--- a/modules/dict.tp	Wed Aug 28 01:05:14 2013 -0700
+++ b/modules/dict.tp	Wed Aug 28 01:05:29 2013 -0700
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
-#{
-	//requires only that keys support equality
-	linear <- {
+{
+	linearWithEls <- :els {
 		key:val <- :k v {
 			#{
 				key <- k
 				val <- v
 			}
 		}
-		els <- #[]
 		find <- :tofind {
 			idx <- 0
 			while: {
@@ -64,8 +62,21 @@
 				}
 			}
 
+			map <- :fun {
+				newels <- #[]
+				foreach: els :idx el {
+					newels append: (key: (el key) val: (fun: (el val)))
+				}
+				linearWithEls: newels
+			}
+
 			length <- { els length }
 		}
 	}
-
+	#{
+		//requires only that keys support equality
+		linear <- {
+			linearWithEls: #[]
+		}
+	}
 }