diff --git a/langs/evildoer/io.c b/langs/evildoer/io.c
index 7ef82281..b7d9a398 100644
--- a/langs/evildoer/io.c
+++ b/langs/evildoer/io.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 val_t read_byte(void)
 {
   char c = getc(in);
-  return (c == EOF) ? val_wrap_eof() : val_wrap_int(c);  
+  return (c == EOF) ? val_wrap_eof() : val_wrap_byte(c);
 }
 
 val_t peek_byte(void)
diff --git a/langs/evildoer/values.c b/langs/evildoer/values.c
index 9bd2a704..bfdcf630 100644
--- a/langs/evildoer/values.c
+++ b/langs/evildoer/values.c
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ val_t val_wrap_int(int64_t i)
 {
   return (i << int_shift) | int_type_tag;
 }
+val_t val_wrap_byte(unsigned char b)
+{
+  return (b << int_shift) | int_type_tag;
+}
 
 int val_unwrap_bool(val_t x)
 {
diff --git a/langs/evildoer/values.h b/langs/evildoer/values.h
index 39cc43df..44f1c536 100644
--- a/langs/evildoer/values.h
+++ b/langs/evildoer/values.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type_t val_typeof(val_t x);
  */
 int64_t val_unwrap_int(val_t x);
 val_t val_wrap_int(int64_t i);
+val_t val_wrap_byte(unsigned char b);
 
 int val_unwrap_bool(val_t x);
 val_t val_wrap_bool(int b);
diff --git a/langs/extort/io.c b/langs/extort/io.c
index 7ef82281..b7d9a398 100644
--- a/langs/extort/io.c
+++ b/langs/extort/io.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 val_t read_byte(void)
 {
   char c = getc(in);
-  return (c == EOF) ? val_wrap_eof() : val_wrap_int(c);  
+  return (c == EOF) ? val_wrap_eof() : val_wrap_byte(c);
 }
 
 val_t peek_byte(void)
diff --git a/langs/extort/values.c b/langs/extort/values.c
index 9bd2a704..bfdcf630 100644
--- a/langs/extort/values.c
+++ b/langs/extort/values.c
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ val_t val_wrap_int(int64_t i)
 {
   return (i << int_shift) | int_type_tag;
 }
+val_t val_wrap_byte(unsigned char b)
+{
+  return (b << int_shift) | int_type_tag;
+}
 
 int val_unwrap_bool(val_t x)
 {
diff --git a/langs/extort/values.h b/langs/extort/values.h
index 39cc43df..44f1c536 100644
--- a/langs/extort/values.h
+++ b/langs/extort/values.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type_t val_typeof(val_t x);
  */
 int64_t val_unwrap_int(val_t x);
 val_t val_wrap_int(int64_t i);
+val_t val_wrap_byte(unsigned char b);
 
 int val_unwrap_bool(val_t x);
 val_t val_wrap_bool(int b);
diff --git a/langs/fraud/io.c b/langs/fraud/io.c
index 7ef82281..b7d9a398 100644
--- a/langs/fraud/io.c
+++ b/langs/fraud/io.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 val_t read_byte(void)
 {
   char c = getc(in);
-  return (c == EOF) ? val_wrap_eof() : val_wrap_int(c);  
+  return (c == EOF) ? val_wrap_eof() : val_wrap_byte(c);
 }
 
 val_t peek_byte(void)
diff --git a/langs/fraud/values.c b/langs/fraud/values.c
index 9bd2a704..bfdcf630 100644
--- a/langs/fraud/values.c
+++ b/langs/fraud/values.c
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ val_t val_wrap_int(int64_t i)
 {
   return (i << int_shift) | int_type_tag;
 }
+val_t val_wrap_byte(unsigned char b)
+{
+  return (b << int_shift) | int_type_tag;
+}
 
 int val_unwrap_bool(val_t x)
 {
diff --git a/langs/fraud/values.h b/langs/fraud/values.h
index 39cc43df..44f1c536 100644
--- a/langs/fraud/values.h
+++ b/langs/fraud/values.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type_t val_typeof(val_t x);
  */
 int64_t val_unwrap_int(val_t x);
 val_t val_wrap_int(int64_t i);
+val_t val_wrap_byte(unsigned char b);
 
