diff --git a/Shared/Levels.cs b/Shared/Levels.cs
index 25efac6..1e4ba1d 100644
--- a/Shared/Levels.cs
+++ b/Shared/Levels.cs
@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@
     };
 
     public const string DEMO = @"
-7                       <=============>
-6                        { {  { }  { ;
-5                        } ;  ;    ; }
-4                          }  ;    }
-3                             }
+8                       <=============>
+7                        { {  { }  { ;
+6                        } ;  ;    ; }
+5                          }  ;    }
+4                             }
+3
 2
 1
-0      <=X=X=X=>        <=============>      (__________)
+0      <=X=X=X=>         <===>   <===>       (__________)
 5                                            /          \
 4                                            |          |
 3                                            |          |
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ w wr wqw t wew ww        dfffxfffxfffb       v twq r wtwv
 .........................................
 .........................................
 .........................................
+.........................................
 .........................................                          
 0      [.................................
 1      [.................................
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ w wr wqw t wew ww        dfffxfffxfffb       v twq r wtwv
 
 
     public const string ONE_ONE = @"
+ 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
diff --git a/Shared/World.cs b/Shared/World.cs
index d0ac23b..914fa2e 100644
--- a/Shared/World.cs
+++ b/Shared/World.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace SemiColinGames {
       }
     }
 
-    private static Dictionary<char, Terrain> mapping = new Dictionary<char, Terrain>();
+    private readonly static Dictionary<char, Terrain> mapping = new Dictionary<char, Terrain>();
 
     public static Terrain Grass = new Terrain('=', true);
     public static Terrain GrassL = new Terrain('<', true);
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace SemiColinGames {
       TileFactory factory = new TileFactory();
       var tilesList = new List<Tile>();
       var decorationsList = new List<Tile>();
-      string[] worldDesc = levelSpecification.Split('\n');
+      string[] worldDesc = levelSpecification.Substring(1).Split('\n');
       tileWidth = worldDesc.AsQueryable().Max(a => a.Length);
       tileHeight = worldDesc.Length;
       Debug.WriteLine("world size: {0}x{1}", tileWidth, tileHeight);