diff --git a/lib/cardlib.py b/lib/cardlib.py
index decd016..cb31e6d 100644
--- a/lib/cardlib.py
+++ b/lib/cardlib.py
@@ -483,7 +483,12 @@ class Card:
             outstr += ' ' + self.__dict__[field_cost].format(for_forum = for_forum)
 
             if self.__dict__[field_rarity]:
-                outstr += '(' + self.__dict__[rarity] + ')'
+                outstr += ' (' + self.__dict__[rarity] + ')'
+
+            if not self.parsed:
+                outstr += ' _UNPARSED_'
+            if not self.valid:
+                outstr += ' _INVALID_'
                 
             outstr += '\n'
 
@@ -533,7 +538,11 @@ class Card:
             cardname = self.__dict__[field_name]
             outstr += cardname
             if self.__dict__[field_rarity]:
-                outstr += '(' + self.__dict__[field_rarity] + ')'
+                outstr += ' (' + self.__dict__[field_rarity] + ')'
+            if not self.parsed:
+                outstr += ' _UNPARSED_'
+            if not self.valid:
+                outstr += ' _INVALID_'
             outstr += '\n'
             
             outstr += self.__dict__[field_cost].format(for_forum = for_forum)
@@ -572,4 +581,8 @@ class Card:
                     outstr += '<' + str(idx) + '> ' + str(value)
                     outstr += '\n'
 
+        if self.bside:
+            outstr += utils.dash_marker * 8 + '\n'
+            outstr += self.bside.format(gatherer = gatherer, for_forum = for_forum)
+
         return outstr
diff --git a/lib/utils.py b/lib/utils.py
index 8dc6438..ee4ae8c 100644
--- a/lib/utils.py
+++ b/lib/utils.py
@@ -441,22 +441,20 @@ symbol_regex = '[' + tap_marker + untap_marker + ']'
 
 def to_symbols(s):
     jsymstrs = re.findall(json_symbol_regex, s)
-    #for jsymstr in sorted(jsymstrs, lambda x,y: cmp(len(x), len(y)), reverse = True):
-    # See below.
-    for jsymstr in jsymstrs:
-        s = s.replace(jsymstr, json_symbol_trans[jsymstr], 1)
+    for jsymstr in sorted(jsymstrs, lambda x,y: cmp(len(x), len(y)), reverse = True):
+        s = s.replace(jsymstr, json_symbol_trans[jsymstr])
     return s
 
 def from_symbols(s, for_forum = False):
     symstrs = re.findall(symbol_regex, s)
     #for symstr in sorted(symstrs, lambda x,y: cmp(len(x), len(y)), reverse = True):
-    # Since replacing doesn't remove the original match, have to do the right thing and go one
-    # at a time. We should probably use this method everywhere.
-    for symstr in symstrs:
+    # We have to do the right thing here, because the thing we replace exists in the thing
+    # we replace it with...
+    for symstr in set(symstrs):
         if for_forum:
-            s = s.replace(symstr, symbol_forum_trans[symstr], 1)
+            s = s.replace(symstr, symbol_forum_trans[symstr])
         else:
-            s = s.replace(symstr, symbol_trans[symstr], 1)
+            s = s.replace(symstr, symbol_trans[symstr])
     return s
 
 unletters_regex = r"[^abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz']"