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diff --git a/immer/detail/rbts/bits.hpp b/immer/detail/rbts/bits.hpp
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+//
+// immer: immutable data structures for C++
+// Copyright (C) 2016, 2017, 2018 Juan Pedro Bolivar Puente
+//
+// This software is distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// See accompanying file LICENSE or copy at http://boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace immer {
+namespace detail {
+namespace rbts {
+
+using bits_t  = std::uint32_t;
+using shift_t = std::uint32_t;
+using count_t = std::uint32_t;
+using size_t  = std::size_t;
+
+template <bits_t B, typename T = count_t>
+constexpr T branches = T{1} << B;
+
+template <bits_t B, typename T = size_t>
+constexpr T mask = branches<B, T> - 1;
+
+template <bits_t B, bits_t BL>
+constexpr shift_t endshift = shift_t{BL} - shift_t{B};
+
+} // namespace rbts
+} // namespace detail
+} // namespace immer
diff --git a/immer/detail/rbts/node.hpp b/immer/detail/rbts/node.hpp
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+//
+// immer: immutable data structures for C++
+// Copyright (C) 2016, 2017, 2018 Juan Pedro Bolivar Puente
+//
+// This software is distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// See accompanying file LICENSE or copy at http://boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <immer/detail/combine_standard_layout.hpp>
+#include <immer/detail/rbts/bits.hpp>
+#include <immer/detail/util.hpp>
+#include <immer/heap/tags.hpp>
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <memory>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+namespace immer {
+namespace detail {
+namespace rbts {
+
+template <typename T, typename MemoryPolicy, bits_t B, bits_t BL>
+struct node
+{
+    static constexpr auto bits      = B;
+    static constexpr auto bits_leaf = BL;
+
+    using node_t      = node;
+    using memory      = MemoryPolicy;
+    using heap_policy = typename memory::heap;
+    using transience  = typename memory::transience_t;
+    using refs_t      = typename memory::refcount;
+    using ownee_t     = typename transience::ownee;
+    using edit_t      = typename transience::edit;
+    using value_t     = T;
+
+    static constexpr bool embed_relaxed = memory::prefer_fewer_bigger_objects;
+
+    enum class kind_t
+    {
+        leaf,
+        inner
+    };
+
+    struct relaxed_data_t
+    {
+        count_t count;
+        size_t sizes[branches<B>];
+    };
+
+    using relaxed_data_with_meta_t =
+        combine_standard_layout_t<relaxed_data_t, refs_t, ownee_t>;
+
+    using relaxed_data_no_meta_t = combine_standard_layout_t<relaxed_data_t>;
+
+    using relaxed_t = std::conditional_t<embed_relaxed,
+                                         relaxed_data_no_meta_t,
+                                         relaxed_data_with_meta_t>;
+
+    struct leaf_t
+    {
+        aligned_storage_for<T> buffer;
+    };
+
+    struct inner_t
+    {
+        relaxed_t* relaxed;
+        aligned_storage_for<node_t*> buffer;
+    };
+
+    union data_t
+    {
+        inner_t inner;
+        leaf_t leaf;
+    };
+
+    struct impl_data_t
+    {
+#if IMMER_TAGGED_NODE
+        kind_t kind;
+#endif
+        data_t data;
+    };
+
+    using impl_t = combine_standard_layout_t<impl_data_t, refs_t, ownee_t>;
+
+    impl_t impl;
+
+    // assume that we need to keep headroom space in the node when we
+    // are doing reference counting, since any node may become
+    // transient when it has only one reference
+    constexpr static bool keep_headroom = !std::is_empty<refs_t>{};
+
+    constexpr static std::size_t sizeof_packed_leaf_n(count_t count)
+    {
+        return immer_offsetof(impl_t, d.data.leaf.buffer) +
+               sizeof(leaf_t::buffer) * count;
+    }
+
+    constexpr static std::size_t sizeof_packed_inner_n(count_t count)
+    {
+        return immer_offsetof(impl_t, d.data.inner.buffer) +
+               sizeof(inner_t::buffer) * count;
+    }
+
+    constexpr static std::size_t sizeof_packed_relaxed_n(count_t count)
+    {
+        return immer_offsetof(relaxed_t, d.sizes) + sizeof(size_t) * count;
+    }
+
+    constexpr static std::size_t sizeof_packed_inner_r_n(count_t count)
+    {
+        return embed_relaxed ? sizeof_packed_inner_n(count) +
+                                   sizeof_packed_relaxed_n(count)
+                             : sizeof_packed_inner_n(count);
+    }
+
+    constexpr static std::size_t max_sizeof_leaf =
+        sizeof_packed_leaf_n(branches<BL>);
+
+    constexpr static std::size_t max_sizeof_inner =
+        sizeof_packed_inner_n(branches<B>);
+
+    constexpr static std::size_t max_sizeof_relaxed =
+        sizeof_packed_relaxed_n(branches<B>);
+
+    constexpr static std::size_t max_sizeof_inner_r =
+        sizeof_packed_inner_r_n(branches<B>);
+
+    constexpr static std::size_t sizeof_inner_n(count_t n)
+    {
+        return keep_headroom ? max_sizeof_inner : sizeof_packed_inner_n(n);
+    }
+
+    constexpr static std::size_t sizeof_inner_r_n(count_t n)
+    {
+        return keep_headroom ? max_sizeof_inner_r : sizeof_packed_inner_r_n(n);
+    }
+
+    constexpr static std::size_t sizeof_relaxed_n(count_t n)
+    {
+        return keep_headroom ? max_sizeof_relaxed : sizeof_packed_relaxed_n(n);
+    }
+
+    constexpr static std::size_t sizeof_leaf_n(count_t n)
+    {
+        return keep_headroom ? max_sizeof_leaf : sizeof_packed_leaf_n(n);
+    }
+
+    using heap =
+        typename heap_policy::template optimized<max_sizeof_inner>::type;
+
+#if IMMER_TAGGED_NODE
+    kind_t kind() const { return impl.d.kind; }
+#endif
+
+    relaxed_t* relaxed()
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        return impl.d.data.inner.relaxed;
+    }
+
+    const relaxed_t* relaxed() const
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        return impl.d.data.inner.relaxed;
+    }
+
+    node_t** inner()
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        return reinterpret_cast<node_t**>(&impl.d.data.inner.buffer);
+    }
+
+    T* leaf()
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(kind() == kind_t::leaf);
+        return reinterpret_cast<T*>(&impl.d.data.leaf.buffer);
+    }
+
+    static refs_t& refs(const relaxed_t* x)
+    {
+        return auto_const_cast(get<refs_t>(*x));
+    }
+    static const ownee_t& ownee(const relaxed_t* x) { return get<ownee_t>(*x); }
+    static ownee_t& ownee(relaxed_t* x) { return get<ownee_t>(*x); }
+
+    static refs_t& refs(const node_t* x)
+    {
+        return auto_const_cast(get<refs_t>(x->impl));
+    }
+    static const ownee_t& ownee(const node_t* x)
+    {
+        return get<ownee_t>(x->impl);
+    }
+    static ownee_t& ownee(node_t* x) { return get<ownee_t>(x->impl); }
+
+    static node_t* make_inner_n(count_t n)
+    {
+        assert(n <= branches<B>);
+        auto m                       = heap::allocate(sizeof_inner_n(n));
+        auto p                       = new (m) node_t;
+        p->impl.d.data.inner.relaxed = nullptr;
+#if IMMER_TAGGED_NODE
+        p->impl.d.kind = node_t::kind_t::inner;
+#endif
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_inner_e(edit_t e)
+    {
+        auto m                       = heap::allocate(max_sizeof_inner);
+        auto p                       = new (m) node_t;
+        ownee(p)                     = e;
+        p->impl.d.data.inner.relaxed = nullptr;
+#if IMMER_TAGGED_NODE
+        p->impl.d.kind = node_t::kind_t::inner;
+#endif
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_inner_r_n(count_t n)
+    {
+        assert(n <= branches<B>);
+        auto mp = heap::allocate(sizeof_inner_r_n(n));
+        auto mr = static_cast<void*>(nullptr);
+        if (embed_relaxed) {
+            mr = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(mp) + sizeof_inner_n(n);
+        } else {
+            try {
+                mr = heap::allocate(sizeof_relaxed_n(n), norefs_tag{});
+            } catch (...) {
+                heap::deallocate(sizeof_inner_r_n(n), mp);
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+        auto p                       = new (mp) node_t;
+        auto r                       = new (mr) relaxed_t;
+        r->d.count                   = 0;
+        p->impl.d.data.inner.relaxed = r;
+#if IMMER_TAGGED_NODE
+        p->impl.d.kind = node_t::kind_t::inner;
+#endif
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_inner_sr_n(count_t n, relaxed_t* r)
+    {
+        return static_if<embed_relaxed, node_t*>(
+            [&](auto) { return node_t::make_inner_r_n(n); },
+            [&](auto) {
+                auto p =
+                    new (heap::allocate(node_t::sizeof_inner_r_n(n))) node_t;
+                assert(r->d.count >= n);
+                node_t::refs(r).inc();
+                p->impl.d.data.inner.relaxed = r;
+#if IMMER_TAGGED_NODE
+                p->impl.d.kind = node_t::kind_t::inner;
+#endif
+                return p;
+            });
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_inner_r_e(edit_t e)
+    {
+        auto mp = heap::allocate(max_sizeof_inner_r);
+        auto mr = static_cast<void*>(nullptr);
+        if (embed_relaxed) {
+            mr = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(mp) + max_sizeof_inner;
+        } else {
+            try {
+                mr = heap::allocate(max_sizeof_relaxed, norefs_tag{});
+            } catch (...) {
+                heap::deallocate(max_sizeof_inner_r, mp);
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+        auto p   = new (mp) node_t;
+        auto r   = new (mr) relaxed_t;
+        ownee(p) = e;
+        static_if<!embed_relaxed>([&](auto) { node_t::ownee(r) = e; });
+        r->d.count                   = 0;
+        p->impl.d.data.inner.relaxed = r;
+#if IMMER_TAGGED_NODE
+        p->impl.d.kind = node_t::kind_t::inner;
+#endif
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_inner_sr_e(edit_t e, relaxed_t* r)
+    {
+        return static_if<embed_relaxed, node_t*>(
+            [&](auto) { return node_t::make_inner_r_e(e); },
+            [&](auto) {
+                auto p =
+                    new (heap::allocate(node_t::max_sizeof_inner_r)) node_t;
+                node_t::refs(r).inc();
+                p->impl.d.data.inner.relaxed = r;
+                node_t::ownee(p)             = e;
+#if IMMER_TAGGED_NODE
+                p->impl.d.kind = node_t::kind_t::inner;
+#endif
+                return p;
+            });
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_leaf_n(count_t n)
+    {
+        assert(n <= branches<BL>);
+        auto p = new (heap::allocate(sizeof_leaf_n(n))) node_t;
+#if IMMER_TAGGED_NODE
+        p->impl.d.kind = node_t::kind_t::leaf;
+#endif
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_leaf_e(edit_t e)
+    {
+        auto p   = new (heap::allocate(max_sizeof_leaf)) node_t;
+        ownee(p) = e;
+#if IMMER_TAGGED_NODE
+        p->impl.d.kind = node_t::kind_t::leaf;
+#endif
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_inner_n(count_t n, node_t* x)
+    {
+        assert(n >= 1);
+        auto p        = make_inner_n(n);
+        p->inner()[0] = x;
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_inner_n(edit_t n, node_t* x)
+    {
+        assert(n >= 1);
+        auto p        = make_inner_n(n);
+        p->inner()[0] = x;
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_inner_n(count_t n, node_t* x, node_t* y)
+    {
+        assert(n >= 2);
+        auto p        = make_inner_n(n);
+        p->inner()[0] = x;
+        p->inner()[1] = y;
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_inner_r_n(count_t n, node_t* x)
+    {
+        assert(n >= 1);
+        auto p        = make_inner_r_n(n);
+        auto r        = p->relaxed();
+        p->inner()[0] = x;
+        r->d.count    = 1;
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_inner_r_n(count_t n, node_t* x, size_t xs)
+    {
+        assert(n >= 1);
+        auto p        = make_inner_r_n(n);
+        auto r        = p->relaxed();
+        p->inner()[0] = x;
+        r->d.sizes[0] = xs;
+        r->d.count    = 1;
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_inner_r_n(count_t n, node_t* x, node_t* y)
+    {
+        assert(n >= 2);
+        auto p        = make_inner_r_n(n);
+        auto r        = p->relaxed();
+        p->inner()[0] = x;
+        p->inner()[1] = y;
+        r->d.count    = 2;
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_inner_r_n(count_t n, node_t* x, size_t xs, node_t* y)
+    {
+        assert(n >= 2);
+        auto p        = make_inner_r_n(n);
+        auto r        = p->relaxed();
+        p->inner()[0] = x;
+        p->inner()[1] = y;
+        r->d.sizes[0] = xs;
+        r->d.count    = 2;
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    static node_t*
+    make_inner_r_n(count_t n, node_t* x, size_t xs, node_t* y, size_t ys)
+    {
+        assert(n >= 2);
+        auto p        = make_inner_r_n(n);
+        auto r        = p->relaxed();
+        p->inner()[0] = x;
+        p->inner()[1] = y;
+        r->d.sizes[0] = xs;
+        r->d.sizes[1] = xs + ys;
+        r->d.count    = 2;
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_inner_r_n(count_t n,
+                                  node_t* x,
+                                  size_t xs,
+                                  node_t* y,
+                                  size_t ys,
+                                  node_t* z,
+                                  size_t zs)
+    {
+        assert(n >= 3);
+        auto p        = make_inner_r_n(n);
+        auto r        = p->relaxed();
+        p->inner()[0] = x;
+        p->inner()[1] = y;
+        p->inner()[2] = z;
+        r->d.sizes[0] = xs;
+        r->d.sizes[1] = xs + ys;
+        r->d.sizes[2] = xs + ys + zs;
+        r->d.count    = 3;
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    template <typename U>
+    static node_t* make_leaf_n(count_t n, U&& x)
+    {
+        assert(n >= 1);
+        auto p = make_leaf_n(n);
+        try {
+            new (p->leaf()) T{std::forward<U>(x)};
+        } catch (...) {
+            heap::deallocate(node_t::sizeof_leaf_n(n), p);
+            throw;
+        }
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    template <typename U>
+    static node_t* make_leaf_e(edit_t e, U&& x)
+    {
+        auto p = make_leaf_e(e);
+        try {
+            new (p->leaf()) T{std::forward<U>(x)};
+        } catch (...) {
+            heap::deallocate(node_t::max_sizeof_leaf, p);
+            throw;
+        }
+        return p;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_path(shift_t shift, node_t* node)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(node->kind() == kind_t::leaf);
+        if (shift == endshift<B, BL>)
+            return node;
+        else {
+            auto n = node_t::make_inner_n(1);
+            try {
+                n->inner()[0] = make_path(shift - B, node);
+            } catch (...) {
+                heap::deallocate(node_t::sizeof_inner_n(1), n);
+                throw;
+            }
+            return n;
+        }
+    }
+
+    static node_t* make_path_e(edit_t e, shift_t shift, node_t* node)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(node->kind() == kind_t::leaf);
+        if (shift == endshift<B, BL>)
+            return node;
+        else {
+            auto n = node_t::make_inner_e(e);
+            try {
+                n->inner()[0] = make_path_e(e, shift - B, node);
+            } catch (...) {
+                heap::deallocate(node_t::max_sizeof_inner, n);
+                throw;
+            }
+            return n;
+        }
+    }
+
+    static node_t* copy_inner(node_t* src, count_t n)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src->kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        auto dst = make_inner_n(n);
+        inc_nodes(src->inner(), n);
+        std::uninitialized_copy(src->inner(), src->inner() + n, dst->inner());
+        return dst;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* copy_inner_n(count_t allocn, node_t* src, count_t n)
+    {
+        assert(allocn >= n);
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src->kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        auto dst = make_inner_n(allocn);
+        return do_copy_inner(dst, src, n);
+    }
+
+    static node_t* copy_inner_e(edit_t e, node_t* src, count_t n)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src->kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        auto dst = make_inner_e(e);
+        return do_copy_inner(dst, src, n);
+    }
+
+    static node_t* do_copy_inner(node_t* dst, node_t* src, count_t n)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(dst->kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src->kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        auto p = src->inner();
+        inc_nodes(p, n);
+        std::uninitialized_copy(p, p + n, dst->inner());
+        return dst;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* copy_inner_r(node_t* src, count_t n)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src->kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        auto dst = make_inner_r_n(n);
+        return do_copy_inner_r(dst, src, n);
+    }
+
+    static node_t* copy_inner_r_n(count_t allocn, node_t* src, count_t n)
+    {
+        assert(allocn >= n);
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src->kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        auto dst = make_inner_r_n(allocn);
+        return do_copy_inner_r(dst, src, n);
+    }
+
+    static node_t* copy_inner_r_e(edit_t e, node_t* src, count_t n)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src->kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        auto dst = make_inner_r_e(e);
+        return do_copy_inner_r(dst, src, n);
+    }
+
+    static node_t* copy_inner_sr_e(edit_t e, node_t* src, count_t n)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src->kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        auto dst = make_inner_sr_e(e, src->relaxed());
+        return do_copy_inner_sr(dst, src, n);
+    }
+
+    static node_t* do_copy_inner_r(node_t* dst, node_t* src, count_t n)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(dst->kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src->kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        auto src_r = src->relaxed();
+        auto dst_r = dst->relaxed();
+        inc_nodes(src->inner(), n);
+        std::copy(src->inner(), src->inner() + n, dst->inner());
+        std::copy(src_r->d.sizes, src_r->d.sizes + n, dst_r->d.sizes);
+        dst_r->d.count = n;
+        return dst;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* do_copy_inner_sr(node_t* dst, node_t* src, count_t n)
+    {
+        if (embed_relaxed)
+            return do_copy_inner_r(dst, src, n);
+        else {
+            inc_nodes(src->inner(), n);
+            std::copy(src->inner(), src->inner() + n, dst->inner());
+            return dst;
+        }
+    }
+
+    static node_t* copy_leaf(node_t* src, count_t n)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src->kind() == kind_t::leaf);
+        auto dst = make_leaf_n(n);
+        try {
+            std::uninitialized_copy(src->leaf(), src->leaf() + n, dst->leaf());
+        } catch (...) {
+            heap::deallocate(node_t::sizeof_leaf_n(n), dst);
+            throw;
+        }
+        return dst;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* copy_leaf_e(edit_t e, node_t* src, count_t n)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src->kind() == kind_t::leaf);
+        auto dst = make_leaf_e(e);
+        try {
+            std::uninitialized_copy(src->leaf(), src->leaf() + n, dst->leaf());
+        } catch (...) {
+            heap::deallocate(node_t::max_sizeof_leaf, dst);
+            throw;
+        }
+        return dst;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* copy_leaf_n(count_t allocn, node_t* src, count_t n)
+    {
+        assert(allocn >= n);
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src->kind() == kind_t::leaf);
