diff --git a/bison_xml_file_ingest.py b/bison_xml_file_ingest.py
index 288ca3ed702c62d07eda0f144d03957930406db0..3f46ae9e9a2396a1a4ed45a18372af99e1209070 100644
--- a/bison_xml_file_ingest.py
+++ b/bison_xml_file_ingest.py
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ acceptrule_number = the_special_accept_rule[0]
 
 #print(acceptrule_number)
 
-list_of_automaton_states = {}
 
 renormalized_state_number = 0
 state_original_to_monotone = {}
@@ -118,6 +117,7 @@ for child in root.findall("./automaton/*"):
 
 print(state_original_to_monotone, "\n", state_monotone_to_original)
 
+list_of_automaton_states = {}
 
 for child in root.findall("./automaton/*"):
     state_number = child.attrib["number"]
@@ -162,15 +162,21 @@ for state_number, x in list_of_automaton_states.items():
 
 
 
-# we normalize rule numbers so we can use our convention elsewhere of there not being gaps, starting at 0 etc
-# so we can use rule numbers as indices into arrays. Perhaps bison doesn't leave gaps but it's better to
+# we have normalized rule and state numbers so we can use rule and state numbers
+# as indices into arrays. Perhaps bison doesn't leave gaps but it's better to
 # be sure.
 
 
-# Now we convert it into a 2-dimensional table:
+
+
+
+SRAction = Enum("Shift/Reduce Table Action", "SHIFT REDUCE ACCEPT")
+
+GOTOAction = Enum("Goto Table Action", "GOTO")
+
+# Now we convert the SHIFTs and REDUCEs into a 2-dimensional table:
 
 shift_reduce_table = []
 
 
-#for rule_number, state in list