diff --git a/mist/Makefile b/mist/Makefile
index 08ce5e47..2c7658ed 100644
--- a/mist/Makefile
+++ b/mist/Makefile
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ octagon.o:	octagon.s zp.inc hardware.inc common_defines.inc \
 	keyboard.s \
 	draw_pointer.s \
 	end_level.s \
+	handle_pages.s \
 	octagon_bookshelf.s \
 	octagon_rotation.s \
 	gr_copy.s audio.s text_print.s decompress_fast_v2.s
diff --git a/mist/brother_books.s b/mist/brother_books.s
index 003a2570..c3f7abe4 100644
--- a/mist/brother_books.s
+++ b/mist/brother_books.s
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ yes_touching_red_book:
 	; if have a red page, take it and increment count
 
 	lda	HOLDING_PAGE
+	and	#$c0
 	cmp	#HOLDING_RED_PAGE
 	bne	not_red_page
 
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ yes_touching_red_book:
 
 	inc	RED_PAGE_COUNT	; increment page count
 
+	; in actual game plays sound effect here
+
+	rts
+
 not_red_page:
 
 	lda	#0
@@ -67,6 +72,7 @@ yes_touching_blue_book:
 	; if have a blue page, take it and increment count
 
 	lda	HOLDING_PAGE
+	and	#$c0
 	cmp	#HOLDING_BLUE_PAGE
 	bne	not_blue_page
 
@@ -75,6 +81,10 @@ yes_touching_blue_book:
 
 	inc	BLUE_PAGE_COUNT	; increment page count
 
+	; in actual game plays sound effect here
+
+	rts
+
 not_blue_page:
 
 	lda	#0
diff --git a/mist/draw_pointer.s b/mist/draw_pointer.s
index 66b65457..5457f3e4 100644
--- a/mist/draw_pointer.s
+++ b/mist/draw_pointer.s
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ really_not_special:
 
 finger_point:
 	lda	HOLDING_PAGE
+	and	#$c0
 	beq	real_finger_point
 	cmp	#HOLDING_BLUE_PAGE
 	beq	blue_finger
diff --git a/mist/handle_pages.s b/mist/handle_pages.s
index eb7db8fa..c299de8c 100644
--- a/mist/handle_pages.s
+++ b/mist/handle_pages.s
@@ -9,39 +9,80 @@
 	; A should be page to take (i.e. MECHE_PAGE or similar)
 
 take_blue_page:
+	pha
 	jsr	drop_current_page
+	pla
 
+	pha
 	eor	BLUE_PAGES_TAKEN	; toggle the taken flag
 	sta	BLUE_PAGES_TAKEN
+	pla
 
-	lda	#HOLDING_BLUE_PAGE	; put it in hand
+	ora	#HOLDING_BLUE_PAGE	; put it in hand
 	sta	HOLDING_PAGE
 	rts
 
 take_red_page:
-
+	pha
 	jsr	drop_current_page
+	pla
 
+	pha
 	eor	RED_PAGES_TAKEN
 	sta	RED_PAGES_TAKEN
+	pla
 
-	lda	#HOLDING_RED_PAGE
+	ora	#HOLDING_RED_PAGE
 	sta	HOLDING_PAGE
 	rts
 
 take_white_page:
-
+	pha
 	jsr	drop_current_page
+	pla
 
-;	lda	#1
-;	sta	WHITE_PAGE_TAKEN
+	pha
+	lda	#1
+	sta	WHITE_PAGE_TAKEN
+	pla
 
-	lda	#HOLDING_WHITE_PAGE
+	ora	#HOLDING_WHITE_PAGE
 	sta	HOLDING_PAGE
 	rts
 
-drop_current_page:
-	; FIXME
 
+	; clicked on a page while holding another
+drop_current_page:
+	lda	HOLDING_PAGE
+	and	#$c0
+
+	cmp	#HOLDING_RED_PAGE
+	beq	drop_red_page
+	cmp	#HOLDING_BLUE_PAGE
+	beq	drop_blue_page
+	cmp	#HOLDING_WHITE_PAGE
+	beq	drop_white_page
+
+	; there was no page?
 	rts
 
+drop_white_page:
+	lda	#0
+	sta	WHITE_PAGE_TAKEN
+	rts
+
+drop_red_page:
+	lda	HOLDING_PAGE
+	and	#$3f
+	eor	RED_PAGES_TAKEN
+	sta	RED_PAGES_TAKEN
+	rts
+
+drop_blue_page:
+	lda	HOLDING_PAGE
+	and	#$3f
+	eor	BLUE_PAGES_TAKEN
+	sta	BLUE_PAGES_TAKEN
+	rts
+
+
diff --git a/mist/octagon.s b/mist/octagon.s
index ca15eccc..79fe5c30 100644
--- a/mist/octagon.s
+++ b/mist/octagon.s
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ check_page_close_red:
 
 check_page_close_blue:
 	cmp	#OCTAGON_BLUE_BOOKSHELF
+	bne	done_foreground
 	jsr	draw_octagon_page_close_blue
 
 done_foreground:
diff --git a/mist/zp.inc b/mist/zp.inc
index b1750d0b..8aa63939 100644
--- a/mist/zp.inc
+++ b/mist/zp.inc
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ MECHE_LOCK2	=	$A3
 MECHE_LOCK3	=	$A4
 MECHE_LOCK4	=	$A5
 HOLDING_PAGE	=	$A6
-	HOLDING_RED_PAGE = 1
-	HOLDING_BLUE_PAGE = 2
-	HOLDING_WHITE_PAGE = 3
+	HOLDING_RED_PAGE = $80
+	HOLDING_BLUE_PAGE = $40
+	HOLDING_WHITE_PAGE = $C0
 RED_PAGE_COUNT	=	$A7
 BLUE_PAGE_COUNT	=	$A8
 VIEWER_CHANNEL	=	$A9
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ PUMP_STATE	=	$AD
 BATTERY_CHARGE	=	$AE
 COMPASS_ANGLE	=	$AF
 CRANK_ANGLE	=	$B0
-
+WHITE_PAGE_TAKEN=	$B1
 
 ; done game puzzle state