diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e334c52..abcb734 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ go.sum
 autogenpb*
 testfiles/testfiles
 example/example
+small/small
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2b9bb7d..068d8a1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ BUILDTIME = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d_%H%M)
 
 simple: build
 	# make -C example clean simpleMutexGlobal goimports vet
-	# make -C example clean simpleMutexProtoc goimports vet
+	make -C example clean simpleMutexProtoc goimports vet
 
 full: install clean auto goimports vet build test install
 	@echo everything worked and the example ran
diff --git a/addMutex.go b/addMutex.go
index 0bc4e19..dfb091c 100644
--- a/addMutex.go
+++ b/addMutex.go
@@ -105,10 +105,7 @@ func (pf *File) structMatch(line string) bool {
 	start = "type " + msg.Name + " struct {"
 	if strings.HasPrefix(line, start) {
 		msg.MutexFound = true
-		if argv.Marshal {
-			// msg.Lockname = "fruitMu.Lock"
-			return false
-		}
+		// msg.Lockname = "x.Lock"
 		return true
 	}
 
@@ -116,10 +113,7 @@ func (pf *File) structMatch(line string) bool {
 		start = "type " + msg.Name + " struct {"
 		if strings.HasPrefix(line, start) {
 			msg.MutexFound = true
-			if argv.Marshal {
-				// msg.Lockname = "fruitMu.Lock"
-				return false
-			}
+			// msg.Lockname = "x.Lock"
 			return true
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index d50dfad..5670f61 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ type args struct {
 	Package  string `arg:"--package"                  help:"the package name"`
 	Proto    string `arg:"--proto"                    help:"the .proto filename"`
 	Mutex    bool   `arg:"--mutex"   default:"true"   help:"insert a mutex into protoc .pb.go file"`
-	Marshal  bool   `arg:"--marshal" default:"true"   help:"if you need Marshal(), per-message Mutex's fail for some reason"`
 	Delete   bool   `arg:"--delete"                   help:"use delete with copy experiment"`
-	DryRun   bool   `arg:"--dry-run"                  help:"show what would be run"`
+	DryRun   bool   `arg:"--dry-run"                  help:"check the .proto syntax, but don't do anything"`
 	GoSrc    string `arg:"--go-src"                   help:"default is ~/go/src. could be set to your go.work path"`
 	GoPath   string `arg:"--gopath"                   help:"the gopath of this repo"`
 	Identify string `arg:"--identify"                 help:"identify file"`
diff --git a/example/Makefile b/example/Makefile
index 66edeaf..c8b849f 100644
--- a/example/Makefile
+++ b/example/Makefile
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ goimports:
 clean:
 	-rm -f go.*
 	-rm -f *.pb.go
-	-rm -f example basket.pb
+	-rm -f example
diff --git a/example/main.go b/example/main.go
index 078dbce..490421e 100644
--- a/example/main.go
+++ b/example/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-//go:build go1.20
-// +build go1.20
-
 package main
 
 import (
@@ -15,33 +12,75 @@ import (
 var VERSION string
 var BUILDTIME string
 
-var sortmap map[string]string
-var marshalKeys []string
-var uniqueKeys []string
-
 var counter int = rand.Intn(100)
 
 func main() {
 	var pb *Fruits
-	// pb = NewFruits()
 	pb = new(Fruits)
-	// attempt to load basket.pb
 	if err := pb.loadBasket(); err != nil {
-		log.Info("load basket failed. running this for the first time?")
-		a := pb.getNewFruit()
-		pb.Fruits = append(pb.Fruits, a)
-		pb.printTable()
+		log.Info("First time user?")
 	}
-	if err := pb.saveBasket(); err != nil {
+	// attempt to load basket.pb
+	fruit := &Fruit{
+		Brand: "mom",
+		City:  "New NewYork",
+		UPC:   "2000",
+	}
+	pb.Fruits = append(pb.Fruits, fruit)
+
+	a := &Fruit{
+		Brand: "fry",
+		City:  "the moon",
+		UPC:   "2001",
+	}
+	pb.Fruits = append(pb.Fruits, a)
+
+	b := pb.getNewFruit()
+	pb.Fruits = append(pb.Fruits, b)
+
+	pb.saveBasket()
+
+	if err := pb.loadBasket(); err != nil {
 		badExit(err)
 	}
-	if pb == nil {
-		badExit(fmt.Errorf("pb == nil This should not have happened"))
-	}
-	pb.addThings()
 	pb.printTable()
-	pb.saveBasket()
-	pb.sortTable(100)
+}
+
+func (pb *Fruits) addFruits(i int) {
+	var x int
+	for x < i {
+		x += 1
+		b := pb.getNewFruit()
+		pb.Fruits = append(pb.Fruits, b)
+	}
+}
+
+func (pb *Fruits) getNewFruit() *Fruit {
+	counter += rand.Intn(10)
+	upc := fmt.Sprintf("%d", counter)
+
+	a := &Fruit{
+		Brand: "fry",
+		City:  "the moon",
+		UPC:   upc,
+	}
+	return a
+}
+
+func (pb *Fruits) saveBasket() error {
+	data, err := pb.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	w, err := os.OpenFile("basket.pb", os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	w.Write(data)
+	w.Close()
+	log.Info("saved basket.pb ok")
+	return nil
 }
 
