diff --git a/Qrakhen.Qamp.Core/Qrakhen.Qamp.Core.csproj.Backup.tmp b/Qrakhen.Qamp.Core/Qrakhen.Qamp.Core.csproj.Backup.tmp
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e6a1eb..0000000
--- a/Qrakhen.Qamp.Core/Qrakhen.Qamp.Core.csproj.Backup.tmp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-
-  <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
-    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
-    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
-    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Qrakhen.Loq\Qrakhen.Loq.csproj" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-  <ItemGroup>
-    <Folder Include="Loq\" />
-  </ItemGroup>
-
-</Project>
diff --git a/Qrakhen.Qamp.Core/Tokenization/Reader.cs b/Qrakhen.Qamp.Core/Tokenization/Reader.cs
index 9305574..8c2b99a 100644
--- a/Qrakhen.Qamp.Core/Tokenization/Reader.cs
+++ b/Qrakhen.Qamp.Core/Tokenization/Reader.cs
@@ -320,21 +320,16 @@ public class Reader : IReader<Token>, IDisposable
          '=' => Check('=') ?
                   MakeToken(EqualEqual, buffer + Next()) :
                   MakeToken(Equal, buffer),
-         '<' => Check('~') ?
-                   MakeToken(Equal, buffer + Next()) :
-                   Check(':') ?
-                     MakeToken(Return, buffer + Next()) :
-                     Check('+') ?
-                        MakeToken(PlusEqual, buffer + Next()) :
-                        Check('-') ? 
-                           MakeToken(MinusEqual, buffer + Next()) :
-                           Check('<') ?
-                              MakeToken(BitwiseLeft, buffer + Next()) :
-                              Check('=') ?
-                                 MakeToken(LessEqual, buffer + Next()) :
-                                 Check('>') ?
-                                    MakeToken(TernaryElse, buffer + Next()) :
-                                    MakeToken(Less, buffer),
+         '<' => Peek(1) switch { 
+                  '~' => MakeToken(Equal, buffer + Next()),
+                  ':' => MakeToken(Return, buffer + Next()),
+                  '+' => MakeToken(PlusEqual, buffer + Next()),
+                  '-' => MakeToken(MinusEqual, buffer + Next()),
+                  '<' => MakeToken(BitwiseLeft, buffer + Next()),
+                  '=' => MakeToken(LessEqual, buffer + Next()),
+                  '>' => MakeToken(TernaryElse, buffer + Next()),
+                  _ => MakeToken(Less, buffer)
+                },
          '>' => Check('>') ?
                    MakeToken(BitwiseRight, buffer + Next()) :
                    Check('=') ?