+        auto dst = make_leaf_n(allocn);
+        try {
+            std::uninitialized_copy(src->leaf(), src->leaf() + n, dst->leaf());
+        } catch (...) {
+            heap::deallocate(node_t::sizeof_leaf_n(allocn), dst);
+            throw;
+        }
+        return dst;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* copy_leaf(node_t* src1, count_t n1, node_t* src2, count_t n2)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src1->kind() == kind_t::leaf);
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src2->kind() == kind_t::leaf);
+        auto dst = make_leaf_n(n1 + n2);
+        try {
+            std::uninitialized_copy(
+                src1->leaf(), src1->leaf() + n1, dst->leaf());
+        } catch (...) {
+            heap::deallocate(node_t::sizeof_leaf_n(n1 + n2), dst);
+            throw;
+        }
+        try {
+            std::uninitialized_copy(
+                src2->leaf(), src2->leaf() + n2, dst->leaf() + n1);
+        } catch (...) {
+            destroy_n(dst->leaf(), n1);
+            heap::deallocate(node_t::sizeof_leaf_n(n1 + n2), dst);
+            throw;
+        }
+        return dst;
+    }
+
+    static node_t*
+    copy_leaf_e(edit_t e, node_t* src1, count_t n1, node_t* src2, count_t n2)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src1->kind() == kind_t::leaf);
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src2->kind() == kind_t::leaf);
+        auto dst = make_leaf_e(e);
+        try {
+            std::uninitialized_copy(
+                src1->leaf(), src1->leaf() + n1, dst->leaf());
+        } catch (...) {
+            heap::deallocate(max_sizeof_leaf, dst);
+            throw;
+        }
+        try {
+            std::uninitialized_copy(
+                src2->leaf(), src2->leaf() + n2, dst->leaf() + n1);
+        } catch (...) {
+            destroy_n(dst->leaf(), n1);
+            heap::deallocate(max_sizeof_leaf, dst);
+            throw;
+        }
+        return dst;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* copy_leaf_e(edit_t e, node_t* src, count_t idx, count_t last)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src->kind() == kind_t::leaf);
+        auto dst = make_leaf_e(e);
+        try {
+            std::uninitialized_copy(
+                src->leaf() + idx, src->leaf() + last, dst->leaf());
+        } catch (...) {
+            heap::deallocate(max_sizeof_leaf, dst);
+            throw;
+        }
+        return dst;
+    }
+
+    static node_t* copy_leaf(node_t* src, count_t idx, count_t last)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(src->kind() == kind_t::leaf);
+        auto dst = make_leaf_n(last - idx);
+        try {
+            std::uninitialized_copy(
+                src->leaf() + idx, src->leaf() + last, dst->leaf());
+        } catch (...) {
+            heap::deallocate(node_t::sizeof_leaf_n(last - idx), dst);
+            throw;
+        }
+        return dst;
+    }
+
+    template <typename U>
+    static node_t* copy_leaf_emplace(node_t* src, count_t n, U&& x)
+    {
+        auto dst = copy_leaf_n(n + 1, src, n);
+        try {
+            new (dst->leaf() + n) T{std::forward<U>(x)};
+        } catch (...) {
+            destroy_n(dst->leaf(), n);
+            heap::deallocate(node_t::sizeof_leaf_n(n + 1), dst);
+            throw;
+        }
+        return dst;
+    }
+
+    static void delete_inner(node_t* p, count_t n)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(p->kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        assert(!p->relaxed());
+        heap::deallocate(ownee(p).owned() ? node_t::max_sizeof_inner
+                                          : node_t::sizeof_inner_n(n),
+                         p);
+    }
+
+    static void delete_inner_e(node_t* p)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(p->kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        assert(!p->relaxed());
+        heap::deallocate(node_t::max_sizeof_inner, p);
+    }
+
+    static void delete_inner_any(node_t* p, count_t n)
+    {
+        if (p->relaxed())
+            delete_inner_r(p, n);
+        else
+            delete_inner(p, n);
+    }
+
+    static void delete_inner_r(node_t* p, count_t n)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(p->kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        auto r = p->relaxed();
+        assert(r);
+        static_if<!embed_relaxed>([&](auto) {
+            if (node_t::refs(r).dec())
+                heap::deallocate(node_t::ownee(r).owned()
+                                     ? node_t::max_sizeof_relaxed
+                                     : node_t::sizeof_relaxed_n(n),
+                                 r);
+        });
+        heap::deallocate(ownee(p).owned() ? node_t::max_sizeof_inner_r
+                                          : node_t::sizeof_inner_r_n(n),
+                         p);
+    }
+
+    static void delete_inner_r_e(node_t* p)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(p->kind() == kind_t::inner);
+        auto r = p->relaxed();
+        assert(r);
+        static_if<!embed_relaxed>([&](auto) {
+            if (node_t::refs(r).dec())
+                heap::deallocate(node_t::max_sizeof_relaxed, r);
+        });
+        heap::deallocate(node_t::max_sizeof_inner_r, p);
+    }
+
+    static void delete_leaf(node_t* p, count_t n)
+    {
+        IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(p->kind() == kind_t::leaf);
+        destroy_n(p->leaf(), n);
+        heap::deallocate(ownee(p).owned() ? node_t::max_sizeof_leaf
+                                          : node_t::sizeof_leaf_n(n),
+                         p);
+    }
+
+    bool can_mutate(edit_t e) const
+    {
+        return refs(this).unique() || ownee(this).can_mutate(e);
+    }
+
+    bool can_relax() const { return !embed_relaxed || relaxed(); }
+
+    relaxed_t* ensure_mutable_relaxed(edit_t e)
+    {
+        auto src_r = relaxed();
+        return static_if<embed_relaxed, relaxed_t*>(
+            [&](auto) { return src_r; },
+            [&](auto) {
+                if (node_t::refs(src_r).unique() ||
+                    node_t::ownee(src_r).can_mutate(e))
+                    return src_r;
+                else {
+                    if (src_r)
+                        node_t::refs(src_r).dec_unsafe();
+                    auto dst_r = impl.d.data.inner.relaxed =
+                        new (heap::allocate(max_sizeof_relaxed)) relaxed_t;
+                    node_t::ownee(dst_r) = e;
+                    return dst_r;
+                }
+            });
+    }
+
+    relaxed_t* ensure_mutable_relaxed_e(edit_t e, edit_t ec)
+    {
+        auto src_r = relaxed();
+        return static_if<embed_relaxed, relaxed_t*>(
+            [&](auto) { return src_r; },
+            [&](auto) {
+                if (src_r && (node_t::refs(src_r).unique() ||
+                              node_t::ownee(src_r).can_mutate(e))) {
+                    node_t::ownee(src_r) = ec;
+                    return src_r;
+                } else {
+                    if (src_r)
+                        node_t::refs(src_r).dec_unsafe();
+                    auto dst_r = impl.d.data.inner.relaxed =
+                        new (heap::allocate(max_sizeof_relaxed)) relaxed_t;
+                    node_t::ownee(dst_r) = ec;
+                    return dst_r;
+                }
+            });
+    }
+
+    relaxed_t* ensure_mutable_relaxed_n(edit_t e, count_t n)
+    {
+        auto src_r = relaxed();
+        return static_if<embed_relaxed, relaxed_t*>(
+            [&](auto) { return src_r; },
+            [&](auto) {
+                if (node_t::refs(src_r).unique() ||
+                    node_t::ownee(src_r).can_mutate(e))
+                    return src_r;
+                else {
+                    if (src_r)
+                        node_t::refs(src_r).dec_unsafe();
+                    auto dst_r =
+                        new (heap::allocate(max_sizeof_relaxed)) relaxed_t;
+                    std::copy(
+                        src_r->d.sizes, src_r->d.sizes + n, dst_r->d.sizes);
+                    node_t::ownee(dst_r)             = e;
+                    return impl.d.data.inner.relaxed = dst_r;
+                }
+            });
+    }
+
+    node_t* inc()
+    {
+        refs(this).inc();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    const node_t* inc() const
+    {
+        refs(this).inc();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    bool dec() const { return refs(this).dec(); }
+    void dec_unsafe() const { refs(this).dec_unsafe(); }
+
+    static void inc_nodes(node_t** p, count_t n)
+    {
+        for (auto i = p, e = i + n; i != e; ++i)
+            refs(*i).inc();
+    }
+
+#if IMMER_TAGGED_NODE
+    shift_t compute_shift()
+    {
+        if (kind() == kind_t::leaf)
+            return endshift<B, BL>;
+        else
+            return B + inner()[0]->compute_shift();
+    }
+#endif
+
+    bool check(shift_t shift, size_t size)
+    {
+#if IMMER_DEBUG_DEEP_CHECK
+        assert(size > 0);
+        if (shift == endshift<B, BL>) {
+            IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(kind() == kind_t::leaf);
+            assert(size <= branches<BL>);
+        } else if (auto r = relaxed()) {
+            auto count = r->d.count;
+            assert(count > 0);
+            assert(count <= branches<B>);
+            if (r->d.sizes[count - 1] != size) {
+                IMMER_TRACE_F("check");
+                IMMER_TRACE_E(r->d.sizes[count - 1]);
+                IMMER_TRACE_E(size);
+            }
+            assert(r->d.sizes[count - 1] == size);
+            for (auto i = 1; i < count; ++i)
+                assert(r->d.sizes[i - 1] < r->d.sizes[i]);
+            auto last_size = size_t{};
+            for (auto i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+                assert(inner()[i]->check(shift - B, r->d.sizes[i] - last_size));
+                last_size = r->d.sizes[i];
+            }
+        } else {
+            assert(size <= branches<B> << shift);
+            auto count =
+                (size >> shift) + (size - ((size >> shift) << shift) > 0);
+            assert(count <= branches<B>);
+            if (count) {
+                for (auto i = 1; i < count - 1; ++i)
+                    assert(inner()[i]->check(shift - B, 1 << shift));
+                assert(inner()[count - 1]->check(
+                    shift - B, size - ((count - 1) << shift)));
+            }
+        }
+#endif // IMMER_DEBUG_DEEP_CHECK
+        return true;
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename T, typename MP, bits_t B>
+constexpr bits_t derive_bits_leaf_aux()
+{
+    using node_t               = node<T, MP, B, B>;
+    constexpr auto sizeof_elem = sizeof(T);
+    constexpr auto space =
+        node_t::max_sizeof_inner - node_t::sizeof_packed_leaf_n(0);
+    constexpr auto full_elems = space / sizeof_elem;
+    constexpr auto BL         = log2(full_elems);
+    return BL;
+}
+
+template <typename T, typename MP, bits_t B>
+constexpr bits_t derive_bits_leaf = derive_bits_leaf_aux<T, MP, B>();
+
+} // namespace rbts
+} // namespace detail
+} // namespace immer
diff --git a/immer/detail/rbts/operations.hpp b/immer/detail/rbts/operations.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ff703e892b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/immer/detail/rbts/operations.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,2461 @@
+//
+// immer: immutable data structures for C++
+// Copyright (C) 2016, 2017, 2018 Juan Pedro Bolivar Puente
+//
+// This software is distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// See accompanying file LICENSE or copy at http://boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <memory>
+#include <numeric>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include <immer/config.hpp>
+#include <immer/detail/rbts/position.hpp>
+#include <immer/detail/rbts/visitor.hpp>
+#include <immer/detail/util.hpp>
+#include <immer/heap/tags.hpp>
+
+namespace immer {
+namespace detail {
+namespace rbts {
+
+template <typename T>
+struct array_for_visitor : visitor_base<array_for_visitor<T>>
+{
+    using this_t = array_for_visitor;
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static T* visit_inner(PosT&& pos, size_t idx)
+    {
+        return pos.descend(this_t{}, idx);
+    }
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static T* visit_leaf(PosT&& pos, size_t)
+    {
+        return pos.node()->leaf();
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+struct region_for_visitor : visitor_base<region_for_visitor<T>>
+{
+    using this_t   = region_for_visitor;
+    using result_t = std::tuple<T*, size_t, size_t>;
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static result_t visit_inner(PosT&& pos, size_t idx)
+    {
+        return pos.towards(this_t{}, idx);
+    }
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static result_t visit_leaf(PosT&& pos, size_t idx)
+    {
+        return std::make_tuple(pos.node()->leaf(), pos.index(idx), pos.count());
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename T>
+struct get_visitor : visitor_base<get_visitor<T>>
+{
+    using this_t = get_visitor;
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static const T& visit_inner(PosT&& pos, size_t idx)
+    {
+        return pos.descend(this_t{}, idx);
+    }
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static const T& visit_leaf(PosT&& pos, size_t idx)
+    {
+        return pos.node()->leaf()[pos.index(idx)];
+    }
+};
+
+struct for_each_chunk_visitor : visitor_base<for_each_chunk_visitor>
+{
+    using this_t = for_each_chunk_visitor;
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static void visit_inner(Pos&& pos, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        pos.each(this_t{}, fn);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static void visit_leaf(Pos&& pos, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        auto data = pos.node()->leaf();
+        fn(data, data + pos.count());
+    }
+};
+
+struct for_each_chunk_p_visitor : visitor_base<for_each_chunk_p_visitor>
+{
+    using this_t = for_each_chunk_p_visitor;
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static bool visit_inner(Pos&& pos, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        return pos.each_pred(this_t{}, fn);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static bool visit_leaf(Pos&& pos, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        auto data = pos.node()->leaf();
+        return fn(data, data + pos.count());
+    }
+};
+
+struct for_each_chunk_left_visitor : visitor_base<for_each_chunk_left_visitor>
+{
+    using this_t = for_each_chunk_left_visitor;
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static void visit_inner(Pos&& pos, size_t last, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        auto l = pos.index(last);
+        pos.each_left(for_each_chunk_visitor{}, l, fn);
+        pos.towards_oh(this_t{}, last, l, fn);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static void visit_leaf(Pos&& pos, size_t last, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        auto data = pos.node()->leaf();
+        auto l    = pos.index(last);
+        fn(data, data + l + 1);
+    }
+};
+
+struct for_each_chunk_right_visitor : visitor_base<for_each_chunk_right_visitor>
+{
+    using this_t = for_each_chunk_right_visitor;
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static void visit_inner(Pos&& pos, size_t first, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        auto f = pos.index(first);
+        pos.towards_oh(this_t{}, first, f, fn);
+        pos.each_right(for_each_chunk_visitor{}, f + 1, fn);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static void visit_leaf(Pos&& pos, size_t first, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        auto data = pos.node()->leaf();
+        auto f    = pos.index(first);
+        fn(data + f, data + pos.count());
+    }
+};
+
+struct for_each_chunk_i_visitor : visitor_base<for_each_chunk_i_visitor>
+{
+    using this_t = for_each_chunk_i_visitor;
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static void visit_relaxed(Pos&& pos, size_t first, size_t last, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        // we are going towards *two* indices, so we need to do the
+        // relaxed as a special case to correct the second index
+        if (first < last) {
+            auto f = pos.index(first);
+            auto l = pos.index(last - 1);
+            if (f == l) {
+                auto sbh = pos.size_before(f);
+                pos.towards_oh_sbh(this_t{}, first, f, sbh, last - sbh, fn);
+            } else {
+                assert(f < l);
+                pos.towards_oh(for_each_chunk_right_visitor{}, first, f, fn);
+                pos.each_i(for_each_chunk_visitor{}, f + 1, l, fn);
+                pos.towards_oh(for_each_chunk_left_visitor{}, last - 1, l, fn);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static void visit_regular(Pos&& pos, size_t first, size_t last, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        if (first < last) {
+            auto f = pos.index(first);
+            auto l = pos.index(last - 1);
+            if (f == l)
+                pos.towards_oh(this_t{}, first, f, last, fn);
+            else {
+                assert(f < l);
+                pos.towards_oh(for_each_chunk_right_visitor{}, first, f, fn);
+                pos.each_i(for_each_chunk_visitor{}, f + 1, l, fn);
+                pos.towards_oh(for_each_chunk_left_visitor{}, last - 1, l, fn);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static void visit_leaf(Pos&& pos, size_t first, size_t last, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        auto data = pos.node()->leaf();
+        if (first < last) {
+            auto f = pos.index(first);
+            auto l = pos.index(last - 1);
+            fn(data + f, data + l + 1);
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+struct for_each_chunk_p_left_visitor
+    : visitor_base<for_each_chunk_p_left_visitor>
+{
+    using this_t = for_each_chunk_p_left_visitor;
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static bool visit_inner(Pos&& pos, size_t last, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        auto l = pos.index(last);
+        return pos.each_pred_left(for_each_chunk_p_visitor{}, l, fn) &&
+               pos.towards_oh(this_t{}, last, l, fn);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static bool visit_leaf(Pos&& pos, size_t last, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        auto data = pos.node()->leaf();
+        auto l    = pos.index(last);
+        return fn(data, data + l + 1);
+    }
+};
+
+struct for_each_chunk_p_right_visitor
+    : visitor_base<for_each_chunk_p_right_visitor>
+{
+    using this_t = for_each_chunk_p_right_visitor;
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static bool visit_inner(Pos&& pos, size_t first, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        auto f = pos.index(first);
+        return pos.towards_oh(this_t{}, first, f, fn) &&
+               pos.each_pred_right(for_each_chunk_p_visitor{}, f + 1, fn);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static bool visit_leaf(Pos&& pos, size_t first, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        auto data = pos.node()->leaf();
+        auto f    = pos.index(first);
+        return fn(data + f, data + pos.count());
+    }
+};
+
+struct for_each_chunk_p_i_visitor : visitor_base<for_each_chunk_p_i_visitor>
+{
+    using this_t = for_each_chunk_p_i_visitor;
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static bool visit_relaxed(Pos&& pos, size_t first, size_t last, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        // we are going towards *two* indices, so we need to do the
+        // relaxed as a special case to correct the second index
+        if (first < last) {
+            auto f = pos.index(first);
+            auto l = pos.index(last - 1);
+            if (f == l) {