 int val_unwrap_bool(val_t x);
 val_t val_wrap_bool(int b);
diff --git a/langs/hoax/io.c b/langs/hoax/io.c
index 7ef82281..b7d9a398 100644
--- a/langs/hoax/io.c
+++ b/langs/hoax/io.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 val_t read_byte(void)
 {
   char c = getc(in);
-  return (c == EOF) ? val_wrap_eof() : val_wrap_int(c);  
+  return (c == EOF) ? val_wrap_eof() : val_wrap_byte(c);
 }
 
 val_t peek_byte(void)
diff --git a/langs/hoax/values.c b/langs/hoax/values.c
index a61d65e6..b7e95f40 100644
--- a/langs/hoax/values.c
+++ b/langs/hoax/values.c
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ val_t val_wrap_int(int64_t i)
 {
   return (i << int_shift) | int_type_tag;
 }
+val_t val_wrap_byte(unsigned char b)
+{
+  return (b << int_shift) | int_type_tag;
+}
 
 int val_unwrap_bool(val_t x)
 {
diff --git a/langs/hoax/values.h b/langs/hoax/values.h
index 4cc48bbe..b6ac44f9 100644
--- a/langs/hoax/values.h
+++ b/langs/hoax/values.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type_t val_typeof(val_t x);
  */
 int64_t val_unwrap_int(val_t x);
 val_t val_wrap_int(int64_t i);
+val_t val_wrap_byte(unsigned char b);
 
 int val_unwrap_bool(val_t x);
 val_t val_wrap_bool(int b);
diff --git a/langs/hustle/io.c b/langs/hustle/io.c
index 7ef82281..b7d9a398 100644
--- a/langs/hustle/io.c
+++ b/langs/hustle/io.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 val_t read_byte(void)
 {
   char c = getc(in);
-  return (c == EOF) ? val_wrap_eof() : val_wrap_int(c);  
+  return (c == EOF) ? val_wrap_eof() : val_wrap_byte(c);
 }
 
 val_t peek_byte(void)
diff --git a/langs/hustle/values.c b/langs/hustle/values.c
index 3330f8d2..b96fffbf 100644
--- a/langs/hustle/values.c
+++ b/langs/hustle/values.c
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ val_t val_wrap_int(int64_t i)
 {
   return (i << int_shift) | int_type_tag;
 }
+val_t val_wrap_byte(unsigned char b)
+{
+  return (b << int_shift) | int_type_tag;
+}
 
 int val_unwrap_bool(val_t x)
 {
diff --git a/langs/hustle/values.h b/langs/hustle/values.h
index 92e67e5b..ceab2e0a 100644
--- a/langs/hustle/values.h
+++ b/langs/hustle/values.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type_t val_typeof(val_t x);
  */
 int64_t val_unwrap_int(val_t x);
 val_t val_wrap_int(int64_t i);
+val_t val_wrap_byte(unsigned char b);
 
 int val_unwrap_bool(val_t x);
 val_t val_wrap_bool(int b);
diff --git a/langs/iniquity/io.c b/langs/iniquity/io.c
index 7ef82281..b7d9a398 100644
--- a/langs/iniquity/io.c
+++ b/langs/iniquity/io.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 val_t read_byte(void)
 {
   char c = getc(in);
-  return (c == EOF) ? val_wrap_eof() : val_wrap_int(c);  
+  return (c == EOF) ? val_wrap_eof() : val_wrap_byte(c);
 }
 
 val_t peek_byte(void)
diff --git a/langs/iniquity/values.c b/langs/iniquity/values.c
index a61d65e6..62bca18c 100644
--- a/langs/iniquity/values.c
+++ b/langs/iniquity/values.c
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ int64_t val_unwrap_int(val_t x)
 {
   return x >> int_shift;
 }
+val_t val_wrap_byte(unsigned char b)
+{
+  return (b << int_shift) | int_type_tag;
+}
 val_t val_wrap_int(int64_t i)
 {
   return (i << int_shift) | int_type_tag;
diff --git a/langs/iniquity/values.h b/langs/iniquity/values.h
index 4cc48bbe..b6ac44f9 100644
--- a/langs/iniquity/values.h
+++ b/langs/iniquity/values.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type_t val_typeof(val_t x);
  */
 int64_t val_unwrap_int(val_t x);
 val_t val_wrap_int(int64_t i);
+val_t val_wrap_byte(unsigned char b);
 
 int val_unwrap_bool(val_t x);
 val_t val_wrap_bool(int b);