diff --git a/src/Mbl.hs b/src/Mbl.hs
index 8e010f1..5bbb623 100644
--- a/src/Mbl.hs
+++ b/src/Mbl.hs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import qualified Lens.Micro                    as L
 import           Data.List                      ( find
                                                 , intercalate
                                                 , sortBy
+                                                , groupBy
                                                 )
 import           Lens.Micro                     ( (&)
                                                 , (^.)
@@ -79,7 +80,8 @@ showMBLs mbls = intercalate
   storeRefs :: MBL -> T.State (Map.Map ByteString Char) String
   storeRefs m = do
     let as = scaleWait minimumTick (actions m)
-    charActions <- CM.mapM storeLongActions as
+    charActions <- (CM.mapM . CM.mapM) storeLongActions
+      $ groupBy (\a b -> isPrint a == True && isPrint b == True) as
     return $ intercalate
       ""
       [ maybe
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ showMBLs mbls = intercalate
               <> ": "
           )
         $ name m
-      , BS.unpack $ BS.intercalate "" charActions
+      , BS.unpack $ BS.intercalate "" $ BS.intercalate "|" <$> charActions
       , show $ repeat m
       ]
   storeLongActions :: Action -> T.State (Map.Map ByteString Char) ByteString
@@ -109,9 +111,14 @@ showMBLs mbls = intercalate
       else pure $ escapedA
       where escapedA = escape a
 
+isPrint :: Action -> Bool
+isPrint a = case a of
+  Print _ -> True
+  _       -> False
+
 escape :: ByteString -> ByteString
 escape = BS.concatMap escape'
-  where escape' c = if c == '-' then "\\-" else BS.singleton c
+  where escape' c = if c == '-' || c == '|' then BS.snoc "\\" c else BS.singleton c
 
 scaleWait :: D.Microseconds -> [Action] -> [Action]
 scaleWait g as = concatMap scale as
diff --git a/test/MblSpec.hs b/test/MblSpec.hs
index b38494b..e479c4a 100755
--- a/test/MblSpec.hs
+++ b/test/MblSpec.hs
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ spec = do
     describe "Single Mbl" $ do
       it "shows one char mbl inline" $ do
         show <$> runParser configuration "tick: 1s\n--a-b" `shouldBe` Right "tick: 1s\n--a-b\n"
-      xit "shows the split" $ do --TODO handle split in show
-        show <$> runParser configuration "--a|b" `shouldBe` Right "--a|b"
+      it "shows the split" $ do
+        show <$> runParser configuration "tick: 1s\n--a|b" `shouldBe` Right "tick: 1s\n--a|b\n"
       it "escapes delimiters" $ do
         show <$> runParser configuration "tick: 1s\n--\\-" `shouldBe` Right "tick: 1s\n--a\n\n[a]: -"
       it "keeps the name" $ do