 func badExit(err error) {
@@ -49,36 +88,29 @@ func badExit(err error) {
 	os.Exit(-1)
 }
 
-func (pb *Fruits) getNewFruit() *Fruit {
-	counter += rand.Intn(100)
-	upc := fmt.Sprintf("%d", counter)
-	fut := &Fruit{
-		Brand: "mom",
-		City:  "New NewYork",
-		UPC:   upc,
+func (pb *Fruits) loadBasket() error {
+	if pb == nil {
+		pb = new(Fruits)
 	}
-	return fut
+	data, err := os.ReadFile("basket.pb")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := pb.Unmarshal(data); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Info("loaded basket.pb ok")
+	return nil
 }
-
-/*
-	x := new(Fruit)
-	x = &Fruit{
-		Brand: "fry",
-		City:  "Germany",
-	}
-	pb.printTable()
-
-	testAppend(x)
-*/
-
 func (pb *Fruits) printTable() {
 	var count int
 	all := pb.All()
 	for all.Scan() {
 		tmp := all.Next()
 		count += 1
-		log.Printf("found %d %s %s\n", count, tmp.Brand, tmp.City)
-		if count > 5 {
+		log.Printf("found %d %s %s %s\n", count, tmp.Brand, tmp.City, tmp.UPC)
+		if count > 10 {
 			break
 		}
 	}
@@ -98,74 +130,3 @@ func (pb *Fruits) sortTable(i int) {
 	}
 	log.Printf("Total entries: %d\n", pb.Len())
 }
-
-// adds 10 new entries
-func (pb *Fruits) addThings() {
-	var added int
-	var count int = rand.Intn(10000)
-	// var base string = "bender"
-	for {
-		count += rand.Intn(1000)
-		var found bool
-		name := fmt.Sprintf("bender%d", count)
-		all := pb.All()
-		for all.Scan() {
-			tmp := all.Next()
-			if tmp.Brand == name {
-				// log.Printf("tmp name EQUAL %d %s vs %s city = %s len=%d\n", count, tmp.Brand, name, tmp.City, pb.Len())
-				found = true
-				break
-			}
-			// log.Printf("DID NOT EXIST %d %s vs %s city = %s len=%d\n", count, tmp.Brand, name, tmp.City, pb.Len())
-		}
-		if found {
-			continue
-		}
-		// log.Printf("DID NOT EXIST %d %s len=%d\n", count, name, pb.Len())
-		tmp := new(Fruit)
-		tmp.Brand = name
-		tmp.City = "paris"
-		if pb.AppendUniqueByBrand(tmp) {
-			// log.Printf("AppendUniqueBrand() ok   len=%s %s %d\n", tmp.Brand, tmp.City, pb.Len())
-		} else {
-			badExit(fmt.Errorf("AppendUniqueByBrand() ERROR len=%s %s %d\n", tmp.Brand, tmp.City, pb.Len()))
-		}
-		pb.Append(tmp)
-		added += 1
-		if added > 10 {
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (pb *Fruits) saveBasket() error {
-	data, err := pb.Marshal()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	w, err := os.OpenFile("basket.pb", os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0644)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	w.Write(data)
-	w.Close()
-	log.Info("saved basket.pb ok")
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (pb *Fruits) loadBasket() error {
-	if pb == nil {
-		pb = new(Fruits)
-	}
-	data, err := os.ReadFile("basket.pb")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if err := pb.Unmarshal(data); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	log.Info("loaded basket.pb ok")
-	return nil
-}