+                auto sbh = pos.size_before(f);
+                return pos.towards_oh_sbh(
+                    this_t{}, first, f, sbh, last - sbh, fn);
+            } else {
+                assert(f < l);
+                return pos.towards_oh(
+                           for_each_chunk_p_right_visitor{}, first, f, fn) &&
+                       pos.each_pred_i(
+                           for_each_chunk_p_visitor{}, f + 1, l, fn) &&
+                       pos.towards_oh(
+                           for_each_chunk_p_left_visitor{}, last - 1, l, fn);
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static bool visit_regular(Pos&& pos, size_t first, size_t last, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        if (first < last) {
+            auto f = pos.index(first);
+            auto l = pos.index(last - 1);
+            if (f == l)
+                return pos.towards_oh(this_t{}, first, f, last, fn);
+            else {
+                assert(f < l);
+                return pos.towards_oh(
+                           for_each_chunk_p_right_visitor{}, first, f, fn) &&
+                       pos.each_pred_i(
+                           for_each_chunk_p_visitor{}, f + 1, l, fn) &&
+                       pos.towards_oh(
+                           for_each_chunk_p_left_visitor{}, last - 1, l, fn);
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static bool visit_leaf(Pos&& pos, size_t first, size_t last, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        auto data = pos.node()->leaf();
+        if (first < last) {
+            auto f = pos.index(first);
+            auto l = pos.index(last - 1);
+            return fn(data + f, data + l + 1);
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+};
+
+struct equals_visitor : visitor_base<equals_visitor>
+{
+    using this_t = equals_visitor;
+
+    struct this_aux_t : visitor_base<this_aux_t>
+    {
+        template <typename PosR, typename PosL, typename Iter>
+        static bool visit_inner(
+            PosR&& posr, count_t i, PosL&& posl, Iter&& first, size_t idx)
+        {
+            return posl.nth_sub(i, this_t{}, posr, first, idx);
+        }
+
+        template <typename PosR, typename PosL, typename Iter>
+        static bool visit_leaf(
+            PosR&& posr, count_t i, PosL&& posl, Iter&& first, size_t idx)
+        {
+            return posl.nth_sub_leaf(i, this_t{}, posr, first, idx);
+        }
+    };
+
+    struct rrb : visitor_base<rrb>
+    {
+        template <typename PosR, typename Iter, typename Node>
+        static bool visit_node(PosR&& posr,
+                               Iter&& first,
+                               Node* rootl,
+                               shift_t shiftl,
+                               size_t sizel)
+        {
+            assert(shiftl <= posr.shift());
+            return shiftl == posr.shift()
+                       ? visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(rootl,
+                                                 shiftl,
+                                                 sizel,
+                                                 this_t{},
+                                                 posr,
+                                                 first,
+                                                 size_t{})
+                       : posr.first_sub_inner(
+                             rrb{}, first, rootl, shiftl, sizel);
+        }
+    };
+
+    template <typename Iter>
+    static auto equal_chunk_p(Iter&& iter)
+    {
+        return [iter](auto f, auto e) mutable {
+            if (f == &*iter) {
+                iter += e - f;
+                return true;
+            }
+            for (; f != e; ++f, ++iter)
+                if (*f != *iter)
+                    return false;
+            return true;
+        };
+    }
+
+    template <typename PosL, typename PosR, typename Iter>
+    static bool
+    visit_relaxed(PosL&& posl, PosR&& posr, Iter&& first, size_t idx)
+    {
+        auto nl = posl.node();
+        auto nr = posr.node();
+        if (nl == nr)
+            return true;
+        auto cl = posl.count();
+        auto cr = posr.count();
+        assert(cr > 0);
+        auto sbr = size_t{};
+        auto i   = count_t{};
+        auto j   = count_t{};
+        for (; i < cl; ++i) {
+            auto sbl = posl.size_before(i);
+            for (; j + 1 < cr && (sbr = posr.size_before(j)) < sbl; ++j)
+                ;
+            auto res =
+                sbl == sbr
+                    ? posr.nth_sub(j, this_aux_t{}, i, posl, first, idx + sbl)
+                    : posl.nth_sub(i,
+                                   for_each_chunk_p_visitor{},
+                                   this_t::equal_chunk_p(first + (idx + sbl)));
+            if (!res)
+                return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template <typename PosL, typename PosR, typename Iter>
+    static std::enable_if_t<is_relaxed_v<PosR>, bool>
+    visit_regular(PosL&& posl, PosR&& posr, Iter&& first, size_t idx)
+    {
+        return this_t::visit_relaxed(posl, posr, first, idx);
+    }
+
+    template <typename PosL, typename PosR, typename Iter>
+    static std::enable_if_t<!is_relaxed_v<PosR>, bool>
+    visit_regular(PosL&& posl, PosR&& posr, Iter&& first, size_t idx)
+    {
+        return posl.count() >= posr.count()
+                   ? this_t::visit_regular(posl, posr.node())
+                   : this_t::visit_regular(posr, posl.node());
+    }
+
+    template <typename PosL, typename PosR, typename Iter>
+    static bool visit_leaf(PosL&& posl, PosR&& posr, Iter&& first, size_t idx)
+    {
+        if (posl.node() == posr.node())
+            return true;
+        auto cl = posl.count();
+        auto cr = posr.count();
+        auto mp = std::min(cl, cr);
+        return std::equal(posl.node()->leaf(),
+                          posl.node()->leaf() + mp,
+                          posr.node()->leaf()) &&
+               std::equal(posl.node()->leaf() + mp,
+                          posl.node()->leaf() + posl.count(),
+                          first + (idx + mp));
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename NodeT>
+    static bool visit_regular(Pos&& pos, NodeT* other)
+    {
+        auto node = pos.node();
+        return node == other || pos.each_pred_zip(this_t{}, other);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename NodeT>
+    static bool visit_leaf(Pos&& pos, NodeT* other)
+    {
+        auto node = pos.node();
+        return node == other || std::equal(node->leaf(),
+                                           node->leaf() + pos.count(),
+                                           other->leaf());
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+struct update_visitor : visitor_base<update_visitor<NodeT>>
+{
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+    using this_t = update_visitor;
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static node_t* visit_relaxed(Pos&& pos, size_t idx, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        auto offset = pos.index(idx);
+        auto count  = pos.count();
+        auto node   = node_t::make_inner_sr_n(count, pos.relaxed());
+        try {
+            auto child = pos.towards_oh(this_t{}, idx, offset, fn);
+            node_t::do_copy_inner_sr(node, pos.node(), count);
+            node->inner()[offset]->dec_unsafe();
+            node->inner()[offset] = child;
+            return node;
+        } catch (...) {
+            node_t::delete_inner_r(node, count);
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static node_t* visit_regular(Pos&& pos, size_t idx, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        auto offset = pos.index(idx);
+        auto count  = pos.count();
+        auto node   = node_t::make_inner_n(count);
+        try {
+            auto child = pos.towards_oh_ch(this_t{}, idx, offset, count, fn);
+            node_t::do_copy_inner(node, pos.node(), count);
+            node->inner()[offset]->dec_unsafe();
+            node->inner()[offset] = child;
+            return node;
+        } catch (...) {
+            node_t::delete_inner(node, count);
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Fn>
+    static node_t* visit_leaf(Pos&& pos, size_t idx, Fn&& fn)
+    {
+        auto offset = pos.index(idx);
+        auto node   = node_t::copy_leaf(pos.node(), pos.count());
+        try {
+            node->leaf()[offset] =
+                std::forward<Fn>(fn)(std::move(node->leaf()[offset]));
+            return node;
+        } catch (...) {
+            node_t::delete_leaf(node, pos.count());
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+struct dec_visitor : visitor_base<dec_visitor>
+{
+    using this_t = dec_visitor;
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    static void visit_relaxed(Pos&& p)
+    {
+        using node_t = node_type<Pos>;
+        auto node    = p.node();
+        if (node->dec()) {
+            p.each(this_t{});
+            node_t::delete_inner_r(node, p.count());
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    static void visit_regular(Pos&& p)
+    {
+        using node_t = node_type<Pos>;
+        auto node    = p.node();
+        if (node->dec()) {
+            p.each(this_t{});
+            node_t::delete_inner(node, p.count());
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    static void visit_leaf(Pos&& p)
+    {
+        using node_t = node_type<Pos>;
+        auto node    = p.node();
+        if (node->dec()) {
+            node_t::delete_leaf(node, p.count());
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+void dec_leaf(NodeT* node, count_t n)
+{
+    make_leaf_sub_pos(node, n).visit(dec_visitor{});
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+void dec_inner(NodeT* node, shift_t shift, size_t size)
+{
+    visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(node, shift, size, dec_visitor());
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+void dec_relaxed(NodeT* node, shift_t shift)
+{
+    make_relaxed_pos(node, shift, node->relaxed()).visit(dec_visitor());
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+void dec_regular(NodeT* node, shift_t shift, size_t size)
+{
+    make_regular_pos(node, shift, size).visit(dec_visitor());
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+void dec_empty_regular(NodeT* node)
+{
+    make_empty_regular_pos(node).visit(dec_visitor());
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+struct get_mut_visitor : visitor_base<get_mut_visitor<NodeT>>
+{
+    using node_t  = NodeT;
+    using this_t  = get_mut_visitor;
+    using value_t = typename NodeT::value_t;
+    using edit_t  = typename NodeT::edit_t;
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    static value_t&
+    visit_relaxed(Pos&& pos, size_t idx, edit_t e, node_t** location)
+    {
+        auto offset = pos.index(idx);
+        auto count  = pos.count();
+        auto node   = pos.node();
+        if (node->can_mutate(e)) {
+            return pos.towards_oh(
+                this_t{}, idx, offset, e, &node->inner()[offset]);
+        } else {
+            auto new_node = node_t::copy_inner_sr_e(e, node, count);
+            try {
+                auto& res = pos.towards_oh(
+                    this_t{}, idx, offset, e, &new_node->inner()[offset]);
+                pos.visit(dec_visitor{});
+                *location = new_node;
+                return res;
+            } catch (...) {
+                dec_relaxed(new_node, pos.shift());
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    static value_t&
+    visit_regular(Pos&& pos, size_t idx, edit_t e, node_t** location)
+    {
+        assert(pos.node() == *location);
+        auto offset = pos.index(idx);
+        auto count  = pos.count();
+        auto node   = pos.node();
+        if (node->can_mutate(e)) {
+            return pos.towards_oh_ch(
+                this_t{}, idx, offset, count, e, &node->inner()[offset]);
+        } else {
+            auto new_node = node_t::copy_inner_e(e, node, count);
+            try {
+                auto& res = pos.towards_oh_ch(this_t{},
+                                              idx,
+                                              offset,
+                                              count,
+                                              e,
+                                              &new_node->inner()[offset]);
+                pos.visit(dec_visitor{});
+                *location = new_node;
+                return res;
+            } catch (...) {
+                dec_regular(new_node, pos.shift(), pos.size());
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    static value_t&
+    visit_leaf(Pos&& pos, size_t idx, edit_t e, node_t** location)
+    {
+        assert(pos.node() == *location);
+        auto node = pos.node();
+        if (node->can_mutate(e)) {
+            return node->leaf()[pos.index(idx)];
+        } else {
+            auto new_node = node_t::copy_leaf_e(e, pos.node(), pos.count());
+            pos.visit(dec_visitor{});
+            *location = new_node;
+            return new_node->leaf()[pos.index(idx)];
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT, bool Mutating = true>
+struct push_tail_mut_visitor
+    : visitor_base<push_tail_mut_visitor<NodeT, Mutating>>
+{
+    static constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+
+    using this_t        = push_tail_mut_visitor;
+    using this_no_mut_t = push_tail_mut_visitor<NodeT, false>;
+    using node_t        = NodeT;
+    using edit_t        = typename NodeT::edit_t;
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    static node_t* visit_relaxed(Pos&& pos, edit_t e, node_t* tail, count_t ts)
+    {
+        auto node     = pos.node();
+        auto level    = pos.shift();
+        auto idx      = pos.count() - 1;
+        auto children = pos.size(idx);
+        auto new_idx =
+            children == size_t{1} << level || level == BL ? idx + 1 : idx;
+        auto new_child = static_cast<node_t*>(nullptr);
+        auto mutate    = Mutating && node->can_mutate(e);
+
+        if (new_idx >= branches<B>)
+            return nullptr;
+        else if (idx == new_idx) {
+            new_child =
+                mutate ? pos.last_oh_csh(this_t{}, idx, children, e, tail, ts)
+                       : pos.last_oh_csh(
+                             this_no_mut_t{}, idx, children, e, tail, ts);
+            if (!new_child) {
+                if (++new_idx < branches<B>)
+                    new_child = node_t::make_path_e(e, level - B, tail);
+                else
+                    return nullptr;
+            }
+        } else
+            new_child = node_t::make_path_e(e, level - B, tail);
+
+        if (mutate) {
+            auto count             = new_idx + 1;
+            auto relaxed           = node->ensure_mutable_relaxed_n(e, new_idx);
+            node->inner()[new_idx] = new_child;
+            relaxed->d.sizes[new_idx] = pos.size() + ts;
+            relaxed->d.count          = count;
+            return node;
+        } else {
+            try {
+                auto count    = new_idx + 1;
+                auto new_node = node_t::copy_inner_r_e(e, pos.node(), new_idx);
+                auto relaxed  = new_node->relaxed();
+                new_node->inner()[new_idx] = new_child;
+                relaxed->d.sizes[new_idx]  = pos.size() + ts;
+                relaxed->d.count           = count;
+                if (Mutating)
+                    pos.visit(dec_visitor{});
+                return new_node;
+            } catch (...) {
+                auto shift = pos.shift();
+                auto size  = new_idx == idx ? children + ts : ts;
+                if (shift > BL) {
+                    tail->inc();
+                    dec_inner(new_child, shift - B, size);
+                }
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename... Args>
+    static node_t* visit_regular(Pos&& pos, edit_t e, node_t* tail, Args&&...)
+    {
+        assert((pos.size() & mask<BL>) == 0);
+        auto node    = pos.node();
+        auto idx     = pos.index(pos.size() - 1);
+        auto new_idx = pos.index(pos.size() + branches<BL> - 1);
+        auto mutate  = Mutating && node->can_mutate(e);
+        if (mutate) {
+            node->inner()[new_idx] =
+                idx == new_idx ? pos.last_oh(this_t{}, idx, e, tail)
+                               /* otherwise */
+                               : node_t::make_path_e(e, pos.shift() - B, tail);
+            return node;
+        } else {
+            auto new_parent = node_t::make_inner_e(e);
+            try {
+                new_parent->inner()[new_idx] =
+                    idx == new_idx
+                        ? pos.last_oh(this_no_mut_t{}, idx, e, tail)
+                        /* otherwise */
+                        : node_t::make_path_e(e, pos.shift() - B, tail);
+                node_t::do_copy_inner(new_parent, node, new_idx);
+                if (Mutating)
+                    pos.visit(dec_visitor{});
+                return new_parent;
+            } catch (...) {
+                node_t::delete_inner_e(new_parent);
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename... Args>
+    static node_t* visit_leaf(Pos&& pos, edit_t e, node_t* tail, Args&&...)
+    {
+        IMMER_UNREACHABLE;
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+struct push_tail_visitor : visitor_base<push_tail_visitor<NodeT>>
+{
+    static constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+
+    using this_t = push_tail_visitor;
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    static node_t* visit_relaxed(Pos&& pos, node_t* tail, count_t ts)
+    {
+        auto level    = pos.shift();
+        auto idx      = pos.count() - 1;
+        auto children = pos.size(idx);
+        auto new_idx =
+            children == size_t{1} << level || level == BL ? idx + 1 : idx;
+        auto new_child = static_cast<node_t*>(nullptr);
+        if (new_idx >= branches<B>)
+            return nullptr;
+        else if (idx == new_idx) {
+            new_child = pos.last_oh_csh(this_t{}, idx, children, tail, ts);
+            if (!new_child) {
+                if (++new_idx < branches<B>)
+                    new_child = node_t::make_path(level - B, tail);
+                else
+                    return nullptr;
+            }
+        } else
+            new_child = node_t::make_path(level - B, tail);
+        try {
+            auto count = new_idx + 1;
+            auto new_parent =
+                node_t::copy_inner_r_n(count, pos.node(), new_idx);
+            auto new_relaxed              = new_parent->relaxed();
+            new_parent->inner()[new_idx]  = new_child;
+            new_relaxed->d.sizes[new_idx] = pos.size() + ts;
+            new_relaxed->d.count          = count;
+            return new_parent;
+        } catch (...) {
+            auto shift = pos.shift();
+            auto size  = new_idx == idx ? children + ts : ts;
+            if (shift > BL) {
+                tail->inc();
+                dec_inner(new_child, shift - B, size);
+            }
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename... Args>
+    static node_t* visit_regular(Pos&& pos, node_t* tail, Args&&...)
+    {
+        assert((pos.size() & mask<BL>) == 0);
+        auto idx        = pos.index(pos.size() - 1);
+        auto new_idx    = pos.index(pos.size() + branches<BL> - 1);
+        auto count      = new_idx + 1;
+        auto new_parent = node_t::make_inner_n(count);
+        try {
+            new_parent->inner()[new_idx] =
+                idx == new_idx ? pos.last_oh(this_t{}, idx, tail)
+                               /* otherwise */
+                               : node_t::make_path(pos.shift() - B, tail);
+        } catch (...) {
+            node_t::delete_inner(new_parent, count);
+            throw;
+        }
+        return node_t::do_copy_inner(new_parent, pos.node(), new_idx);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename... Args>
+    static node_t* visit_leaf(Pos&& pos, node_t* tail, Args&&...)
+    {
+        IMMER_UNREACHABLE;
+    }
+};
+
+struct dec_right_visitor : visitor_base<dec_right_visitor>
+{
+    using this_t = dec_right_visitor;
+    using dec_t  = dec_visitor;
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    static void visit_relaxed(Pos&& p, count_t idx)
+    {
+        using node_t = node_type<Pos>;
+        auto node    = p.node();
+        if (node->dec()) {
+            p.each_right(dec_t{}, idx);
+            node_t::delete_inner_r(node, p.count());
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    static void visit_regular(Pos&& p, count_t idx)
+    {
+        using node_t = node_type<Pos>;
+        auto node    = p.node();
+        if (node->dec()) {
+            p.each_right(dec_t{}, idx);
+            node_t::delete_inner(node, p.count());
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    static void visit_leaf(Pos&& p, count_t idx)
+    {
+        IMMER_UNREACHABLE;
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT, bool Collapse = true, bool Mutating = true>
+struct slice_right_mut_visitor
+    : visitor_base<slice_right_mut_visitor<NodeT, Collapse, Mutating>>
+{
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+    using this_t = slice_right_mut_visitor;
+    using edit_t = typename NodeT::edit_t;
+
+    // returns a new shift, new root, the new tail size and the new tail
+    using result_t             = std::tuple<shift_t, NodeT*, count_t, NodeT*>;
+    using no_collapse_t        = slice_right_mut_visitor<NodeT, false, true>;
+    using no_collapse_no_mut_t = slice_right_mut_visitor<NodeT, false, false>;
+    using no_mut_t = slice_right_mut_visitor<NodeT, Collapse, false>;
+
+    static constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static result_t visit_relaxed(PosT&& pos, size_t last, edit_t e)
+    {
+        auto idx    = pos.index(last);
+        auto node   = pos.node();
+        auto mutate = Mutating && node->can_mutate(e);
+        if (Collapse && idx == 0) {
+            auto res = mutate ? pos.towards_oh(this_t{}, last, idx, e)
+                              : pos.towards_oh(no_mut_t{}, last, idx, e);
+            if (Mutating)
+                pos.visit(dec_right_visitor{}, count_t{1});
+            return res;
+        } else {
+            using std::get;
+            auto subs =
+                mutate ? pos.towards_oh(no_collapse_t{}, last, idx, e)
+                       : pos.towards_oh(no_collapse_no_mut_t{}, last, idx, e);
+            auto next = get<1>(subs);
+            auto ts   = get<2>(subs);
+            auto tail = get<3>(subs);
+            try {
+                if (next) {
+                    if (mutate) {
+                        auto nodr = node->ensure_mutable_relaxed_n(e, idx);
+                        pos.each_right(dec_visitor{}, idx + 1);
+                        node->inner()[idx] = next;
+                        nodr->d.sizes[idx] = last + 1 - ts;
+                        nodr->d.count      = idx + 1;
+                        return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), node, ts, tail);
+                    } else {
+                        auto newn = node_t::copy_inner_r_e(e, node, idx);
+                        auto newr = newn->relaxed();
+                        newn->inner()[idx] = next;
+                        newr->d.sizes[idx] = last + 1 - ts;
+                        newr->d.count      = idx + 1;
+                        if (Mutating)
+                            pos.visit(dec_visitor{});
+                        return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), newn, ts, tail);
+                    }
+                } else if (idx == 0) {
+                    if (Mutating)
+                        pos.visit(dec_right_visitor{}, count_t{1});
+                    return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), nullptr, ts, tail);
+                } else if (Collapse && idx == 1 && pos.shift() > BL) {
+                    auto newn = pos.node()->inner()[0];
+                    if (!mutate)
+                        newn->inc();
+                    if (Mutating)
+                        pos.visit(dec_right_visitor{}, count_t{2});
+                    return std::make_tuple(pos.shift() - B, newn, ts, tail);
+                } else {
+                    if (mutate) {
+                        pos.each_right(dec_visitor{}, idx + 1);
+                        node->ensure_mutable_relaxed_n(e, idx)->d.count = idx;
+                        return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), node, ts, tail);
+                    } else {
+                        auto newn = node_t::copy_inner_r_e(e, node, idx);
+                        if (Mutating)
+                            pos.visit(dec_visitor{});
+                        return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), newn, ts, tail);
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (...) {
+                assert(!mutate);
+                assert(!next || pos.shift() > BL);
+                if (next)
+                    dec_inner(next,
+                              pos.shift() - B,
+                              last + 1 - ts - pos.size_before(idx));
+                dec_leaf(tail, ts);
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static result_t visit_regular(PosT&& pos, size_t last, edit_t e)
+    {
+        auto idx    = pos.index(last);
+        auto node   = pos.node();
+        auto mutate = Mutating && node->can_mutate(e);
+        if (Collapse && idx == 0) {
+            auto res = mutate ? pos.towards_oh(this_t{}, last, idx, e)
+                              : pos.towards_oh(no_mut_t{}, last, idx, e);
+            if (Mutating)
+                pos.visit(dec_right_visitor{}, count_t{1});
+            return res;
+        } else {
+            using std::get;
+            auto subs =
+                mutate ? pos.towards_oh(no_collapse_t{}, last, idx, e)
+                       : pos.towards_oh(no_collapse_no_mut_t{}, last, idx, e);
+            auto next = get<1>(subs);
+            auto ts   = get<2>(subs);
+            auto tail = get<3>(subs);
+            try {
+                if (next) {
+                    if (mutate) {
+                        node->inner()[idx] = next;
+                        pos.each_right(dec_visitor{}, idx + 1);
+                        return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), node, ts, tail);
+                    } else {
+                        auto newn          = node_t::copy_inner_e(e, node, idx);
+                        newn->inner()[idx] = next;
+                        if (Mutating)
+                            pos.visit(dec_visitor{});
+                        return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), newn, ts, tail);
+                    }
+                } else if (idx == 0) {
+                    if (Mutating)
+                        pos.visit(dec_right_visitor{}, count_t{1});
+                    return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), nullptr, ts, tail);
+                } else if (Collapse && idx == 1 && pos.shift() > BL) {
+                    auto newn = pos.node()->inner()[0];
+                    if (!mutate)
+                        newn->inc();
+                    if (Mutating)
+                        pos.visit(dec_right_visitor{}, count_t{2});
+                    return std::make_tuple(pos.shift() - B, newn, ts, tail);
+                } else {
+                    if (mutate) {
+                        pos.each_right(dec_visitor{}, idx + 1);
+                        return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), node, ts, tail);
+                    } else {
+                        auto newn = node_t::copy_inner_e(e, node, idx);
+                        if (Mutating)
+                            pos.visit(dec_visitor{});
+                        return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), newn, ts, tail);
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (...) {
+                assert(!mutate);
+                assert(!next || pos.shift() > BL);
+                assert(tail);
+                if (next)
+                    dec_regular(next, pos.shift() - B, last + 1 - ts);
+                dec_leaf(tail, ts);
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static result_t visit_leaf(PosT&& pos, size_t last, edit_t e)
+    {
+        auto old_tail_size = pos.count();
+        auto new_tail_size = pos.index(last) + 1;
+        auto node          = pos.node();
+        auto mutate        = Mutating && node->can_mutate(e);
+        if (new_tail_size == old_tail_size) {
+            if (!Mutating)
+                node->inc();
+            return std::make_tuple(0, nullptr, new_tail_size, node);
+        } else if (mutate) {
+            destroy_n(node->leaf() + new_tail_size,
+                      old_tail_size - new_tail_size);
+            return std::make_tuple(0, nullptr, new_tail_size, node);
+        } else {
+            auto new_tail = node_t::copy_leaf_e(e, node, new_tail_size);
+            if (Mutating)
+                pos.visit(dec_visitor{});
+            return std::make_tuple(0, nullptr, new_tail_size, new_tail);
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT, bool Collapse = true>
+struct slice_right_visitor : visitor_base<slice_right_visitor<NodeT, Collapse>>
+{
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+    using this_t = slice_right_visitor;
+
+    // returns a new shift, new root, the new tail size and the new tail
+    using result_t      = std::tuple<shift_t, NodeT*, count_t, NodeT*>;
+    using no_collapse_t = slice_right_visitor<NodeT, false>;
+
+    static constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static result_t visit_relaxed(PosT&& pos, size_t last)
+    {
+        auto idx = pos.index(last);
+        if (Collapse && idx == 0) {
+            return pos.towards_oh(this_t{}, last, idx);
+        } else {
+            using std::get;
+            auto subs = pos.towards_oh(no_collapse_t{}, last, idx);
+            auto next = get<1>(subs);
+            auto ts   = get<2>(subs);
+            auto tail = get<3>(subs);
+            try {
+                if (next) {
+                    auto count = idx + 1;
+                    auto newn  = node_t::copy_inner_r_n(count, pos.node(), idx);
+                    auto newr  = newn->relaxed();
+                    newn->inner()[idx] = next;
+                    newr->d.sizes[idx] = last + 1 - ts;
+                    newr->d.count      = count;
+                    return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), newn, ts, tail);
+                } else if (idx == 0) {
+                    return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), nullptr, ts, tail);
+                } else if (Collapse && idx == 1 && pos.shift() > BL) {
+                    auto newn = pos.node()->inner()[0];
+                    return std::make_tuple(
+                        pos.shift() - B, newn->inc(), ts, tail);
+                } else {
+                    auto newn = node_t::copy_inner_r(pos.node(), idx);
+                    return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), newn, ts, tail);
+                }
+            } catch (...) {
+                assert(!next || pos.shift() > BL);
+                if (next)
+                    dec_inner(next,
+                              pos.shift() - B,
+                              last + 1 - ts - pos.size_before(idx));
+                if (tail)
+                    dec_leaf(tail, ts);
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static result_t visit_regular(PosT&& pos, size_t last)
+    {
+        auto idx = pos.index(last);
+        if (Collapse && idx == 0) {
+            return pos.towards_oh(this_t{}, last, idx);
+        } else {
+            using std::get;
+            auto subs = pos.towards_oh(no_collapse_t{}, last, idx);
+            auto next = get<1>(subs);
+            auto ts   = get<2>(subs);
+            auto tail = get<3>(subs);
+            try {
+                if (next) {
+                    auto newn = node_t::copy_inner_n(idx + 1, pos.node(), idx);
+                    newn->inner()[idx] = next;
+                    return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), newn, ts, tail);
+                } else if (idx == 0) {
+                    return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), nullptr, ts, tail);
+                } else if (Collapse && idx == 1 && pos.shift() > BL) {
+                    auto newn = pos.node()->inner()[0];
+                    return std::make_tuple(
+                        pos.shift() - B, newn->inc(), ts, tail);
+                } else {
+                    auto newn = node_t::copy_inner_n(idx, pos.node(), idx);
+                    return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), newn, ts, tail);
+                }
+            } catch (...) {
+                assert(!next || pos.shift() > BL);
+                assert(tail);
+                if (next)
+                    dec_regular(next, pos.shift() - B, last + 1 - ts);
+                dec_leaf(tail, ts);
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static result_t visit_leaf(PosT&& pos, size_t last)
+    {
+        auto old_tail_size = pos.count();
+        auto new_tail_size = pos.index(last) + 1;
+        auto new_tail      = new_tail_size == old_tail_size
+                            ? pos.node()->inc()
+                            : node_t::copy_leaf(pos.node(), new_tail_size);
+        return std::make_tuple(0, nullptr, new_tail_size, new_tail);
+    }
+};
+
+struct dec_left_visitor : visitor_base<dec_left_visitor>
+{
+    using this_t = dec_left_visitor;
+    using dec_t  = dec_visitor;
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    static void visit_relaxed(Pos&& p, count_t idx)
+    {
+        using node_t = node_type<Pos>;
+        auto node    = p.node();
+        if (node->dec()) {
+            p.each_left(dec_t{}, idx);
+            node_t::delete_inner_r(node, p.count());
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    static void visit_regular(Pos&& p, count_t idx)
+    {
+        using node_t = node_type<Pos>;
+        auto node    = p.node();
+        if (node->dec()) {
+            p.each_left(dec_t{}, idx);
+            node_t::delete_inner(node, p.count());
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    static void visit_leaf(Pos&& p, count_t idx)
+    {
+        IMMER_UNREACHABLE;
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT, bool Collapse = true, bool Mutating = true>
+struct slice_left_mut_visitor
+    : visitor_base<slice_left_mut_visitor<NodeT, Collapse, Mutating>>
+{
+    using node_t    = NodeT;
+    using this_t    = slice_left_mut_visitor;
+    using edit_t    = typename NodeT::edit_t;
+    using value_t   = typename NodeT::value_t;
+    using relaxed_t = typename NodeT::relaxed_t;
+    // returns a new shift and new root
+    using result_t = std::tuple<shift_t, NodeT*>;
+
+    using no_collapse_t        = slice_left_mut_visitor<NodeT, false, true>;
+    using no_collapse_no_mut_t = slice_left_mut_visitor<NodeT, false, false>;
+    using no_mut_t             = slice_left_mut_visitor<NodeT, Collapse, false>;
+
+    static constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static result_t visit_relaxed(PosT&& pos, size_t first, edit_t e)
+    {
+        auto idx                = pos.subindex(first);
+        auto count              = pos.count();
+        auto node               = pos.node();
+        auto mutate             = Mutating && node->can_mutate(e);
+        auto left_size          = pos.size_before(idx);
+        auto child_size         = pos.size_sbh(idx, left_size);
+        auto dropped_size       = first;
+        auto child_dropped_size = dropped_size - left_size;
+        if (Collapse && pos.shift() > BL && idx == pos.count() - 1) {
+            auto r = mutate ? pos.towards_sub_oh(this_t{}, first, idx, e)
+                            : pos.towards_sub_oh(no_mut_t{}, first, idx, e);
+            if (Mutating)
+                pos.visit(dec_left_visitor{}, idx);
+            return r;
+        } else {
+            using std::get;
+            auto newn = mutate ? (node->ensure_mutable_relaxed(e), node)
+                               : node_t::make_inner_r_e(e);
+            auto newr           = newn->relaxed();
+            auto newcount       = count - idx;
+            auto new_child_size = child_size - child_dropped_size;
+            try {
+                auto subs =
+                    mutate ? pos.towards_sub_oh(no_collapse_t{}, first, idx, e)
+                           : pos.towards_sub_oh(
+                                 no_collapse_no_mut_t{}, first, idx, e);
+                if (mutate)
+                    pos.each_left(dec_visitor{}, idx);
+                pos.copy_sizes(
+                    idx + 1, newcount - 1, new_child_size, newr->d.sizes + 1);
+                std::uninitialized_copy(node->inner() + idx + 1,
+                                        node->inner() + count,
+                                        newn->inner() + 1);
+                newn->inner()[0] = get<1>(subs);
+                newr->d.sizes[0] = new_child_size;
+                newr->d.count    = newcount;
+                if (!mutate) {
+                    node_t::inc_nodes(newn->inner() + 1, newcount - 1);
+                    if (Mutating)
+                        pos.visit(dec_visitor{});
+                }
+                return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), newn);
+            } catch (...) {
+                if (!mutate)
+                    node_t::delete_inner_r_e(newn);
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static result_t visit_regular(PosT&& pos, size_t first, edit_t e)
+    {
+        auto idx    = pos.subindex(first);
+        auto count  = pos.count();
+        auto node   = pos.node();
+        auto mutate = Mutating
+                      // this is more restrictive than actually needed because
+                      // it causes the algorithm to also avoid mutating the leaf
+                      // in place
+                      && !node_t::embed_relaxed && node->can_mutate(e);
+        auto left_size          = pos.size_before(idx);
+        auto child_size         = pos.size_sbh(idx, left_size);
+        auto dropped_size       = first;
+        auto child_dropped_size = dropped_size - left_size;
+        if (Collapse && pos.shift() > BL && idx == pos.count() - 1) {
+            auto r = mutate ? pos.towards_sub_oh(this_t{}, first, idx, e)
+                            : pos.towards_sub_oh(no_mut_t{}, first, idx, e);
+            if (Mutating)
+                pos.visit(dec_left_visitor{}, idx);
+            return r;
+        } else {
+            using std::get;
+            // if possible, we convert the node to a relaxed one
+            // simply by allocating a `relaxed_t` size table for
+            // it... maybe some of this magic should be moved as a
+            // `node<...>` static method...
+            auto newcount = count - idx;
+            auto newn =
+                mutate ? (node->impl.d.data.inner.relaxed = new (
+                              node_t::heap::allocate(node_t::max_sizeof_relaxed,
+                                                     norefs_tag{})) relaxed_t,
+                          node)
+                       : node_t::make_inner_r_e(e);
+            auto newr = newn->relaxed();
+            try {
+                auto subs =
+                    mutate ? pos.towards_sub_oh(no_collapse_t{}, first, idx, e)
+                           : pos.towards_sub_oh(
+                                 no_collapse_no_mut_t{}, first, idx, e);
+                if (mutate)
+                    pos.each_left(dec_visitor{}, idx);
+                newr->d.sizes[0] = child_size - child_dropped_size;
+                pos.copy_sizes(
+                    idx + 1, newcount - 1, newr->d.sizes[0], newr->d.sizes + 1);
+                newr->d.count    = newcount;
+                newn->inner()[0] = get<1>(subs);
+                std::uninitialized_copy(node->inner() + idx + 1,
+                                        node->inner() + count,
+                                        newn->inner() + 1);
+                if (!mutate) {
+                    node_t::inc_nodes(newn->inner() + 1, newcount - 1);
+                    if (Mutating)
+                        pos.visit(dec_visitor{});
+                }
+                return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), newn);
+            } catch (...) {
+                if (!mutate)
+                    node_t::delete_inner_r_e(newn);
+                else {
+                    // restore the regular node that we were
+                    // attempting to relax...
+                    node_t::heap::deallocate(node_t::max_sizeof_relaxed,
+                                             node->impl.d.data.inner.relaxed);
+                    node->impl.d.data.inner.relaxed = nullptr;
+                }
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static result_t visit_leaf(PosT&& pos, size_t first, edit_t e)
+    {
+        auto node   = pos.node();
+        auto idx    = pos.index(first);
+        auto count  = pos.count();
+        auto mutate = Mutating &&
+                      std::is_nothrow_move_constructible<value_t>::value &&
+                      node->can_mutate(e);
+        if (mutate) {
+            auto data     = node->leaf();
+            auto newcount = count - idx;
+            std::move(data + idx, data + count, data);
+            destroy_n(data + newcount, idx);
+            return std::make_tuple(0, node);
+        } else {
+            auto newn = node_t::copy_leaf_e(e, node, idx, count);
+            if (Mutating)
+                pos.visit(dec_visitor{});
+            return std::make_tuple(0, newn);
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT, bool Collapse = true>
+struct slice_left_visitor : visitor_base<slice_left_visitor<NodeT, Collapse>>
+{
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+    using this_t = slice_left_visitor;
+
+    // returns a new shift and new root
+    using result_t      = std::tuple<shift_t, NodeT*>;
+    using no_collapse_t = slice_left_visitor<NodeT, false>;
+
+    static constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static result_t visit_inner(PosT&& pos, size_t first)
+    {
+        auto idx                = pos.subindex(first);
+        auto count              = pos.count();
+        auto left_size          = pos.size_before(idx);
+        auto child_size         = pos.size_sbh(idx, left_size);
+        auto dropped_size       = first;
+        auto child_dropped_size = dropped_size - left_size;
+        if (Collapse && pos.shift() > BL && idx == pos.count() - 1) {
+            return pos.towards_sub_oh(this_t{}, first, idx);
+        } else {
+            using std::get;
+            auto n    = pos.node();
+            auto newc = count - idx;
+            auto newn = node_t::make_inner_r_n(newc);
+            try {
+                auto subs     = pos.towards_sub_oh(no_collapse_t{}, first, idx);
+                auto newr     = newn->relaxed();
+                newr->d.count = count - idx;
+                newr->d.sizes[0] = child_size - child_dropped_size;
+                pos.copy_sizes(idx + 1,
+                               newr->d.count - 1,
+                               newr->d.sizes[0],
+                               newr->d.sizes + 1);
+                assert(newr->d.sizes[newr->d.count - 1] ==
+                       pos.size() - dropped_size);
+                newn->inner()[0] = get<1>(subs);
+                std::uninitialized_copy(n->inner() + idx + 1,
+                                        n->inner() + count,
+                                        newn->inner() + 1);
+                node_t::inc_nodes(newn->inner() + 1, newr->d.count - 1);
+                return std::make_tuple(pos.shift(), newn);
+            } catch (...) {
+                node_t::delete_inner_r(newn, newc);
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename PosT>
+    static result_t visit_leaf(PosT&& pos, size_t first)
+    {
+        auto n = node_t::copy_leaf(pos.node(), pos.index(first), pos.count());
+        return std::make_tuple(0, n);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_center_pos
+{
+    static constexpr auto B  = Node::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = Node::bits_leaf;
+
+    static constexpr count_t max_children = 3;
+
+    using node_t = Node;
+    using edit_t = typename Node::edit_t;
+
+    shift_t shift_ = 0u;
+    count_t count_ = 0u;
+    node_t* nodes_[max_children];
+    size_t sizes_[max_children];
+
+    auto shift() const { return shift_; }
+
+    concat_center_pos(shift_t s, Node* n0, size_t s0)
+        : shift_{s}
+        , count_{1}
+        , nodes_{n0}
+        , sizes_{s0}
+    {}
+
+    concat_center_pos(shift_t s, Node* n0, size_t s0, Node* n1, size_t s1)
+        : shift_{s}
+        , count_{2}
+        , nodes_{n0, n1}
+        , sizes_{s0, s1}
+    {}
+
+    concat_center_pos(shift_t s,
+                      Node* n0,
+                      size_t s0,
+                      Node* n1,
+                      size_t s1,
+                      Node* n2,
+                      size_t s2)
+        : shift_{s}
+        , count_{3}
+        , nodes_{n0, n1, n2}
+        , sizes_{s0, s1, s2}
+    {}
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        if (shift_ == BL) {
+            for (auto i = count_t{0}; i < count_; ++i)
+                make_leaf_sub_pos(nodes_[i], sizes_[i]).visit(v, args...);
+        } else {
+            for (auto i = count_t{0}; i < count_; ++i)
+                make_relaxed_pos(nodes_[i], shift_ - B, nodes_[i]->relaxed())
+                    .visit(v, args...);
+        }
+    }
+
+    relaxed_pos<Node> realize() &&
+    {
+        if (count_ > 1) {
+            try {
+                auto result = node_t::make_inner_r_n(count_);
+                auto r      = result->relaxed();
+                r->d.count  = count_;
+                std::copy(nodes_, nodes_ + count_, result->inner());
+                std::copy(sizes_, sizes_ + count_, r->d.sizes);
+                return {result, shift_, r};
+            } catch (...) {
+                each_sub(dec_visitor{});
+                throw;
+            }
+        } else {
+            assert(shift_ >= B + BL);
+            return {nodes_[0], shift_ - B, nodes_[0]->relaxed()};
+        }
+    }
+
+    relaxed_pos<Node> realize_e(edit_t e)
+    {
+        if (count_ > 1) {
+            auto result = node_t::make_inner_r_e(e);
+            auto r      = result->relaxed();
+            r->d.count  = count_;
+            std::copy(nodes_, nodes_ + count_, result->inner());
+            std::copy(sizes_, sizes_ + count_, r->d.sizes);
+            return {result, shift_, r};
+        } else {
+            assert(shift_ >= B + BL);
+            return {nodes_[0], shift_ - B, nodes_[0]->relaxed()};
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_merger
+{
+    using node_t             = Node;
+    static constexpr auto B  = Node::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = Node::bits_leaf;
+
+    using result_t = concat_center_pos<Node>;
+
+    count_t* curr_;
+    count_t n_;
+    result_t result_;
+
+    concat_merger(shift_t shift, count_t* counts, count_t n)
+        : curr_{counts}
+        , n_{n}
+        , result_{
+              shift + B, node_t::make_inner_r_n(std::min(n_, branches<B>)), 0}
+    {}
+
+    node_t* to_        = {};
+    count_t to_offset_ = {};
+    size_t to_size_    = {};
+
+    void add_child(node_t* p, size_t size)
+    {
+        ++curr_;
+        auto parent  = result_.nodes_[result_.count_ - 1];
+        auto relaxed = parent->relaxed();
+        if (relaxed->d.count == branches<B>) {
+            assert(result_.count_ < result_t::max_children);
+            n_ -= branches<B>;
+            parent  = node_t::make_inner_r_n(std::min(n_, branches<B>));
+            relaxed = parent->relaxed();
+            result_.nodes_[result_.count_] = parent;
+            result_.sizes_[result_.count_] = result_.sizes_[result_.count_ - 1];
+            ++result_.count_;
+        }
+        auto idx = relaxed->d.count++;
+        result_.sizes_[result_.count_ - 1] += size;
+        relaxed->d.sizes[idx] = size + (idx ? relaxed->d.sizes[idx - 1] : 0);
+        parent->inner()[idx]  = p;
+    };
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    void merge_leaf(Pos&& p)
+    {
+        auto from       = p.node();
+        auto from_size  = p.size();
+        auto from_count = p.count();
+        assert(from_size);
+        if (!to_ && *curr_ == from_count) {
+            add_child(from, from_size);
+            from->inc();
+        } else {
+            auto from_offset = count_t{};
+            auto from_data   = from->leaf();
+            do {
+                if (!to_) {
+                    to_        = node_t::make_leaf_n(*curr_);
+                    to_offset_ = 0;
+                }
+                auto data = to_->leaf();
+                auto to_copy =
+                    std::min(from_count - from_offset, *curr_ - to_offset_);
+                std::uninitialized_copy(from_data + from_offset,
+                                        from_data + from_offset + to_copy,
+                                        data + to_offset_);
+                to_offset_ += to_copy;
+                from_offset += to_copy;
+                if (*curr_ == to_offset_) {
+                    add_child(to_, to_offset_);
+                    to_ = nullptr;
+                }
+            } while (from_offset != from_count);
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    void merge_inner(Pos&& p)
+    {
+        auto from       = p.node();
+        auto from_size  = p.size();
+        auto from_count = p.count();
+        assert(from_size);
+        if (!to_ && *curr_ == from_count) {
+            add_child(from, from_size);
+            from->inc();
+        } else {
+            auto from_offset = count_t{};
+            auto from_data   = from->inner();
+            do {
+                if (!to_) {
+                    to_        = node_t::make_inner_r_n(*curr_);
+                    to_offset_ = 0;
+                    to_size_   = 0;
+                }
+                auto data = to_->inner();
+                auto to_copy =
+                    std::min(from_count - from_offset, *curr_ - to_offset_);
+                std::uninitialized_copy(from_data + from_offset,
+                                        from_data + from_offset + to_copy,
+                                        data + to_offset_);
+                node_t::inc_nodes(from_data + from_offset, to_copy);
+                auto sizes = to_->relaxed()->d.sizes;
+                p.copy_sizes(
+                    from_offset, to_copy, to_size_, sizes + to_offset_);
+                to_offset_ += to_copy;
+                from_offset += to_copy;
+                to_size_ = sizes[to_offset_ - 1];
+                if (*curr_ == to_offset_) {
+                    to_->relaxed()->d.count = to_offset_;
+                    add_child(to_, to_size_);
+                    to_ = nullptr;
+                }
+            } while (from_offset != from_count);
+        }
+    }
+
+    concat_center_pos<Node> finish() const
+    {
+        assert(!to_);
+        return result_;
+    }
+
+    void abort()
+    {
+        auto shift = result_.shift_ - B;
+        if (to_) {
+            if (shift == BL)
+                node_t::delete_leaf(to_, to_offset_);
+            else {
+                to_->relaxed()->d.count = to_offset_;
+                dec_relaxed(to_, shift - B);
+            }
+        }
+        result_.each_sub(dec_visitor());
+    }
+};
+
+struct concat_merger_visitor : visitor_base<concat_merger_visitor>
+{
+    using this_t = concat_merger_visitor;
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Merger>
+    static void visit_inner(Pos&& p, Merger& merger)
+    {
+        merger.merge_inner(p);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Merger>
+    static void visit_leaf(Pos&& p, Merger& merger)
+    {
+        merger.merge_leaf(p);
+    }
+};
+
+struct concat_rebalance_plan_fill_visitor
+    : visitor_base<concat_rebalance_plan_fill_visitor>
+{
+    using this_t = concat_rebalance_plan_fill_visitor;
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Plan>
+    static void visit_node(Pos&& p, Plan& plan)
+    {
+        auto count = p.count();
+        assert(plan.n < Plan::max_children);
+        plan.counts[plan.n++] = count;
+        plan.total += count;
+    }
+};
+
+template <bits_t B, bits_t BL>
+struct concat_rebalance_plan
+{
+    static constexpr auto max_children = 2 * branches<B> + 1;
+
+    count_t counts[max_children];
+    count_t n     = 0u;
+    count_t total = 0u;
+
+    template <typename LPos, typename CPos, typename RPos>
+    void fill(LPos&& lpos, CPos&& cpos, RPos&& rpos)
+    {
+        assert(n == 0u);
+        assert(total == 0u);
+        using visitor_t = concat_rebalance_plan_fill_visitor;
+        lpos.each_left_sub(visitor_t{}, *this);
+        cpos.each_sub(visitor_t{}, *this);
+        rpos.each_right_sub(visitor_t{}, *this);
+    }
+
+    void shuffle(shift_t shift)
+    {
+        // gcc seems to not really understand this code... :(
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Warray-bounds"
+#endif
+        constexpr count_t rrb_extras    = 2;
+        constexpr count_t rrb_invariant = 1;
+        const auto bits                 = shift == BL ? BL : B;
+        const auto branches             = count_t{1} << bits;
+        const auto optimal              = ((total - 1) >> bits) + 1;
+        count_t i                       = 0;
+        while (n >= optimal + rrb_extras) {
+            // skip ok nodes
+            while (counts[i] > branches - rrb_invariant)
+                i++;
+            // short node, redistribute
+            auto remaining = counts[i];
+            do {
+                auto count = std::min(remaining + counts[i + 1], branches);
+                counts[i]  = count;
+                remaining += counts[i + 1] - count;
+                ++i;
+            } while (remaining > 0);
+            // remove node
+            std::move(counts + i + 1, counts + n, counts + i);
+            --n;
+            --i;
+        }
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
+    }
+
+    template <typename LPos, typename CPos, typename RPos>
+    concat_center_pos<node_type<CPos>>
+    merge(LPos&& lpos, CPos&& cpos, RPos&& rpos)
+    {
+        using node_t    = node_type<CPos>;
+        using merger_t  = concat_merger<node_t>;
+        using visitor_t = concat_merger_visitor;
+        auto merger     = merger_t{cpos.shift(), counts, n};
+        try {
+            lpos.each_left_sub(visitor_t{}, merger);
+            cpos.each_sub(visitor_t{}, merger);
+            rpos.each_right_sub(visitor_t{}, merger);
+            cpos.each_sub(dec_visitor{});
+            return merger.finish();
+        } catch (...) {
+            merger.abort();
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Node, typename LPos, typename CPos, typename RPos>
+concat_center_pos<Node> concat_rebalance(LPos&& lpos, CPos&& cpos, RPos&& rpos)
+{
+    auto plan = concat_rebalance_plan<Node::bits, Node::bits_leaf>{};
+    plan.fill(lpos, cpos, rpos);
+    plan.shuffle(cpos.shift());
+    try {
+        return plan.merge(lpos, cpos, rpos);
+    } catch (...) {
+        cpos.each_sub(dec_visitor{});
+        throw;
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename Node, typename LPos, typename TPos, typename RPos>
+concat_center_pos<Node> concat_leafs(LPos&& lpos, TPos&& tpos, RPos&& rpos)
+{
+    static_assert(Node::bits >= 2, "");
+    assert(lpos.shift() == tpos.shift());
+    assert(lpos.shift() == rpos.shift());
+    assert(lpos.shift() == 0);
+    if (tpos.count() > 0)
+        return {
+            Node::bits_leaf,
+            lpos.node()->inc(),
+            lpos.count(),
+            tpos.node()->inc(),
+            tpos.count(),
+            rpos.node()->inc(),
+            rpos.count(),
+        };
+    else
+        return {
+            Node::bits_leaf,
+            lpos.node()->inc(),
+            lpos.count(),
+            rpos.node()->inc(),
+            rpos.count(),
+        };
+}
+
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_left_visitor;
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_right_visitor;
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_both_visitor;
+
+template <typename Node, typename LPos, typename TPos, typename RPos>
+concat_center_pos<Node> concat_inners(LPos&& lpos, TPos&& tpos, RPos&& rpos)
+{
+    auto lshift = lpos.shift();
+    auto rshift = rpos.shift();
+    if (lshift > rshift) {
+        auto cpos = lpos.last_sub(concat_left_visitor<Node>{}, tpos, rpos);
+        return concat_rebalance<Node>(lpos, cpos, null_sub_pos{});
+    } else if (lshift < rshift) {
+        auto cpos = rpos.first_sub(concat_right_visitor<Node>{}, lpos, tpos);
+        return concat_rebalance<Node>(null_sub_pos{}, cpos, rpos);
+    } else {
+        assert(lshift == rshift);
+        assert(Node::bits_leaf == 0u || lshift > 0);
+        auto cpos = lpos.last_sub(concat_both_visitor<Node>{}, tpos, rpos);
+        return concat_rebalance<Node>(lpos, cpos, rpos);
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_left_visitor : visitor_base<concat_left_visitor<Node>>
+{
+    using this_t = concat_left_visitor;
+
+    template <typename LPos, typename TPos, typename RPos>
+    static concat_center_pos<Node>
+    visit_inner(LPos&& lpos, TPos&& tpos, RPos&& rpos)
+    {
+        return concat_inners<Node>(lpos, tpos, rpos);
+    }
+
+    template <typename LPos, typename TPos, typename RPos>
+    static concat_center_pos<Node>
+    visit_leaf(LPos&& lpos, TPos&& tpos, RPos&& rpos)
+    {
+        IMMER_UNREACHABLE;
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_right_visitor : visitor_base<concat_right_visitor<Node>>
+{
+    using this_t = concat_right_visitor;
+
+    template <typename RPos, typename LPos, typename TPos>
+    static concat_center_pos<Node>
+    visit_inner(RPos&& rpos, LPos&& lpos, TPos&& tpos)
+    {
+        return concat_inners<Node>(lpos, tpos, rpos);
+    }
+
+    template <typename RPos, typename LPos, typename TPos>
+    static concat_center_pos<Node>
+    visit_leaf(RPos&& rpos, LPos&& lpos, TPos&& tpos)
+    {
+        return concat_leafs<Node>(lpos, tpos, rpos);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_both_visitor : visitor_base<concat_both_visitor<Node>>
+{
+    using this_t = concat_both_visitor;
+
+    template <typename LPos, typename TPos, typename RPos>
+    static concat_center_pos<Node>
+    visit_inner(LPos&& lpos, TPos&& tpos, RPos&& rpos)
+    {
+        return rpos.first_sub(concat_right_visitor<Node>{}, lpos, tpos);
+    }
+
+    template <typename LPos, typename TPos, typename RPos>
+    static concat_center_pos<Node>
+    visit_leaf(LPos&& lpos, TPos&& tpos, RPos&& rpos)
+    {
+        return rpos.first_sub_leaf(concat_right_visitor<Node>{}, lpos, tpos);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_trees_right_visitor
+    : visitor_base<concat_trees_right_visitor<Node>>
+{
+    using this_t = concat_trees_right_visitor;
+
+    template <typename RPos, typename LPos, typename TPos>
+    static concat_center_pos<Node>
+    visit_node(RPos&& rpos, LPos&& lpos, TPos&& tpos)
+    {
+        return concat_inners<Node>(lpos, tpos, rpos);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_trees_left_visitor : visitor_base<concat_trees_left_visitor<Node>>
+{
+    using this_t = concat_trees_left_visitor;
+
+    template <typename LPos, typename TPos, typename... Args>
+    static concat_center_pos<Node>
+    visit_node(LPos&& lpos, TPos&& tpos, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+            args..., concat_trees_right_visitor<Node>{}, lpos, tpos);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Node>
+relaxed_pos<Node> concat_trees(Node* lroot,
+                               shift_t lshift,
+                               size_t lsize,
+                               Node* ltail,
+                               count_t ltcount,
+                               Node* rroot,
+                               shift_t rshift,
+                               size_t rsize)
+{
+    return visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(lroot,
+                                   lshift,
+                                   lsize,
+                                   concat_trees_left_visitor<Node>{},
+                                   make_leaf_pos(ltail, ltcount),
+                                   rroot,
+                                   rshift,
+                                   rsize)
+        .realize();
+}
+
+template <typename Node>
+relaxed_pos<Node> concat_trees(
+    Node* ltail, count_t ltcount, Node* rroot, shift_t rshift, size_t rsize)
+{
+    return make_singleton_regular_sub_pos(ltail, ltcount)
+        .visit(concat_trees_left_visitor<Node>{},
+               empty_leaf_pos<Node>{},
+               rroot,
+               rshift,
+               rsize)
+        .realize();
+}
+
+template <typename Node>
+using concat_center_mut_pos = concat_center_pos<Node>;
+
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_merger_mut
+{
+    using node_t = Node;
+    using edit_t = typename Node::edit_t;
+
+    static constexpr auto B  = Node::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = Node::bits_leaf;
+
+    using result_t = concat_center_pos<Node>;
+
+    edit_t ec_ = {};
+
+    count_t* curr_;
+    count_t n_;
+    result_t result_;
+    count_t count_      = 0;
+    node_t* candidate_  = nullptr;
+    edit_t candidate_e_ = Node::memory::transience_t::noone;
+
+    concat_merger_mut(edit_t ec,
+                      shift_t shift,
+                      count_t* counts,
+                      count_t n,
+                      edit_t candidate_e,
+                      node_t* candidate)
+        : ec_{ec}
+        , curr_{counts}
+        , n_{n}
+        , result_{shift + B, nullptr, 0}
+    {
+        if (candidate) {
+            candidate->ensure_mutable_relaxed_e(candidate_e, ec);
+            result_.nodes_[0] = candidate;
+        } else {
+            result_.nodes_[0] = node_t::make_inner_r_e(ec);
+        }
+    }
+
+    node_t* to_        = {};
+    count_t to_offset_ = {};
+    size_t to_size_    = {};
