diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
index a358587..89b4296 100644
Binary files a/.DS_Store and b/.DS_Store differ
diff --git a/src/brackets.go b/src/brackets.go
index f36eb71..a406787 100644
--- a/src/brackets.go
+++ b/src/brackets.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
-import "strings"
+import (
+	"strings"
+)
 
 var bracketsCompile = makeRegex(`( *)\((.|\n)+\)( *)`)
 
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ func isBrackets(code UNPARSEcode) bool {
 
 func parseBrackets(code UNPARSEcode, index int, codeline []UNPARSEcode) (brackets, bool, ArErr, int) {
 	resp, worked, err, i := translateVal(UNPARSEcode{
-		code:     strings.TrimSpace(code.code)[1 : len(code.code)-1],
+		code:     strings.TrimSpace(code.code)[1 : len(code.code)-2],
 		realcode: code.realcode,
 		line:     code.line,
 		path:     code.path,
diff --git a/src/call.go b/src/call.go
index 11869db..6930f37 100644
--- a/src/call.go
+++ b/src/call.go
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ func runCall(c call, stack stack) (any, ArErr) {
 		for i, param := range x.params {
 			level[param] = args[i]
 		}
-		return runVal(x.run, append(stack, level))
+		resp, err := runVal(x.run, append(stack, level))
+		return resp, err
 	}
 	return nil, ArErr{"Runtime Error", "type '" + typeof(callable) + "' is not callable", c.line, c.path, c.code, true}
 }
diff --git a/src/map.go b/src/map.go
index bb2458f..befd415 100644
--- a/src/map.go
+++ b/src/map.go
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ func mapGet(r ArMapGet, stack stack) (any, ArErr) {
 	}
 }
 
+func classVal(r any) any {
+	if _, ok := r.(ArClass); ok {
+		return r.(ArClass).value
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
 func isMapGet(code UNPARSEcode) bool {
 	return mapGetCompile.MatchString(code.code)
 }
@@ -81,6 +88,6 @@ func mapGetParse(code UNPARSEcode, index int, codelines []UNPARSEcode) (ArMapGet
 	if !worked {
 		return ArMapGet{}, false, err, i
 	}
-	k := translateString{key, code.realcode, code.line}
+	k := key
 	return ArMapGet{resp, k, code.line, code.realcode, code.path}, true, ArErr{}, 1
 }
diff --git a/src/number.go b/src/number.go
index 17d1a77..55f6e2c 100644
--- a/src/number.go
+++ b/src/number.go
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ func isNumber(code UNPARSEcode) bool {
 	return numberCompile.MatchString(code.code) || binaryCompile.MatchString(code.code) || hexCompile.MatchString(code.code) || octalCompile.MatchString(code.code)
 }
 
+func isAnyNumber(x any) bool {
+	_, ok := x.(number)
+	return ok
+}
+
 // converts a number type to a string
 func numberToString(num number, fraction int) string {
 	if fraction != 0 {
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ func numberToString(num number, fraction int) string {
 		denominator := split[1]
 
 		super := []string{}
-		for i := 0; i < len(numerator); i++ {
+		for i := 0; i <= len(numerator); i++ {
 			super = append(super, superscript[numerator[i]])
 		}
 		sub := []string{}
diff --git a/src/operations.go b/src/operations.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c2e687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/operations.go
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+var operations = [][]string{
+	{"-"},
+	{"+"},
+	{"/"},
+	{"*"},
+	{"%"},
+	{"**", "^"},
+	{"=="},
+	{"!=", "≠"},
+	{"<=", "≤"},
+	{">=", "≥"},
+	{"<"},
+	{">"},
+	{"&&", " and "},
+	{"||", " or "},
+}
+
+type operationType struct {
+	operation int
+	values    []any
+	line      int
+	code      string
+	path      string
+}
+
+func parseOperations(code UNPARSEcode, index int, codelines []UNPARSEcode) (operationType, bool, ArErr, int) {
+	for i := 0; i < len(operations); i++ {
+		values := []any{}
+		current := 0
+		for l := 0; l < len(code.code); l++ {
+			for j := 0; j < len(operations[i]); j++ {
+				if len(code.code[l:]) >= len(operations[i][j]) && code.code[l:l+len(operations[i][j])] == operations[i][j] {
+
+					resp, success, _, respindex := translateVal(
+						UNPARSEcode{
+							code:     code.code[current:l],
+							realcode: code.realcode,
+							line:     code.line,
+							path:     code.path,
+						}, index, codelines, false)
+
+					if success {
+						index += respindex - 1
+						values = append(values, resp)
+						current = l + len(operations[i][j])
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if len(values) > 0 {
+			resp, success, err, respindex := translateVal(
+				UNPARSEcode{
+					code:     code.code[current:],
+					realcode: code.realcode,
+					line:     code.line,
+					path:     code.path,
+				}, index, codelines, false)
+			if success {
+				index += respindex - 1
+				values = append(values, resp)
+				return operationType{
+					i,
+					values,
+					code.line,
+					code.realcode,
+					code.path,
+				}, true, err, index
+			}
+			return operationType{}, false, err, index
+		}
+	}
+	return operationType{}, false, ArErr{}, index
+}
+
+func calcNegative(o operationType, stack stack) (number, ArErr) {
+
+	resp, err := runVal(
+		o.values[0],
+		stack,
+	)
+	resp = classVal(resp)
+	if err.EXISTS {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if !isAnyNumber(resp) {
+		return nil, ArErr{
+			"Runtime Error",
+			"Cannot subtract from type '" + typeof(resp) + "'",
+			o.line,
+			o.path,
+			o.code,
+			true,
+		}
+	}
+	output := resp.(number)
+	for i := 1; i < len(o.values); i++ {
+		resp, err := runVal(
+			o.values[i],
+			stack,
+		)
+		resp = classVal(resp)
+		if err.EXISTS {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if isAnyNumber(resp) {
+			output = output.Sub(output, resp.(number))
+		} else {
+			return nil, ArErr{
+				"Runtime Error",
+				"Cannot subtract type '" + typeof(resp) + "'",
+				o.line,
+				o.path,
+				o.code,
+				true,
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return output, ArErr{}
+}
+
+func runOperation(o operationType, stack stack) (any, ArErr) {
+	switch o.operation {
+	case 0:
+		resp, err := calcNegative(o, stack)
+		if err.EXISTS {
+			return resp, err
+		}
+		return resp, ArErr{}
+
+	}
+	panic("Unknown operation: " + fmt.Sprint(o.operation))
+}
diff --git a/src/run.go b/src/run.go
index 4cb683d..d7ae645 100644
--- a/src/run.go
+++ b/src/run.go
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 package main
 
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
 // returns (number|string|nil), error
 func runVal(line any, stack stack) (any, ArErr) {
 	if len(stack) > 500 {
@@ -26,6 +31,7 @@ func runVal(line any, stack stack) (any, ArErr) {
 		return setVariableValue(x, stack)
 	case negative:
 		resp, err := runVal(x.VAL, stack)
+		resp = classVal(resp)
 		if err.EXISTS {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -40,7 +46,10 @@ func runVal(line any, stack stack) (any, ArErr) {
 		}
 	case brackets:
 		return runVal(x.VAL, stack)
+	case operationType:
+		return runOperation(x, stack)
 	}
+	fmt.Println("unreachable", reflect.TypeOf(line))
 	panic("unreachable")
 }
 
diff --git a/src/string.go b/src/string.go
index 0e386d1..d1bcb45 100644
--- a/src/string.go
+++ b/src/string.go
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-type translateString struct {
-	str  string
-	code string
-	line int
-}
-
 var stringCompile = makeRegex("(( *)\"((\\\\([a-z\\\"'`]))|[^\\\"])*\"( *))|(( *)'((\\\\([a-z\\'\"`]))|[^\\'])*'( *))")
 
 func isString(code UNPARSEcode) bool {
diff --git a/src/translate.go b/src/translate.go
index 01b167d..e3560d8 100644
--- a/src/translate.go
+++ b/src/translate.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ type UNPARSEcode struct {
 	path     string
 }
 
-// returns (translateNumber | translateString| nil), success, error, step
+// returns (number | string | nil), success, error, step
 func translateVal(code UNPARSEcode, index int, codelines []UNPARSEcode, isLine bool) (any, bool, ArErr, int) {
 	if isLine {
 		if isBlank(code) {
@@ -19,11 +19,18 @@ func translateVal(code UNPARSEcode, index int, codelines []UNPARSEcode, isLine b
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if isSetVariable(code) {
-		return parseSetVariable(code, index, codelines)
-	} else if isBrackets(code) {
+	if isBrackets(code) {
 		return parseBrackets(code, index, codelines)
-	} else if isNumber(code) {
+	} else if isSetVariable(code) {
+		return parseSetVariable(code, index, codelines)
+	}
+	operation, worked, err, step := parseOperations(code, index, codelines)
+	if worked {
+		return operation, worked, err, step
+	} else if err.EXISTS {
+		return nil, worked, err, step
+	}
+	if isNumber(code) {
 		return parseNumber(code)
 	} else if isNegative(code) {
 		return parseNegative(code, index, codelines)
@@ -39,7 +46,7 @@ func translateVal(code UNPARSEcode, index int, codelines []UNPARSEcode, isLine b
 	return nil, false, ArErr{"Syntax Error", "invalid syntax", code.line, code.path, code.realcode, true}, 1
 }
 
-// returns [](translateNumber | translateString), error
+// returns [](number | string), error
 func translate(codelines []UNPARSEcode) ([]any, ArErr) {
 	translated := []any{}
 	for i := 0; i < len(codelines); {
diff --git a/src/variable.go b/src/variable.go
index db73446..d28dba1 100644
--- a/src/variable.go
+++ b/src/variable.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func setVariableValue(v setVariable, stack stack) (any, ArErr) {
 		for i := len(stack) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 			if _, ok := stack[i][v.name]; ok {
 				stack[i][v.name] = resp
-				return stack, ArErr{}
+				return resp, ArErr{}
 			}
 		}
 		stack[len(stack)-1][v.name] = resp
diff --git a/test.ar b/test.ar
index 0a1c87d..e8bbb63 100644
--- a/test.ar
+++ b/test.ar
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-let f(x) = x
-
-log(f(1))
\ No newline at end of file
+y = time.now()
+log('start')
+time.snooze(1)
+log(1e-250-1--1)
\ No newline at end of file