diff --git a/mist/Makefile b/mist/Makefile
index 480b0a30..fb42b487 100644
--- a/mist/Makefile
+++ b/mist/Makefile
@@ -397,7 +397,8 @@ clean:
 			LOADER MIST_TITLE \
 			MIST OCTAGON VIEWER DENTIST \
 			MECHE SELENA SHIP STONEY CHANNEL ARBOR NIBEL \
-			GENERATOR
+			GENERATOR \
+			generate_common
 	cd graphics_title && make clean
 	cd graphics_mist && make clean
 	cd graphics_octagon && make clean
diff --git a/mist/meche.s b/mist/meche.s
index 7b5aa6ac..5bc4bb11 100644
--- a/mist/meche.s
+++ b/mist/meche.s
@@ -266,24 +266,6 @@ no_draw_page:
 	; includes
 	;==========================
 
-.if 0
-	.include	"gr_copy.s"
-	.include	"gr_offsets.s"
-	.include	"gr_pageflip.s"
-	.include	"gr_putsprite_crop.s"
-	.include	"text_print.s"
-	.include	"gr_fast_clear.s"
-	.include	"decompress_fast_v2.s"
-	.include	"keyboard.s"
-	.include	"draw_pointer.s"
-	.include	"end_level.s"
-	.include	"audio.s"
-
-	.include	"common_sprites.inc"
-	.include	"page_sprites.inc"
-
-.endif
-
 	; puzzles
 
 	.include	"meche_rotation.s"
@@ -296,6 +278,7 @@ no_draw_page:
 
 	.include	"link_book_meche.s"
 	.include	"link_book_mist.s"
+	.include	"handle_pages.s"
 
 	; level data
 
diff --git a/mist/meche_rotation.s b/mist/meche_rotation.s
index 1f20a9b0..34affb5b 100644
--- a/mist/meche_rotation.s
+++ b/mist/meche_rotation.s
@@ -3,57 +3,31 @@
 	; book page stuff
 	;==============================
 
-take_blue_page:
+grab_blue_page:
 
 	; FIXME: if we came back we could return page
 	;	should check to see if carrying first
 	;	also what if holding red, click blu
 
 	lda	BLUE_PAGES_TAKEN
-	eor	#MECHE_PAGE
-	sta	BLUE_PAGES_TAKEN
-
-	; FIXME: if holding another page, put it down?
-
 	and	#MECHE_PAGE
-	beq	dropped_blue_page
+	bne	missing_page
 
-	lda	#HOLDING_BLUE_PAGE
-	sta	HOLDING_PAGE
-	rts
+	lda	#MECHE_PAGE
+	jmp	take_blue_page
 
-dropped_blue_page:
-	lda	#0
-	sta	HOLDING_PAGE
-
-	rts
-
-take_red_page:
-
-	; FIXME: if we came back we could return page
-	;	should check to see if carrying first
-	;	also what if holding red, click blu
+grab_red_page:
 
 	lda	RED_PAGES_TAKEN
-	eor	#MECHE_PAGE
-	sta	RED_PAGES_TAKEN
-
-	; FIXME: if holding another page, put it down?
-
 	and	#MECHE_PAGE
-	beq	dropped_red_page
+	bne	missing_page
 
-	lda	#HOLDING_RED_PAGE
-	sta	HOLDING_PAGE
+	lda	#MECHE_PAGE
+	jmp	take_red_page
+
+missing_page:
 	rts
 
-dropped_red_page:
-	lda	#0
-	sta	HOLDING_PAGE
-
-	rts
-
-
 
 
 enter_blue_secret: