diff --git a/src/decode.rs b/src/decode.rs
index 528b30f..8af12ce 100644
--- a/src/decode.rs
+++ b/src/decode.rs
@@ -49,32 +49,26 @@ fn group(chars: [u8; 4]) -> u32 {
 /// Sixteen characters go through each step of the main loop, which measured
 /// a third cheaper in fuel per character than four at a time.
 fn groups(chars: &[u8], out: &mut [u8]) -> u32 {
-  let wide = chars.chunks_exact(16);
-  let (wide_out, rest_out) = out.split_at_mut(chars.len() / 16 * 12);
-  let rest = wide.remainder().chunks_exact(4);
+  let (wide, rest) = chars.as_chunks::<16>();
+  let (rest, _) = rest.as_chunks::<4>();
+  let (wide_out, rest_out) = out.split_at_mut(wide.len() * 12);
+  let (wide_out, _) = wide_out.as_chunks_mut::<12>();
+  let (rest_out, _) = rest_out.as_chunks_mut::<3>();
   let mut flags = 0;
-  for (chars, bytes) in wide.zip(wide_out.chunks_exact_mut(12)) {
-    let (Some(low), Some(high)) =
-      (chars.first_chunk::<8>(), chars.last_chunk::<8>())
-    else {
-      continue;
-    };
-    let low = u64::from_le_bytes(*low);
-    let high = u64::from_le_bytes(*high);
-    let [a, b, c, d] = [low, low >> 32, high, high >> 32]
-      .map(|half| group((half as u32).to_le_bytes()));
+  for (chars, bytes) in wide.iter().zip(wide_out) {
+    let chars = u128::from_le_bytes(*chars);
+    let [a, b, c, d] = [0, 32, 64, 96]
+      .map(|shift| group(((chars >> shift) as u32).to_le_bytes()));
     flags |= a | b | c | d;
     let front = u64::from(a) | u64::from(b) << 24 | u64::from(c) << 48;
     let back = c >> 16 | d << 8;
     bytes[..8].copy_from_slice(&front.to_le_bytes());
     bytes[8..].copy_from_slice(&back.to_le_bytes());
   }
-  for (chars, bytes) in rest.zip(rest_out.chunks_exact_mut(3)) {
-    if let Some(chars) = chars.first_chunk::<4>() {
-      let word = group(*chars);
-      flags |= word;
-      bytes.copy_from_slice(&word.to_le_bytes()[..3]);
-    }
+  for (chars, bytes) in rest.iter().zip(rest_out) {
+    let word = group(*chars);
+    flags |= word;
+    bytes.copy_from_slice(&word.to_le_bytes()[..3]);
   }
   flags
 }