+
+    void set_candidate(edit_t candidate_e, node_t* candidate)
+    {
+        candidate_   = candidate;
+        candidate_e_ = candidate_e;
+    }
+
+    void add_child(node_t* p, size_t size)
+    {
+        ++curr_;
+        auto parent  = result_.nodes_[result_.count_ - 1];
+        auto relaxed = parent->relaxed();
+        if (count_ == branches<B>) {
+            parent->relaxed()->d.count = count_;
+            assert(result_.count_ < result_t::max_children);
+            n_ -= branches<B>;
+            if (candidate_) {
+                parent = candidate_;
+                parent->ensure_mutable_relaxed_e(candidate_e_, ec_);
+                candidate_ = nullptr;
+            } else
+                parent = node_t::make_inner_r_e(ec_);
+            count_                         = 0;
+            relaxed                        = parent->relaxed();
+            result_.nodes_[result_.count_] = parent;
+            result_.sizes_[result_.count_] = result_.sizes_[result_.count_ - 1];
+            ++result_.count_;
+        }
+        auto idx = count_++;
+        result_.sizes_[result_.count_ - 1] += size;
+        relaxed->d.sizes[idx] = size + (idx ? relaxed->d.sizes[idx - 1] : 0);
+        parent->inner()[idx]  = p;
+    };
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    void merge_leaf(Pos&& p, edit_t e)
+    {
+        auto from       = p.node();
+        auto from_size  = p.size();
+        auto from_count = p.count();
+        assert(from_size);
+        if (!to_ && *curr_ == from_count) {
+            add_child(from, from_size);
+        } else {
+            auto from_offset = count_t{};
+            auto from_data   = from->leaf();
+            auto from_mutate = from->can_mutate(e);
+            do {
+                if (!to_) {
+                    if (from_mutate) {
+                        node_t::ownee(from) = ec_;
+                        to_                 = from->inc();
+                        assert(from_count);
+                    } else {
+                        to_ = node_t::make_leaf_e(ec_);
+                    }
+                    to_offset_ = 0;
+                }
+                auto data = to_->leaf();
+                auto to_copy =
+                    std::min(from_count - from_offset, *curr_ - to_offset_);
+                if (from == to_) {
+                    if (from_offset != to_offset_)
+                        std::move(from_data + from_offset,
+                                  from_data + from_offset + to_copy,
+                                  data + to_offset_);
+                } else {
+                    if (!from_mutate)
+                        std::uninitialized_copy(from_data + from_offset,
+                                                from_data + from_offset +
+                                                    to_copy,
+                                                data + to_offset_);
+                    else
+                        detail::uninitialized_move(from_data + from_offset,
+                                                   from_data + from_offset +
+                                                       to_copy,
+                                                   data + to_offset_);
+                }
+                to_offset_ += to_copy;
+                from_offset += to_copy;
+                if (*curr_ == to_offset_) {
+                    add_child(to_, to_offset_);
+                    to_ = nullptr;
+                }
+            } while (from_offset != from_count);
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos>
+    void merge_inner(Pos&& p, edit_t e)
+    {
+        auto from       = p.node();
+        auto from_size  = p.size();
+        auto from_count = p.count();
+        assert(from_size);
+        if (!to_ && *curr_ == from_count) {
+            add_child(from, from_size);
+        } else {
+            auto from_offset = count_t{};
+            auto from_data   = from->inner();
+            auto from_mutate = from->can_relax() && from->can_mutate(e);
+            do {
+                if (!to_) {
+                    if (from_mutate) {
+                        node_t::ownee(from) = ec_;
+                        from->ensure_mutable_relaxed_e(e, ec_);
+                        to_ = from;
+                    } else {
+                        to_ = node_t::make_inner_r_e(ec_);
+                    }
+                    to_offset_ = 0;
+                    to_size_   = 0;
+                }
+                auto data = to_->inner();
+                auto to_copy =
+                    std::min(from_count - from_offset, *curr_ - to_offset_);
+                auto sizes = to_->relaxed()->d.sizes;
+                if (from != to_ || from_offset != to_offset_) {
+                    std::copy(from_data + from_offset,
+                              from_data + from_offset + to_copy,
+                              data + to_offset_);
+                    p.copy_sizes(
+                        from_offset, to_copy, to_size_, sizes + to_offset_);
+                }
+                to_offset_ += to_copy;
+                from_offset += to_copy;
+                to_size_ = sizes[to_offset_ - 1];
+                if (*curr_ == to_offset_) {
+                    to_->relaxed()->d.count = to_offset_;
+                    add_child(to_, to_size_);
+                    to_ = nullptr;
+                }
+            } while (from_offset != from_count);
+        }
+    }
+
+    concat_center_pos<Node> finish() const
+    {
+        assert(!to_);
+        result_.nodes_[result_.count_ - 1]->relaxed()->d.count = count_;
+        return result_;
+    }
+
+    void abort()
+    {
+        // We may have mutated stuff the tree in place, leaving
+        // everything in a corrupted state...  It should be possible
+        // to define cleanup properly, but that is a task for some
+        // other day... ;)
+        std::terminate();
+    }
+};
+
+struct concat_merger_mut_visitor : visitor_base<concat_merger_mut_visitor>
+{
+    using this_t = concat_merger_mut_visitor;
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Merger>
+    static void visit_inner(Pos&& p, Merger& merger, edit_type<Pos> e)
+    {
+        merger.merge_inner(p, e);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Pos, typename Merger>
+    static void visit_leaf(Pos&& p, Merger& merger, edit_type<Pos> e)
+    {
+        merger.merge_leaf(p, e);
+    }
+};
+
+template <bits_t B, bits_t BL>
+struct concat_rebalance_plan_mut : concat_rebalance_plan<B, BL>
+{
+    using this_t = concat_rebalance_plan_mut;
+
+    template <typename LPos, typename CPos, typename RPos>
+    concat_center_mut_pos<node_type<CPos>> merge(edit_type<CPos> ec,
+                                                 edit_type<CPos> el,
+                                                 LPos&& lpos,
+                                                 CPos&& cpos,
+                                                 edit_type<CPos> er,
+                                                 RPos&& rpos)
+    {
+        using node_t    = node_type<CPos>;
+        using merger_t  = concat_merger_mut<node_t>;
+        using visitor_t = concat_merger_mut_visitor;
+        auto lnode      = ((node_t*) lpos.node());
+        auto rnode      = ((node_t*) rpos.node());
+        auto lmut2      = lnode && lnode->can_relax() && lnode->can_mutate(el);
+        auto rmut2      = rnode && rnode->can_relax() && rnode->can_mutate(er);
+        auto merger     = merger_t{ec,
+                               cpos.shift(),
+                               this->counts,
+                               this->n,
+                               el,
+                               lmut2 ? lnode : nullptr};
+        try {
+            lpos.each_left_sub(visitor_t{}, merger, el);
+            cpos.each_sub(visitor_t{}, merger, ec);
+            if (rmut2)
+                merger.set_candidate(er, rnode);
+            rpos.each_right_sub(visitor_t{}, merger, er);
+            return merger.finish();
+        } catch (...) {
+            merger.abort();
+            throw;
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Node, typename LPos, typename CPos, typename RPos>
+concat_center_pos<Node> concat_rebalance_mut(edit_type<Node> ec,
+                                             edit_type<Node> el,
+                                             LPos&& lpos,
+                                             CPos&& cpos,
+                                             edit_type<Node> er,
+                                             RPos&& rpos)
+{
+    auto plan = concat_rebalance_plan_mut<Node::bits, Node::bits_leaf>{};
+    plan.fill(lpos, cpos, rpos);
+    plan.shuffle(cpos.shift());
+    return plan.merge(ec, el, lpos, cpos, er, rpos);
+}
+
+template <typename Node, typename LPos, typename TPos, typename RPos>
+concat_center_mut_pos<Node> concat_leafs_mut(edit_type<Node> ec,
+                                             edit_type<Node> el,
+                                             LPos&& lpos,
+                                             TPos&& tpos,
+                                             edit_type<Node> er,
+                                             RPos&& rpos)
+{
+    static_assert(Node::bits >= 2, "");
+    assert(lpos.shift() == tpos.shift());
+    assert(lpos.shift() == rpos.shift());
+    assert(lpos.shift() == 0);
+    if (tpos.count() > 0)
+        return {
+            Node::bits_leaf,
+            lpos.node(),
+            lpos.count(),
+            tpos.node(),
+            tpos.count(),
+            rpos.node(),
+            rpos.count(),
+        };
+    else
+        return {
+            Node::bits_leaf,
+            lpos.node(),
+            lpos.count(),
+            rpos.node(),
+            rpos.count(),
+        };
+}
+
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_left_mut_visitor;
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_right_mut_visitor;
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_both_mut_visitor;
+
+template <typename Node, typename LPos, typename TPos, typename RPos>
+concat_center_mut_pos<Node> concat_inners_mut(edit_type<Node> ec,
+                                              edit_type<Node> el,
+                                              LPos&& lpos,
+                                              TPos&& tpos,
+                                              edit_type<Node> er,
+                                              RPos&& rpos)
+{
+    auto lshift = lpos.shift();
+    auto rshift = rpos.shift();
+    // lpos.node() can be null it is a singleton_regular_sub_pos<...>,
+    // this is, when the tree is just a tail...
+    if (lshift > rshift) {
+        auto cpos = lpos.last_sub(
+            concat_left_mut_visitor<Node>{}, ec, el, tpos, er, rpos);
+        return concat_rebalance_mut<Node>(
+            ec, el, lpos, cpos, er, null_sub_pos{});
+    } else if (lshift < rshift) {
+        auto cpos = rpos.first_sub(
+            concat_right_mut_visitor<Node>{}, ec, el, lpos, tpos, er);
+        return concat_rebalance_mut<Node>(
+            ec, el, null_sub_pos{}, cpos, er, rpos);
+    } else {
+        assert(lshift == rshift);
+        assert(Node::bits_leaf == 0u || lshift > 0);
+        auto cpos = lpos.last_sub(
+            concat_both_mut_visitor<Node>{}, ec, el, tpos, er, rpos);
+        return concat_rebalance_mut<Node>(ec, el, lpos, cpos, er, rpos);
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_left_mut_visitor : visitor_base<concat_left_mut_visitor<Node>>
+{
+    using this_t = concat_left_mut_visitor;
+    using edit_t = typename Node::edit_t;
+
+    template <typename LPos, typename TPos, typename RPos>
+    static concat_center_mut_pos<Node> visit_inner(
+        LPos&& lpos, edit_t ec, edit_t el, TPos&& tpos, edit_t er, RPos&& rpos)
+    {
+        return concat_inners_mut<Node>(ec, el, lpos, tpos, er, rpos);
+    }
+
+    template <typename LPos, typename TPos, typename RPos>
+    static concat_center_mut_pos<Node> visit_leaf(
+        LPos&& lpos, edit_t ec, edit_t el, TPos&& tpos, edit_t er, RPos&& rpos)
+    {
+        IMMER_UNREACHABLE;
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_right_mut_visitor : visitor_base<concat_right_mut_visitor<Node>>
+{
+    using this_t = concat_right_mut_visitor;
+    using edit_t = typename Node::edit_t;
+
+    template <typename RPos, typename LPos, typename TPos>
+    static concat_center_mut_pos<Node> visit_inner(
+        RPos&& rpos, edit_t ec, edit_t el, LPos&& lpos, TPos&& tpos, edit_t er)
+    {
+        return concat_inners_mut<Node>(ec, el, lpos, tpos, er, rpos);
+    }
+
+    template <typename RPos, typename LPos, typename TPos>
+    static concat_center_mut_pos<Node> visit_leaf(
+        RPos&& rpos, edit_t ec, edit_t el, LPos&& lpos, TPos&& tpos, edit_t er)
+    {
+        return concat_leafs_mut<Node>(ec, el, lpos, tpos, er, rpos);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_both_mut_visitor : visitor_base<concat_both_mut_visitor<Node>>
+{
+    using this_t = concat_both_mut_visitor;
+    using edit_t = typename Node::edit_t;
+
+    template <typename LPos, typename TPos, typename RPos>
+    static concat_center_mut_pos<Node> visit_inner(
+        LPos&& lpos, edit_t ec, edit_t el, TPos&& tpos, edit_t er, RPos&& rpos)
+    {
+        return rpos.first_sub(
+            concat_right_mut_visitor<Node>{}, ec, el, lpos, tpos, er);
+    }
+
+    template <typename LPos, typename TPos, typename RPos>
+    static concat_center_mut_pos<Node> visit_leaf(
+        LPos&& lpos, edit_t ec, edit_t el, TPos&& tpos, edit_t er, RPos&& rpos)
+    {
+        return rpos.first_sub_leaf(
+            concat_right_mut_visitor<Node>{}, ec, el, lpos, tpos, er);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_trees_right_mut_visitor
+    : visitor_base<concat_trees_right_mut_visitor<Node>>
+{
+    using this_t = concat_trees_right_mut_visitor;
+    using edit_t = typename Node::edit_t;
+
+    template <typename RPos, typename LPos, typename TPos>
+    static concat_center_mut_pos<Node> visit_node(
+        RPos&& rpos, edit_t ec, edit_t el, LPos&& lpos, TPos&& tpos, edit_t er)
+    {
+        return concat_inners_mut<Node>(ec, el, lpos, tpos, er, rpos);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Node>
+struct concat_trees_left_mut_visitor
+    : visitor_base<concat_trees_left_mut_visitor<Node>>
+{
+    using this_t = concat_trees_left_mut_visitor;
+    using edit_t = typename Node::edit_t;
+
+    template <typename LPos, typename TPos, typename... Args>
+    static concat_center_mut_pos<Node> visit_node(LPos&& lpos,
+                                                  edit_t ec,
+                                                  edit_t el,
+                                                  TPos&& tpos,
+                                                  edit_t er,
+                                                  Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(args...,
+                                       concat_trees_right_mut_visitor<Node>{},
+                                       ec,
+                                       el,
+                                       lpos,
+                                       tpos,
+                                       er);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Node>
+relaxed_pos<Node> concat_trees_mut(edit_type<Node> ec,
+                                   edit_type<Node> el,
+                                   Node* lroot,
+                                   shift_t lshift,
+                                   size_t lsize,
+                                   Node* ltail,
+                                   count_t ltcount,
+                                   edit_type<Node> er,
+                                   Node* rroot,
+                                   shift_t rshift,
+                                   size_t rsize)
+{
+    return visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(lroot,
+                                   lshift,
+                                   lsize,
+                                   concat_trees_left_mut_visitor<Node>{},
+                                   ec,
+                                   el,
+                                   make_leaf_pos(ltail, ltcount),
+                                   er,
+                                   rroot,
+                                   rshift,
+                                   rsize)
+        .realize_e(ec);
+}
+
+template <typename Node>
+relaxed_pos<Node> concat_trees_mut(edit_type<Node> ec,
+                                   edit_type<Node> el,
+                                   Node* ltail,
+                                   count_t ltcount,
+                                   edit_type<Node> er,
+                                   Node* rroot,
+                                   shift_t rshift,
+                                   size_t rsize)
+{
+    return make_singleton_regular_sub_pos(ltail, ltcount)
+        .visit(concat_trees_left_mut_visitor<Node>{},
+               ec,
+               el,
+               empty_leaf_pos<Node>{},
+               er,
+               rroot,
+               rshift,
+               rsize)
+        .realize_e(ec);
+}
+
+} // namespace rbts
+} // namespace detail
+} // namespace immer
diff --git a/immer/detail/rbts/position.hpp b/immer/detail/rbts/position.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e9472b294088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/immer/detail/rbts/position.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,1977 @@
+//
+// immer: immutable data structures for C++
+// Copyright (C) 2016, 2017, 2018 Juan Pedro Bolivar Puente
+//
+// This software is distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// See accompanying file LICENSE or copy at http://boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <immer/config.hpp>
+#include <immer/detail/rbts/bits.hpp>
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace immer {
+namespace detail {
+namespace rbts {
+
+template <typename Pos>
+constexpr auto bits = std::decay_t<Pos>::node_t::bits;
+
+template <typename Pos>
+constexpr auto bits_leaf = std::decay_t<Pos>::node_t::bits_leaf;
+
+template <typename Pos>
+using node_type = typename std::decay<Pos>::type::node_t;
+
+template <typename Pos>
+using edit_type = typename std::decay<Pos>::type::node_t::edit_t;
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+struct empty_regular_pos
+{
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+    node_t* node_;
+
+    count_t count() const { return 0; }
+    node_t* node() const { return node_; }
+    shift_t shift() const { return 0; }
+    size_t size() const { return 0; }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each(Visitor, Args&&...)
+    {}
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred(Visitor, Args&&...)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) visit(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Visitor::visit_regular(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+empty_regular_pos<NodeT> make_empty_regular_pos(NodeT* node)
+{
+    return {node};
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+struct empty_leaf_pos
+{
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+    node_t* node_;
+
+    count_t count() const { return 0; }
+    node_t* node() const { return node_; }
+    shift_t shift() const { return 0; }
+    size_t size() const { return 0; }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) visit(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Visitor::visit_leaf(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+empty_leaf_pos<NodeT> make_empty_leaf_pos(NodeT* node)
+{
+    assert(node);
+    return {node};
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+struct leaf_pos
+{
+    static constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+    node_t* node_;
+    size_t size_;
+
+    count_t count() const { return index(size_ - 1) + 1; }
+    node_t* node() const { return node_; }
+    size_t size() const { return size_; }
+    shift_t shift() const { return 0; }
+    count_t index(size_t idx) const { return idx & mask<BL>; }
+    count_t subindex(size_t idx) const { return idx; }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) visit(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Visitor::visit_leaf(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+leaf_pos<NodeT> make_leaf_pos(NodeT* node, size_t size)
+{
+    assert(node);
+    assert(size > 0);
+    return {node, size};
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+struct leaf_sub_pos
+{
+    static constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+    node_t* node_;
+    count_t count_;
+
+    count_t count() const { return count_; }
+    node_t* node() const { return node_; }
+    size_t size() const { return count_; }
+    shift_t shift() const { return 0; }
+    count_t index(size_t idx) const { return idx & mask<BL>; }
+    count_t subindex(size_t idx) const { return idx; }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) visit(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Visitor::visit_leaf(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+leaf_sub_pos<NodeT> make_leaf_sub_pos(NodeT* node, count_t count)
+{
+    assert(node);
+    assert(count <= branches<NodeT::bits_leaf>);
+    return {node, count};
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+struct leaf_descent_pos
+{
+    static constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+    node_t* node_;
+
+    node_t* node() const { return node_; }
+    shift_t shift() const { return 0; }
+    count_t index(size_t idx) const { return idx & mask<BL>; }
+
+    template <typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) descend(Args&&...)
