diff --git a/ReflexToQ3/includes/oopless-parser.cpp b/ReflexToQ3/includes/oopless-parser.cpp
index a2c905c..a196697 100644
--- a/ReflexToQ3/includes/oopless-parser.cpp
+++ b/ReflexToQ3/includes/oopless-parser.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 bool is_ebrush(const std::vector<std::string> &input) {
+using namespace std;
 #define KEYWORD_ENTBRUSH1 "type Teleporter"
 #define KEYWORD_ENTBRUSH2 "type JumpPad"
 #define KEYWORD_ENTBRUSH3 "type RaceStart"
@@ -21,6 +22,25 @@ bool is_ebrush(const std::vector<std::string> &input) {
     return false;
 }
 
+
+vector<string> extract_brush(const vector<string> &entity) {
+    bool brushent = false;
+    unsigned int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < entity.size(); ++i) {
+        if (entity[i].find(KEYWORD_BRUSH) != string::npos) {
+            brushent = true;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    vector<string> output(entity.size() - i);
+    if (brushent) {
+        // entity.begin() + i = vector that begins with KEYWORD_BRUSH
+        // parsing functions will expect only the contents underneath the keyword.
+        move((entity.begin() + i), entity.end(), output.begin());
+    }
+    return output;
+}
+
 // place holding functions to test proper control flow.
 bool write(const struct TBrush &geometry, 
            ofstream &fout,
@@ -62,20 +82,7 @@ void write(const vector<string> &entity,
     2. Searches through and splits the vector.
     3. Recombines the brush vector.
     (4. Sends the vector to parse the brush through again.)*/
-   bool brushent = false;
-   unsigned int i;
-    for (i = 0; i < entity.size(); ++i) {
-        if (entity[i].find(KEYWORD_BRUSH) != string::npos) {
-            brushent = true;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    vector<string> brush(entity.size() - i);
-    if (brushent) {
-        // entity.begin() + i = vector that begins with KEYWORD_BRUSH
-        // parsing functions will expect only the contents underneath the keyword.
-        move((entity.begin() + i), entity.end(), brush.begin());
-    }
+    vector<string> brush = extract_brush(entity);
     vector<string> converted = e.convert(entity);
     if (converted.empty()) {
         return;
@@ -84,7 +91,7 @@ void write(const vector<string> &entity,
     for (const string &s : converted) {
         fo << s;
     }
-    if (brushent) {
+    if (brush.size() > 0) {
         stringstream ss;
         string line;
         copy(brush.begin(), brush.end(), ostream_iterator<string>(ss, "\n"));
@@ -94,28 +101,6 @@ void write(const vector<string> &entity,
     fo << "}" << endl;
 }
 
-// entities will vary widely depending on their type and available flags.
-// for now, acquire entity data, and handle their conversion in the write methods.
-vector<string> get_entity(ifstream &f) {
-    vector<string> output;
-    string line;
-    unsigned int pos = f.tellg();
-    while (getline(f, line)) {
-        // stop when
-        // entity or a prefab keyword
-        // brush keyword and the entity is not of the type teleporter or jumppad.
-        if ((line.find(KEYWORD_ENTITY) != string::npos || 
-            line.find(KEYWORD_PREFAB) != string::npos) || (
-            line.find(KEYWORD_BRUSH) != string::npos && !is_ebrush(output))) {
-                f.seekg(pos);
-                return output;
-        } else {
-            output.push_back(line);
-        }
-        pos = f.tellg();
-    }
-}
-
 void parse_prefab(ifstream &f, 
                   ofstream &out, 
                   void (*b) (stringstream &, const vector<TPlanePoints> &),
@@ -125,7 +110,7 @@ void parse_prefab(ifstream &f,
     if (l.find(KEYWORD_BRUSH) != string::npos) {
         write(parse_brush<ifstream>(f), out, b);
     } else if (l.find(KEYWORD_ENTITY) != string::npos) {
-        entities.push_back(get_entity(f));
+        entities.push_back(get_entity<ifstream>(f));
     }
 }
 
@@ -153,7 +138,7 @@ bool convertmap(const char * const infile,
             line.find(KEYWORD_GLOBAL) != string::npos) {
                 parse_prefab(fin, fout, brushdef, entities);
         } else if (line.find(KEYWORD_ENTITY) != string::npos) {
-                entities.push_back(get_entity(fin));
+                entities.push_back(get_entity<ifstream>(fin));
         } else if (line.find(KEYWORD_BRUSH) != string::npos) {
                 write(parse_brush<ifstream>(fin), fout, brushdef);
         }
diff --git a/ReflexToQ3/includes/oopless-parser.hpp b/ReflexToQ3/includes/oopless-parser.hpp
index 92ccbae..c93856d 100644
--- a/ReflexToQ3/includes/oopless-parser.hpp
+++ b/ReflexToQ3/includes/oopless-parser.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 #include <queue>
 #include "EntityConverter.hpp"
 
-bool is_ebrush(const std::vector<std::string>&);
+bool is_ebrush(const std::vector<std::string> &);
+
+std::vector<std::string> extract_brush(const std::vector<std::string> &);
 
 struct TBrush override_textures(struct TBrush, const char*);
 
@@ -23,8 +25,6 @@ void write(const std::vector<std::string> &,
            void (*f) (std::stringstream &, const std::vector<TPlanePoints> &),
            EntityConverter &);
 
-std::vector<std::string> get_entity(std::ifstream &);
-
 void parse_prefab(std::ifstream &, 
                   std::ofstream &,
                   void (*f) (std::stringstream &, const std::vector<TPlanePoints> &),
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ bool convertmap(const char * const,
                 void (*f) (std::stringstream &, const std::vector<TPlanePoints> &),
                 std::vector<std::vector<std::string> > &);
 
+
 #define KEYWORD_ENTITY      "entity"
 #define KEYWORD_BRUSH       "brush"
 #define KEYWORD_VERTICES    "vertices"
@@ -42,6 +43,28 @@ bool convertmap(const char * const,
 #define KEYWORD_GLOBAL      "global"
 #define KEYWORD_PREFAB      "prefab"
 
+template <class STREAMOBJ>
+std::vector<std::string> get_entity(STREAMOBJ &f) {
+using namespace std;
+    vector<string> output;
+    string line;
+    unsigned int pos = f.tellg();
+    while (getline(f, line)) {
+        // stop when
+        // entity or a prefab keyword
+        // brush keyword and the entity is not of the type teleporter or jumppad.
+        if ((line.find(KEYWORD_ENTITY) != string::npos || 
+            line.find(KEYWORD_PREFAB) != string::npos) || (
+            line.find(KEYWORD_BRUSH) != string::npos && !is_ebrush(output))) {
+                f.seekg(pos);
+                return output;
+        } else {
+            output.push_back(line);
+        }
+        pos = f.tellg();
+    }
+}
+
 template <class STREAMOBJ>
 std::vector<Eigen::Vector3f> parse_vertices(STREAMOBJ &f) {
 using namespace std;