diff --git a/src/mule/mule_main.cpp b/src/mule/mule_main.cpp
index c66f9005..54c38c44 100644
--- a/src/mule/mule_main.cpp
+++ b/src/mule/mule_main.cpp
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ few_params1(Pair *pairs, int count, Function_No_Params_Type *no_params_type){
 }
 
 static void
-type_coverage_eval_tests(void){
-  
+type_coverage_eval_tests(void)
+{
   Basics basics = {-1, 1, -2, 2, -4, 4, -8, 8, 1.5f, 1.50000000000001};
   Basics_Stdint basics_stdint = {-1, 1, -2, 2, -4, 4, -8, 8, 1.5f, 1.50000000000001};
   
@@ -432,6 +432,10 @@ type_coverage_eval_tests(void){
     OutputDebugStringA("\n");
   }
   
+  const int32_t x1 = 3;
+  const int32_t y1 = -10;
+  const int32_t z1 = x1 + y1;
+  
   int x = (int)(Anonymous_D);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/text_cache/text_cache.c b/src/text_cache/text_cache.c
index a25dd24f..08e6af17 100644
--- a/src/text_cache/text_cache.c
+++ b/src/text_cache/text_cache.c
@@ -1377,6 +1377,7 @@ txt_token_array_from_string__disasm_x64_intel(Arena *arena, U64 *bytes_processed
     B32 string_is_char = 0;
     S32 brace_nest = 0;
     S32 paren_nest = 0;
+    S32 string_tick_nest = 0;
     for(U64 advance = 0; off <= string.size; off += advance)
     {
       U8 byte      = (off+0 < string.size) ? string.str[off+0] : 0;
@@ -1425,6 +1426,13 @@ txt_token_array_from_string__disasm_x64_intel(Arena *arena, U64 *bytes_processed
             advance = 1;
             string_is_char = 0;
           }
+          else if(byte == '`')
+          {
+            active_token_start_off = off;
+            active_token_kind = TXT_TokenKind_String;
+            advance = 1;
+            string_tick_nest += 1;
+          }
           else if(('0' <= byte && byte <= '9') || (byte == '.' && '0' <= next_byte && next_byte <= '9'))
           {
             active_token_start_off = off;
@@ -1479,11 +1487,20 @@ txt_token_array_from_string__disasm_x64_intel(Arena *arena, U64 *bytes_processed
         }break;
         case TXT_TokenKind_String:
         {
-          U8 ender_byte = string_is_char ? '\'' : '"';
+          U8 ender_byte = (string_tick_nest > 0 ? '\'' :
+                           string_is_char ? '\''
+                           : '"');
           if(!escaped && byte == ender_byte)
           {
-            ender_found = 1;
-            advance = 1;
+            if(string_tick_nest > 0)
+            {
+              string_tick_nest -= 1;
+            }
+            if(string_tick_nest == 0)
+            {
+              ender_found = 1;
+              advance = 1;
+            }
           }
           else if(escaped)
           {
@@ -1495,6 +1512,10 @@ txt_token_array_from_string__disasm_x64_intel(Arena *arena, U64 *bytes_processed
             escaped = 1;
             advance = 1;
           }
+          else if(string_tick_nest > 0 && byte == '`')
+          {
+            string_tick_nest += 1;
+          }
           else
           {
             U8 byte_class = utf8_class[byte>>3];