+    {}
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) visit(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Visitor::visit_leaf(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+leaf_descent_pos<NodeT> make_leaf_descent_pos(NodeT* node)
+{
+    assert(node);
+    return {node};
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+struct full_leaf_pos
+{
+    static constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+    node_t* node_;
+
+    count_t count() const { return branches<BL>; }
+    node_t* node() const { return node_; }
+    size_t size() const { return branches<BL>; }
+    shift_t shift() const { return 0; }
+    count_t index(size_t idx) const { return idx & mask<BL>; }
+    count_t subindex(size_t idx) const { return idx; }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) visit(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Visitor::visit_leaf(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+full_leaf_pos<NodeT> make_full_leaf_pos(NodeT* node)
+{
+    assert(node);
+    return {node};
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+struct regular_pos
+{
+    static constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+    node_t* node_;
+    shift_t shift_;
+    size_t size_;
+
+    count_t count() const { return index(size_ - 1) + 1; }
+    node_t* node() const { return node_; }
+    size_t size() const { return size_; }
+    shift_t shift() const { return shift_; }
+    count_t index(size_t idx) const { return (idx >> shift_) & mask<B>; }
+    count_t subindex(size_t idx) const { return idx >> shift_; }
+    size_t this_size() const
+    {
+        return ((size_ - 1) & ~(~size_t{} << (shift_ + B))) + 1;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_regular(*this, v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_pred_regular(*this, v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred_zip(Visitor v, node_t* other, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_pred_zip_regular(*this, v, other, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred_i(Visitor v, count_t i, count_t n, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_pred_i_regular(*this, v, i, n, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred_right(Visitor v, count_t start, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_pred_right_regular(*this, v, start, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred_left(Visitor v, count_t n, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_pred_left_regular(*this, v, n, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_i(Visitor v, count_t i, count_t n, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_i_regular(*this, v, i, n, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_right(Visitor v, count_t start, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_right_regular(*this, v, start, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_left(Visitor v, count_t n, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_left_regular(*this, v, n, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) towards(Visitor v, size_t idx, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return towards_oh_ch_regular(
+            *this, v, idx, index(idx), count(), args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto)
+    towards_oh(Visitor v, size_t idx, count_t offset_hint, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return towards_oh_ch_regular(
+            *this, v, idx, offset_hint, count(), args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) towards_oh_ch(Visitor v,
+                                 size_t idx,
+                                 count_t offset_hint,
+                                 count_t count_hint,
+                                 Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return towards_oh_ch_regular(
+            *this, v, idx, offset_hint, count(), args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto)
+    towards_sub_oh(Visitor v, size_t idx, count_t offset_hint, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return towards_sub_oh_regular(*this, v, idx, offset_hint, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) last_oh(Visitor v, count_t offset_hint, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return last_oh_regular(*this, v, offset_hint, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) visit(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Visitor::visit_regular(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Pos, typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+void each_regular(Pos&& p, Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+{
+    constexpr auto B  = bits<Pos>;
+    constexpr auto BL = bits_leaf<Pos>;
+    auto n            = p.node()->inner();
+    auto last         = p.count() - 1;
+    auto e            = n + last;
+    if (p.shift() == BL) {
+        for (; n != e; ++n) {
+            IMMER_PREFETCH(n + 1);
+            make_full_leaf_pos(*n).visit(v, args...);
+        }
+        make_leaf_pos(*n, p.size()).visit(v, args...);
+    } else {
+        auto ss = p.shift() - B;
+        for (; n != e; ++n)
+            make_full_pos(*n, ss).visit(v, args...);
+        make_regular_pos(*n, ss, p.size()).visit(v, args...);
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename Pos, typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+bool each_pred_regular(Pos&& p, Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+{
+    constexpr auto B  = bits<Pos>;
+    constexpr auto BL = bits_leaf<Pos>;
+    auto n            = p.node()->inner();
+    auto last         = p.count() - 1;
+    auto e            = n + last;
+    if (p.shift() == BL) {
+        for (; n != e; ++n) {
+            IMMER_PREFETCH(n + 1);
+            if (!make_full_leaf_pos(*n).visit(v, args...))
+                return false;
+        }
+        return make_leaf_pos(*n, p.size()).visit(v, args...);
+    } else {
+        auto ss = p.shift() - B;
+        for (; n != e; ++n)
+            if (!make_full_pos(*n, ss).visit(v, args...))
+                return false;
+        return make_regular_pos(*n, ss, p.size()).visit(v, args...);
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename Pos, typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+bool each_pred_zip_regular(Pos&& p,
+                           Visitor v,
+                           node_type<Pos>* other,
+                           Args&&... args)
+{
+    constexpr auto B  = bits<Pos>;
+    constexpr auto BL = bits_leaf<Pos>;
+
+    auto n    = p.node()->inner();
+    auto n2   = other->inner();
+    auto last = p.count() - 1;
+    auto e    = n + last;
+    if (p.shift() == BL) {
+        for (; n != e; ++n, ++n2) {
+            IMMER_PREFETCH(n + 1);
+            IMMER_PREFETCH(n2 + 1);
+            if (!make_full_leaf_pos(*n).visit(v, *n2, args...))
+                return false;
+        }
+        return make_leaf_pos(*n, p.size()).visit(v, *n2, args...);
+    } else {
+        auto ss = p.shift() - B;
+        for (; n != e; ++n, ++n2)
+            if (!make_full_pos(*n, ss).visit(v, *n2, args...))
+                return false;
+        return make_regular_pos(*n, ss, p.size()).visit(v, *n2, args...);
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename Pos, typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+bool each_pred_i_regular(
+    Pos&& p, Visitor v, count_t f, count_t l, Args&&... args)
+{
+    constexpr auto B  = bits<Pos>;
+    constexpr auto BL = bits_leaf<Pos>;
+
+    if (p.shift() == BL) {
+        if (l > f) {
+            if (l < p.count()) {
+                auto n = p.node()->inner() + f;
+                auto e = p.node()->inner() + l;
+                for (; n < e; ++n) {
+                    IMMER_PREFETCH(n + 1);
+                    if (!make_full_leaf_pos(*n).visit(v, args...))
+                        return false;
+                }
+            } else {
+                auto n = p.node()->inner() + f;
+                auto e = p.node()->inner() + l - 1;
+                for (; n < e; ++n) {
+                    IMMER_PREFETCH(n + 1);
+                    if (!make_full_leaf_pos(*n).visit(v, args...))
+                        return false;
+                }
+                if (!make_leaf_pos(*n, p.size()).visit(v, args...))
+                    return false;
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (l > f) {
+            auto ss = p.shift() - B;
+            if (l < p.count()) {
+                auto n = p.node()->inner() + f;
+                auto e = p.node()->inner() + l;
+                for (; n < e; ++n)
+                    if (!make_full_pos(*n, ss).visit(v, args...))
+                        return false;
+            } else {
+                auto n = p.node()->inner() + f;
+                auto e = p.node()->inner() + l - 1;
+                for (; n < e; ++n)
+                    if (!make_full_pos(*n, ss).visit(v, args...))
+                        return false;
+                if (!make_regular_pos(*n, ss, p.size()).visit(v, args...))
+                    return false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+template <typename Pos, typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+bool each_pred_left_regular(Pos&& p, Visitor v, count_t last, Args&&... args)
+{
+    constexpr auto B  = bits<Pos>;
+    constexpr auto BL = bits_leaf<Pos>;
+    assert(last < p.count());
+    if (p.shift() == BL) {
+        auto n = p.node()->inner();
+        auto e = n + last;
+        for (; n != e; ++n) {
+            IMMER_PREFETCH(n + 1);
+            if (!make_full_leaf_pos(*n).visit(v, args...))
+                return false;
+        }
+    } else {
+        auto n  = p.node()->inner();
+        auto e  = n + last;
+        auto ss = p.shift() - B;
+        for (; n != e; ++n)
+            if (!make_full_pos(*n, ss).visit(v, args...))
+                return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+template <typename Pos, typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+bool each_pred_right_regular(Pos&& p, Visitor v, count_t start, Args&&... args)
+{
+    constexpr auto B  = bits<Pos>;
+    constexpr auto BL = bits_leaf<Pos>;
+
+    if (p.shift() == BL) {
+        auto n    = p.node()->inner() + start;
+        auto last = p.count() - 1;
+        auto e    = p.node()->inner() + last;
+        if (n <= e) {
+            for (; n != e; ++n) {
+                IMMER_PREFETCH(n + 1);
+                if (!make_full_leaf_pos(*n).visit(v, args...))
+                    return false;
+            }
+            if (!make_leaf_pos(*n, p.size()).visit(v, args...))
+                return false;
+        }
+    } else {
+        auto n    = p.node()->inner() + start;
+        auto last = p.count() - 1;
+        auto e    = p.node()->inner() + last;
+        auto ss   = p.shift() - B;
+        if (n <= e) {
+            for (; n != e; ++n)
+                if (!make_full_pos(*n, ss).visit(v, args...))
+                    return false;
+            if (!make_regular_pos(*n, ss, p.size()).visit(v, args...))
+                return false;
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+template <typename Pos, typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+void each_i_regular(Pos&& p, Visitor v, count_t f, count_t l, Args&&... args)
+{
+    constexpr auto B  = bits<Pos>;
+    constexpr auto BL = bits_leaf<Pos>;
+
+    if (p.shift() == BL) {
+        if (l > f) {
+            if (l < p.count()) {
+                auto n = p.node()->inner() + f;
+                auto e = p.node()->inner() + l;
+                for (; n < e; ++n) {
+                    IMMER_PREFETCH(n + 1);
+                    make_full_leaf_pos(*n).visit(v, args...);
+                }
+            } else {
+                auto n = p.node()->inner() + f;
+                auto e = p.node()->inner() + l - 1;
+                for (; n < e; ++n) {
+                    IMMER_PREFETCH(n + 1);
+                    make_full_leaf_pos(*n).visit(v, args...);
+                }
+                make_leaf_pos(*n, p.size()).visit(v, args...);
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (l > f) {
+            auto ss = p.shift() - B;
+            if (l < p.count()) {
+                auto n = p.node()->inner() + f;
+                auto e = p.node()->inner() + l;
+                for (; n < e; ++n)
+                    make_full_pos(*n, ss).visit(v, args...);
+            } else {
+                auto n = p.node()->inner() + f;
+                auto e = p.node()->inner() + l - 1;
+                for (; n < e; ++n)
+                    make_full_pos(*n, ss).visit(v, args...);
+                make_regular_pos(*n, ss, p.size()).visit(v, args...);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename Pos, typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+void each_left_regular(Pos&& p, Visitor v, count_t last, Args&&... args)
+{
+    constexpr auto B  = bits<Pos>;
+    constexpr auto BL = bits_leaf<Pos>;
+    assert(last < p.count());
+    if (p.shift() == BL) {
+        auto n = p.node()->inner();
+        auto e = n + last;
+        for (; n != e; ++n) {
+            IMMER_PREFETCH(n + 1);
+            make_full_leaf_pos(*n).visit(v, args...);
+        }
+    } else {
+        auto n  = p.node()->inner();
+        auto e  = n + last;
+        auto ss = p.shift() - B;
+        for (; n != e; ++n)
+            make_full_pos(*n, ss).visit(v, args...);
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename Pos, typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+void each_right_regular(Pos&& p, Visitor v, count_t start, Args&&... args)
+{
+    constexpr auto B  = bits<Pos>;
+    constexpr auto BL = bits_leaf<Pos>;
+
+    if (p.shift() == BL) {
+        auto n    = p.node()->inner() + start;
+        auto last = p.count() - 1;
+        auto e    = p.node()->inner() + last;
+        if (n <= e) {
+            for (; n != e; ++n) {
+                IMMER_PREFETCH(n + 1);
+                make_full_leaf_pos(*n).visit(v, args...);
+            }
+            make_leaf_pos(*n, p.size()).visit(v, args...);
+        }
+    } else {
+        auto n    = p.node()->inner() + start;
+        auto last = p.count() - 1;
+        auto e    = p.node()->inner() + last;
+        auto ss   = p.shift() - B;
+        if (n <= e) {
+            for (; n != e; ++n)
+                make_full_pos(*n, ss).visit(v, args...);
+            make_regular_pos(*n, ss, p.size()).visit(v, args...);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename Pos, typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+decltype(auto) towards_oh_ch_regular(Pos&& p,
+                                     Visitor v,
+                                     size_t idx,
+                                     count_t offset_hint,
+                                     count_t count_hint,
+                                     Args&&... args)
+{
+    constexpr auto B  = bits<Pos>;
+    constexpr auto BL = bits_leaf<Pos>;
+    assert(offset_hint == p.index(idx));
+    assert(count_hint == p.count());
+    auto is_leaf = p.shift() == BL;
+    auto child   = p.node()->inner()[offset_hint];
+    auto is_full = offset_hint + 1 != count_hint;
+    return is_full
+               ? (is_leaf ? make_full_leaf_pos(child).visit(v, idx, args...)
+                          : make_full_pos(child, p.shift() - B)
+                                .visit(v, idx, args...))
+               : (is_leaf
+                      ? make_leaf_pos(child, p.size()).visit(v, idx, args...)
+                      : make_regular_pos(child, p.shift() - B, p.size())
+                            .visit(v, idx, args...));
+}
+
+template <typename Pos, typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+decltype(auto) towards_sub_oh_regular(
+    Pos&& p, Visitor v, size_t idx, count_t offset_hint, Args&&... args)
+{
+    constexpr auto B  = bits<Pos>;
+    constexpr auto BL = bits_leaf<Pos>;
+    assert(offset_hint == p.index(idx));
+    auto is_leaf = p.shift() == BL;
+    auto child   = p.node()->inner()[offset_hint];
+    auto lsize   = offset_hint << p.shift();
+    auto size    = p.this_size();
+    auto is_full = (size - lsize) >= (size_t{1} << p.shift());
+    return is_full
+               ? (is_leaf
+                      ? make_full_leaf_pos(child).visit(v, idx - lsize, args...)
+                      : make_full_pos(child, p.shift() - B)
+                            .visit(v, idx - lsize, args...))
+               : (is_leaf
+                      ? make_leaf_sub_pos(child, size - lsize)
+                            .visit(v, idx - lsize, args...)
+                      : make_regular_sub_pos(child, p.shift() - B, size - lsize)
+                            .visit(v, idx - lsize, args...));
+}
+
+template <typename Pos, typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+decltype(auto)
+last_oh_regular(Pos&& p, Visitor v, count_t offset_hint, Args&&... args)
+{
+    assert(offset_hint == p.count() - 1);
+    constexpr auto B  = bits<Pos>;
+    constexpr auto BL = bits_leaf<Pos>;
+    auto child        = p.node()->inner()[offset_hint];
+    auto is_leaf      = p.shift() == BL;
+    return is_leaf ? make_leaf_pos(child, p.size()).visit(v, args...)
+                   : make_regular_pos(child, p.shift() - B, p.size())
+                         .visit(v, args...);
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+regular_pos<NodeT> make_regular_pos(NodeT* node, shift_t shift, size_t size)
+{
+    assert(node);
+    assert(shift >= NodeT::bits_leaf);
+    assert(size > 0);
+    return {node, shift, size};
+}
+
+struct null_sub_pos
+{
+    auto node() const { return nullptr; }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_sub(Visitor, Args&&...)
+    {}
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_right_sub(Visitor, Args&&...)
+    {}
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_left_sub(Visitor, Args&&...)
+    {}
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void visit(Visitor, Args&&...)
+    {}
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+struct singleton_regular_sub_pos
+{
+    // this is a fake regular pos made out of a single child... useful
+    // to treat a single leaf node as a whole tree
+
+    static constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+    node_t* leaf_;
+    count_t count_;
+
+    count_t count() const { return 1; }
+    node_t* node() const { return nullptr; }
+    size_t size() const { return count_; }
+    shift_t shift() const { return BL; }
+    count_t index(size_t idx) const { return 0; }
+    count_t subindex(size_t idx) const { return 0; }
+    size_t size_before(count_t offset) const { return 0; }
+    size_t this_size() const { return count_; }
+    size_t size(count_t offset) { return count_; }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_left_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {}
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {}
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) last_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return make_leaf_sub_pos(leaf_, count_).visit(v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) visit(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Visitor::visit_regular(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+auto make_singleton_regular_sub_pos(NodeT* leaf, count_t count)
+{
+    assert(leaf);
+    IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(leaf->kind() == NodeT::kind_t::leaf);
+    assert(count > 0);
+    return singleton_regular_sub_pos<NodeT>{leaf, count};
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+struct regular_sub_pos
+{
+    static constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+    node_t* node_;
+    shift_t shift_;
+    size_t size_;
+
+    count_t count() const { return subindex(size_ - 1) + 1; }
+    node_t* node() const { return node_; }
+    size_t size() const { return size_; }
+    shift_t shift() const { return shift_; }
+    count_t index(size_t idx) const { return (idx >> shift_) & mask<B>; }
+    count_t subindex(size_t idx) const { return idx >> shift_; }
+    size_t size_before(count_t offset) const { return offset << shift_; }
+    size_t this_size() const { return size_; }
+
+    auto size(count_t offset)
+    {
+        return offset == subindex(size_ - 1) ? size_ - size_before(offset)
+                                             : size_t{1} << shift_;
+    }
+
+    auto size_sbh(count_t offset, size_t size_before_hint)
+    {
+        assert(size_before_hint == size_before(offset));
+        return offset == subindex(size_ - 1) ? size_ - size_before_hint
+                                             : size_t{1} << shift_;
+    }
+
+    void copy_sizes(count_t offset, count_t n, size_t init, size_t* sizes)
+    {
+        if (n) {
+            auto last = offset + n - 1;
+            auto e    = sizes + n - 1;
+            for (; sizes != e; ++sizes)
+                init = *sizes = init + (size_t{1} << shift_);
+            *sizes = init + size(last);
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_regular(*this, v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_pred_regular(*this, v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred_zip(Visitor v, node_t* other, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_pred_zip_regular(*this, v, other, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred_i(Visitor v, count_t i, count_t n, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_pred_i_regular(*this, v, i, n, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred_right(Visitor v, count_t start, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_pred_right_regular(*this, v, start, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred_left(Visitor v, count_t last, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_pred_left_regular(*this, v, last, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_i(Visitor v, count_t i, count_t n, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_i_regular(*this, v, i, n, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_right(Visitor v, count_t start, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_right_regular(*this, v, start, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_left(Visitor v, count_t last, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_left_regular(*this, v, last, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_right_sub_(Visitor v, count_t i, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        auto last  = count() - 1;
+        auto lsize = size_ - (last << shift_);
+        auto n     = node()->inner() + i;
+        auto e     = node()->inner() + last;
+        if (shift() == BL) {
+            for (; n != e; ++n) {
+                IMMER_PREFETCH(n + 1);
+                make_full_leaf_pos(*n).visit(v, args...);
+            }
+            make_leaf_sub_pos(*n, lsize).visit(v, args...);
+        } else {
+            auto ss = shift_ - B;
+            for (; n != e; ++n)
+                make_full_pos(*n, ss).visit(v, args...);
+            make_regular_sub_pos(*n, ss, lsize).visit(v, args...);
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        each_right_sub_(v, 0, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_right_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        if (count() > 1)
+            each_right_sub_(v, 1, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_left_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        each_left(v, count() - 1, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) towards(Visitor v, size_t idx, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return towards_oh_ch_regular(
+            *this, v, idx, index(idx), count(), args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto)
+    towards_oh(Visitor v, size_t idx, count_t offset_hint, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return towards_oh_ch_regular(
+            *this, v, idx, offset_hint, count(), args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) towards_oh_ch(Visitor v,
+                                 size_t idx,
+                                 count_t offset_hint,
+                                 count_t count_hint,
+                                 Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return towards_oh_ch_regular(
+            *this, v, idx, offset_hint, count(), args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto)
+    towards_sub_oh(Visitor v, size_t idx, count_t offset_hint, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return towards_sub_oh_regular(*this, v, idx, offset_hint, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) last_oh(Visitor v, count_t offset_hint, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return last_oh_regular(*this, v, offset_hint, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) last_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        auto offset  = count() - 1;
+        auto child   = node_->inner()[offset];
+        auto is_leaf = shift_ == BL;
+        auto lsize   = size_ - (offset << shift_);
+        return is_leaf ? make_leaf_sub_pos(child, lsize).visit(v, args...)
+                       : make_regular_sub_pos(child, shift_ - B, lsize)
+                             .visit(v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) first_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        auto is_leaf = shift_ == BL;
+        auto child   = node_->inner()[0];
+        auto is_full = size_ >= (size_t{1} << shift_);
+        return is_full
+                   ? (is_leaf
+                          ? make_full_leaf_pos(child).visit(v, args...)
