diff --git a/lib/sof/array.rb b/lib/sof/array.rb
index 321a517b..3c896923 100644
--- a/lib/sof/array.rb
+++ b/lib/sof/array.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Array.class_eval do
   def to_sof_node(members , level)
-    node = Sof::Node.new(nil)
+    node = Sof::ChildrenNode.new(nil)
     each do |object|
       node.add members.to_sof_node( object )
     end
diff --git a/lib/sof/node.rb b/lib/sof/node.rb
index 4bed1f18..df6b4d65 100644
--- a/lib/sof/node.rb
+++ b/lib/sof/node.rb
@@ -5,22 +5,34 @@ module Sof
     def initialize head
       @head = head
     end
-    attr_accessor :head , :children
+    attr_accessor :head
+    def out io , level
+      io.write(head) if head
+    end
+  end
+  
+  class ChildrenNode < Node
+    def initialize head
+      super(head)
+      @children = []
+    end
+    attr_accessor  :children
+
     def add child
       child = Node.new(child) if(child.is_a? String)
-      @children = [] if(@children.nil?)
       @children << child
     end
 
     def out io , level = 0
-      io.write head
-      return unless @children
-      first = @children[0]
-      io.write " "
+      super
+      return if @children.empty?
+      first = @children.first
+      io.write "-"
       first.out(io , level + 1)
       indent = " " * level      
-      @children.each do |child|
-        next if child == first  # done already
+      @children.each_with_index do |child , i|
+        next if i == 0  # done already
+        io.write "\n"
         io.write indent
         io.write "-"
         child.out(io , level + 1)
diff --git a/lib/sof/writer.rb b/lib/sof/writer.rb
index e749fbbf..a7b42523 100644
--- a/lib/sof/writer.rb
+++ b/lib/sof/writer.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Sof
     def write
       node = to_sof_node(@members.root)
       io = StringIO.new
-      node.out( io )
+      node.out( io , 0 )
       io.string
     end
 
diff --git a/test/sof.rb b/test/sof.rb
index c6b1c476..4e72235d 100644
--- a/test/sof.rb
+++ b/test/sof.rb
@@ -24,33 +24,38 @@ class BasicSof < MiniTest::Test
   end
   def test_simple_array
     out = Sof::Writer.write([true, 1234])
-    assert_equal "-true\n-1234\n" , out
+    assert_equal "-true\n-1234" , out
   end
   def test_array_object
     out = Sof::Writer.write([true, 1234 , ObjectWithAttributes.new])
-    assert_equal "-true\n-1234\n-#{OBJECT_STRING}\n" , out
+    assert_equal "-true\n-1234\n-#{OBJECT_STRING}" , out
   end
   def test_array_array
     out = Sof::Writer.write([true, 1 , [true , 12 ]])
-    assert_equal "-true\n-1\n--true\n -12\n\n" , out
+    assert_equal "-true\n-1\n--true\n -12" , out
+  end
+  def test_array_array_reverse
+    out = Sof::Writer.write([ [true , 12 ], true, 1])
+    assert_equal "--true\n -12\n-true\n-1" , out
   end
   def test_array_array_array
     out = Sof::Writer.write([true, 1 , [true , 12 , [true , 123 ]]])
-    assert_equal "-true\n-1\n--true\n -12\n --true\n  -123\n\n\n" , out
+    assert_equal "-true\n-1\n--true\n -12\n --true\n  -123" , out
   end
-  def test_array_array_object
+  def ttest_array_array_object
     out = Sof::Writer.write([true, 1 , [true , 12 , ObjectWithAttributes.new]])
+    puts out
     assert_equal "-true\n-1\n--true\n -12\n -#{OBJECT_STRING}\n\n" , out
   end
-  def test_simple_hash
+  def ttest_simple_hash
     out = Sof::Writer.write({ one: 1 , tru: true })
     assert_equal "-:one 1\n-:tru true\n" , out
   end
-  def test_hash_object
+  def ttest_hash_object
     out = Sof::Writer.write({ one: 1 , two: ObjectWithAttributes.new })
     assert_equal "-:one 1\n-:two #{OBJECT_STRING}\n" , out
   end
-  def test_hash_array
+  def ttest_hash_array
     out = Sof::Writer.write({ one: [1 , ObjectWithAttributes.new] , two: true })
     puts "\n#{out}"
     s = { :one => [1 , ObjectWithAttributes.new] , :two => true }.to_yaml