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diff --git a/fth/member.fth b/fth/member.fth
index 3ff53d7..ceccc55 100644
--- a/fth/member.fth
+++ b/fth/member.fth
@@ -41,12 +41,18 @@ decimal
 ;
 
 \ Variables shared with object oriented code.
-    VARIABLE OB-STATE  ( Compilation state. )
-    VARIABLE OB-CURRENT-CLASS  ( ABS_CLASS_BASE of current class )
-    1 constant OB_DEF_CLASS   ( defining a class )
-    2 constant OB_DEF_STRUCT  ( defining a structure )
+VARIABLE OB-STATE  ( Compilation state. )
+VARIABLE OB-CURRENT-CLASS  ( ABS_CLASS_BASE of current class )
+1 constant OB_DEF_CLASS   ( defining a class )
+2 constant OB_DEF_STRUCT  ( defining a structure )
 
-4 constant OB_OFFSET_SIZE
+\ A member contains:
+\   cell size of data in bytes (1, 2, cell)
+\   cell offset within structure
+
+cell 1- constant CELL_MASK
+cell negate constant -CELL
+cell constant OB_OFFSET_SIZE
 
 : OB.OFFSET@ ( member_def -- offset ) @ ;
 : OB.OFFSET, ( value -- ) , ;
@@ -60,7 +66,7 @@ decimal
     ABS     ( -- |+-b| )
     ob-current-class @ ( -- b addr-space)
     tuck @          ( as #b c , current space needed )
-    over 3 and 0=        ( multiple of four? )
+    over CELL_MASK and 0=        ( multiple of cell? )
     IF
         aligned
     ELSE
@@ -147,7 +153,7 @@ decimal
 
 \ Aliases
 : APTR    ( <name> -- ) long ;
-: RPTR    ( <name> -- ) -4 bytes ; \ relative relocatable pointer 00001
+: RPTR    ( <name> -- ) -cell bytes ; \ relative relocatable pointer 00001
 : ULONG   ( <name> -- ) long ;
 
 : STRUCT ( <struct> <new_ivar> -- , define a structure as an ivar )