+                          : make_full_pos(child, shift_ - B).visit(v, args...))
+                   : (is_leaf
+                          ? make_leaf_sub_pos(child, size_).visit(v, args...)
+                          : make_regular_sub_pos(child, shift_ - B, size_)
+                                .visit(v, args...));
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) first_sub_leaf(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(shift_ == BL);
+        auto child   = node_->inner()[0];
+        auto is_full = size_ >= branches<BL>;
+        return is_full ? make_full_leaf_pos(child).visit(v, args...)
+                       : make_leaf_sub_pos(child, size_).visit(v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) first_sub_inner(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(shift_ >= BL);
+        auto child   = node_->inner()[0];
+        auto is_full = size_ >= branches<BL>;
+        return is_full ? make_full_pos(child, shift_ - B).visit(v, args...)
+                       : make_regular_sub_pos(child, shift_ - B, size_)
+                             .visit(v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) nth_sub(count_t idx, Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(idx < count());
+        auto is_leaf = shift_ == BL;
+        auto child   = node_->inner()[idx];
+        auto lsize   = size(idx);
+        auto is_full = idx + 1 < count();
+        return is_full
+                   ? (is_leaf
+                          ? make_full_leaf_pos(child).visit(v, args...)
+                          : make_full_pos(child, shift_ - B).visit(v, args...))
+                   : (is_leaf
+                          ? make_leaf_sub_pos(child, lsize).visit(v, args...)
+                          : make_regular_sub_pos(child, shift_ - B, lsize)
+                                .visit(v, args...));
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) nth_sub_leaf(count_t idx, Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(shift_ == BL);
+        auto child   = node_->inner()[idx];
+        auto lsize   = size(idx);
+        auto is_full = idx + 1 < count();
+        return is_full ? make_full_leaf_pos(child).visit(v, args...)
+                       : make_leaf_sub_pos(child, lsize).visit(v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) visit(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Visitor::visit_regular(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+regular_sub_pos<NodeT>
+make_regular_sub_pos(NodeT* node, shift_t shift, size_t size)
+{
+    assert(node);
+    assert(shift >= NodeT::bits_leaf);
+    assert(size > 0);
+    assert(size <= (branches<NodeT::bits, size_t> << shift));
+    return {node, shift, size};
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT,
+          shift_t Shift,
+          bits_t B  = NodeT::bits,
+          bits_t BL = NodeT::bits_leaf>
+struct regular_descent_pos
+{
+    static_assert(Shift > 0, "not leaf...");
+
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+    node_t* node_;
+
+    node_t* node() const { return node_; }
+    shift_t shift() const { return Shift; }
+    count_t index(size_t idx) const
+    {
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wshift-count-overflow"
+#endif
+        return (idx >> Shift) & mask<B>;
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor>
+    decltype(auto) descend(Visitor v, size_t idx)
+    {
+        auto offset = index(idx);
+        auto child  = node_->inner()[offset];
+        return regular_descent_pos<NodeT, Shift - B>{child}.visit(v, idx);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) visit(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Visitor::visit_regular(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT, bits_t B, bits_t BL>
+struct regular_descent_pos<NodeT, BL, B, BL>
+{
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+    node_t* node_;
+
+    node_t* node() const { return node_; }
+    shift_t shift() const { return BL; }
+    count_t index(size_t idx) const { return (idx >> BL) & mask<B>; }
+
+    template <typename Visitor>
+    decltype(auto) descend(Visitor v, size_t idx)
+    {
+        auto offset = index(idx);
+        auto child  = node_->inner()[offset];
+        return make_leaf_descent_pos(child).visit(v, idx);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) visit(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Visitor::visit_regular(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT, typename Visitor>
+decltype(auto)
+visit_regular_descent(NodeT* node, shift_t shift, Visitor v, size_t idx)
+{
+    constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+    assert(node);
+    assert(shift >= BL);
+    switch (shift) {
+    case BL + B * 0:
+        return regular_descent_pos<NodeT, BL + B * 0>{node}.visit(v, idx);
+    case BL + B * 1:
+        return regular_descent_pos<NodeT, BL + B * 1>{node}.visit(v, idx);
+    case BL + B * 2:
+        return regular_descent_pos<NodeT, BL + B * 2>{node}.visit(v, idx);
+    case BL + B * 3:
+        return regular_descent_pos<NodeT, BL + B * 3>{node}.visit(v, idx);
+    case BL + B * 4:
+        return regular_descent_pos<NodeT, BL + B * 4>{node}.visit(v, idx);
+    case BL + B * 5:
+        return regular_descent_pos<NodeT, BL + B * 5>{node}.visit(v, idx);
+#if IMMER_DESCENT_DEEP
+    default:
+        for (auto level = shift; level != endshift<B, BL>; level -= B)
+            node = node->inner()[(idx >> level) & mask<B>];
+        return make_leaf_descent_pos(node).visit(v, idx);
+#endif // IMMER_DEEP_DESCENT
+    }
+    IMMER_UNREACHABLE;
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+struct full_pos
+{
+    static constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+
+    using node_t = NodeT;
+    node_t* node_;
+    shift_t shift_;
+
+    count_t count() const { return branches<B>; }
+    node_t* node() const { return node_; }
+    size_t size() const { return branches<B> << shift_; }
+    shift_t shift() const { return shift_; }
+    count_t index(size_t idx) const { return (idx >> shift_) & mask<B>; }
+    count_t subindex(size_t idx) const { return idx >> shift_; }
+    size_t size(count_t offset) const { return size_t{1} << shift_; }
+    size_t size_sbh(count_t offset, size_t) const
+    {
+        return size_t{1} << shift_;
+    }
+    size_t size_before(count_t offset) const { return offset << shift_; }
+
+    void copy_sizes(count_t offset, count_t n, size_t init, size_t* sizes)
+    {
+        auto e = sizes + n;
+        for (; sizes != e; ++sizes)
+            init = *sizes = init + (size_t{1} << shift_);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        auto p = node_->inner();
+        auto e = p + branches<B>;
+        if (shift_ == BL) {
+            for (; p != e; ++p) {
+                IMMER_PREFETCH(p + 1);
+                make_full_leaf_pos(*p).visit(v, args...);
+            }
+        } else {
+            auto ss = shift_ - B;
+            for (; p != e; ++p)
+                make_full_pos(*p, ss).visit(v, args...);
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        auto p = node_->inner();
+        auto e = p + branches<B>;
+        if (shift_ == BL) {
+            for (; p != e; ++p) {
+                IMMER_PREFETCH(p + 1);
+                if (!make_full_leaf_pos(*p).visit(v, args...))
+                    return false;
+            }
+        } else {
+            auto ss = shift_ - B;
+            for (; p != e; ++p)
+                if (!make_full_pos(*p, ss).visit(v, args...))
+                    return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred_zip(Visitor v, node_t* other, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        auto p  = node_->inner();
+        auto p2 = other->inner();
+        auto e  = p + branches<B>;
+        if (shift_ == BL) {
+            for (; p != e; ++p, ++p2) {
+                IMMER_PREFETCH(p + 1);
+                if (!make_full_leaf_pos(*p).visit(v, *p2, args...))
+                    return false;
+            }
+        } else {
+            auto ss = shift_ - B;
+            for (; p != e; ++p, ++p2)
+                if (!make_full_pos(*p, ss).visit(v, *p2, args...))
+                    return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred_i(Visitor v, count_t i, count_t n, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        auto p = node_->inner() + i;
+        auto e = node_->inner() + n;
+        if (shift_ == BL) {
+            for (; p != e; ++p) {
+                IMMER_PREFETCH(p + 1);
+                if (!make_full_leaf_pos(*p).visit(v, args...))
+                    return false;
+            }
+        } else {
+            auto ss = shift_ - B;
+            for (; p != e; ++p)
+                if (!make_full_pos(*p, ss).visit(v, args...))
+                    return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_i(Visitor v, count_t i, count_t n, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        auto p = node_->inner() + i;
+        auto e = node_->inner() + n;
+        if (shift_ == BL) {
+            for (; p != e; ++p) {
+                IMMER_PREFETCH(p + 1);
+                make_full_leaf_pos(*p).visit(v, args...);
+            }
+        } else {
+            auto ss = shift_ - B;
+            for (; p != e; ++p)
+                make_full_pos(*p, ss).visit(v, args...);
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred_right(Visitor v, count_t start, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_pred_i(v, start, branches<B>, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred_left(Visitor v, count_t last, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return each_pred_i(v, 0, last, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        each(v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_left_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        each_i(v, 0, branches<B> - 1, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_right_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        each_i(v, 1, branches<B>, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_right(Visitor v, count_t start, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        each_i(v, start, branches<B>, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_left(Visitor v, count_t last, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        each_i(v, 0, last, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) towards(Visitor v, size_t idx, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return towards_oh(v, idx, index(idx), args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) towards_oh_ch(
+        Visitor v, size_t idx, count_t offset_hint, count_t, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return towards_oh(v, idx, offset_hint, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto)
+    towards_oh(Visitor v, size_t idx, count_t offset_hint, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(offset_hint == index(idx));
+        auto is_leaf = shift_ == BL;
+        auto child   = node_->inner()[offset_hint];
+        return is_leaf
+                   ? make_full_leaf_pos(child).visit(v, idx, args...)
+                   : make_full_pos(child, shift_ - B).visit(v, idx, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto)
+    towards_sub_oh(Visitor v, size_t idx, count_t offset_hint, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(offset_hint == index(idx));
+        auto is_leaf = shift_ == BL;
+        auto child   = node_->inner()[offset_hint];
+        auto lsize   = offset_hint << shift_;
+        return is_leaf
+                   ? make_full_leaf_pos(child).visit(v, idx - lsize, args...)
+                   : make_full_pos(child, shift_ - B)
+                         .visit(v, idx - lsize, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) first_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        auto is_leaf = shift_ == BL;
+        auto child   = node_->inner()[0];
+        return is_leaf ? make_full_leaf_pos(child).visit(v, args...)
+                       : make_full_pos(child, shift_ - B).visit(v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) first_sub_leaf(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(shift_ == BL);
+        auto child = node_->inner()[0];
+        return make_full_leaf_pos(child).visit(v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) first_sub_inner(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(shift_ >= BL);
+        auto child = node_->inner()[0];
+        return make_full_pos(child, shift_ - B).visit(v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) nth_sub(count_t idx, Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(idx < count());
+        auto is_leaf = shift_ == BL;
+        auto child   = node_->inner()[idx];
+        return is_leaf ? make_full_leaf_pos(child).visit(v, args...)
+                       : make_full_pos(child, shift_ - B).visit(v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) nth_sub_leaf(count_t idx, Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(shift_ == BL);
+        assert(idx < count());
+        auto child = node_->inner()[idx];
+        return make_full_leaf_pos(child).visit(v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) visit(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Visitor::visit_regular(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+full_pos<NodeT> make_full_pos(NodeT* node, shift_t shift)
+{
+    assert(node);
+    assert(shift >= NodeT::bits_leaf);
+    return {node, shift};
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+struct relaxed_pos
+{
+    static constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    static constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+
+    using node_t    = NodeT;
+    using relaxed_t = typename NodeT::relaxed_t;
+    node_t* node_;
+    shift_t shift_;
+    relaxed_t* relaxed_;
+
+    count_t count() const { return relaxed_->d.count; }
+    node_t* node() const { return node_; }
+    size_t size() const { return relaxed_->d.sizes[relaxed_->d.count - 1]; }
+    shift_t shift() const { return shift_; }
+    count_t subindex(size_t idx) const { return index(idx); }
+    relaxed_t* relaxed() const { return relaxed_; }
+
+    size_t size_before(count_t offset) const
+    {
+        return offset ? relaxed_->d.sizes[offset - 1] : 0;
+    }
+
+    size_t size(count_t offset) const
+    {
+        return size_sbh(offset, size_before(offset));
+    }
+
+    size_t size_sbh(count_t offset, size_t size_before_hint) const
+    {
+        assert(size_before_hint == size_before(offset));
+        return relaxed_->d.sizes[offset] - size_before_hint;
+    }
+
+    count_t index(size_t idx) const
+    {
+        auto offset = idx >> shift_;
+        while (relaxed_->d.sizes[offset] <= idx)
+            ++offset;
+        return offset;
+    }
+
+    void copy_sizes(count_t offset, count_t n, size_t init, size_t* sizes)
+    {
+        auto e     = sizes + n;
+        auto prev  = size_before(offset);
+        auto these = relaxed_->d.sizes + offset;
+        for (; sizes != e; ++sizes, ++these) {
+            auto this_size = *these;
+            init = *sizes = init + (this_size - prev);
+            prev          = this_size;
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        each_left(v, relaxed_->d.count, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        auto p = node_->inner();
+        auto s = size_t{};
+        auto n = count();
+        if (shift_ == BL) {
+            for (auto i = count_t{0}; i < n; ++i) {
+                IMMER_PREFETCH(p + i + 1);
+                if (!make_leaf_sub_pos(p[i], relaxed_->d.sizes[i] - s)
+                         .visit(v, args...))
+                    return false;
+                s = relaxed_->d.sizes[i];
+            }
+        } else {
+            auto ss = shift_ - B;
+            for (auto i = count_t{0}; i < n; ++i) {
+                if (!visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+                        p[i], ss, relaxed_->d.sizes[i] - s, v, args...))
+                    return false;
+                s = relaxed_->d.sizes[i];
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred_i(Visitor v, count_t i, count_t n, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        if (shift_ == BL) {
+            auto p = node_->inner();
+            auto s = i > 0 ? relaxed_->d.sizes[i - 1] : 0;
+            for (; i < n; ++i) {
+                IMMER_PREFETCH(p + i + 1);
+                if (!make_leaf_sub_pos(p[i], relaxed_->d.sizes[i] - s)
+                         .visit(v, args...))
+                    return false;
+                s = relaxed_->d.sizes[i];
+            }
+        } else {
+            auto p  = node_->inner();
+            auto s  = i > 0 ? relaxed_->d.sizes[i - 1] : 0;
+            auto ss = shift_ - B;
+            for (; i < n; ++i) {
+                if (!visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+                        p[i], ss, relaxed_->d.sizes[i] - s, v, args...))
+                    return false;
+                s = relaxed_->d.sizes[i];
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred_left(Visitor v, count_t n, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        auto p = node_->inner();
+        auto s = size_t{};
+        if (shift_ == BL) {
+            for (auto i = count_t{0}; i < n; ++i) {
+                IMMER_PREFETCH(p + i + 1);
+                if (!make_leaf_sub_pos(p[i], relaxed_->d.sizes[i] - s)
+                         .visit(v, args...))
+                    return false;
+                s = relaxed_->d.sizes[i];
+            }
+        } else {
+            auto ss = shift_ - B;
+            for (auto i = count_t{0}; i < n; ++i) {
+                if (!visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+                        p[i], ss, relaxed_->d.sizes[i] - s, v, args...))
+                    return false;
+                s = relaxed_->d.sizes[i];
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool each_pred_right(Visitor v, count_t start, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(start > 0);
+        assert(start <= relaxed_->d.count);
+        auto s = relaxed_->d.sizes[start - 1];
+        auto p = node_->inner();
+        if (shift_ == BL) {
+            for (auto i = start; i < relaxed_->d.count; ++i) {
+                IMMER_PREFETCH(p + i + 1);
+                if (!make_leaf_sub_pos(p[i], relaxed_->d.sizes[i] - s)
+                         .visit(v, args...))
+                    return false;
+                s = relaxed_->d.sizes[i];
+            }
+        } else {
+            auto ss = shift_ - B;
+            for (auto i = start; i < relaxed_->d.count; ++i) {
+                if (!visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+                        p[i], ss, relaxed_->d.sizes[i] - s, v, args...))
+                    return false;
+                s = relaxed_->d.sizes[i];
+            }
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_i(Visitor v, count_t i, count_t n, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        if (shift_ == BL) {
+            auto p = node_->inner();
+            auto s = i > 0 ? relaxed_->d.sizes[i - 1] : 0;
+            for (; i < n; ++i) {
+                IMMER_PREFETCH(p + i + 1);
+                make_leaf_sub_pos(p[i], relaxed_->d.sizes[i] - s)
+                    .visit(v, args...);
+                s = relaxed_->d.sizes[i];
+            }
+        } else {
+            auto p  = node_->inner();
+            auto s  = i > 0 ? relaxed_->d.sizes[i - 1] : 0;
+            auto ss = shift_ - B;
+            for (; i < n; ++i) {
+                visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+                    p[i], ss, relaxed_->d.sizes[i] - s, v, args...);
+                s = relaxed_->d.sizes[i];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        each_left(v, relaxed_->d.count, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_left_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        each_left(v, relaxed_->d.count - 1, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_left(Visitor v, count_t n, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        auto p = node_->inner();
+        auto s = size_t{};
+        if (shift_ == BL) {
+            for (auto i = count_t{0}; i < n; ++i) {
+                IMMER_PREFETCH(p + i + 1);
+                make_leaf_sub_pos(p[i], relaxed_->d.sizes[i] - s)
+                    .visit(v, args...);
+                s = relaxed_->d.sizes[i];
+            }
+        } else {
+            auto ss = shift_ - B;
+            for (auto i = count_t{0}; i < n; ++i) {
+                visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+                    p[i], ss, relaxed_->d.sizes[i] - s, v, args...);
+                s = relaxed_->d.sizes[i];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_right_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        each_right(v, 1, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void each_right(Visitor v, count_t start, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(start > 0);
+        assert(start <= relaxed_->d.count);
+        auto s = relaxed_->d.sizes[start - 1];
+        auto p = node_->inner();
+        if (shift_ == BL) {
+            for (auto i = start; i < relaxed_->d.count; ++i) {
+                IMMER_PREFETCH(p + i + 1);
+                make_leaf_sub_pos(p[i], relaxed_->d.sizes[i] - s)
+                    .visit(v, args...);
+                s = relaxed_->d.sizes[i];
+            }
+        } else {
+            auto ss = shift_ - B;
+            for (auto i = start; i < relaxed_->d.count; ++i) {
+                visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+                    p[i], ss, relaxed_->d.sizes[i] - s, v, args...);
+                s = relaxed_->d.sizes[i];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) towards(Visitor v, size_t idx, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return towards_oh(v, idx, subindex(idx), args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto)
+    towards_oh(Visitor v, size_t idx, count_t offset_hint, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(offset_hint == index(idx));
+        auto left_size = offset_hint ? relaxed_->d.sizes[offset_hint - 1] : 0;
+        return towards_oh_sbh(v, idx, offset_hint, left_size, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) towards_oh_sbh(Visitor v,
+                                  size_t idx,
+                                  count_t offset_hint,
+                                  size_t left_size_hint,
+                                  Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return towards_sub_oh_sbh(v, idx, offset_hint, left_size_hint, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto)
+    towards_sub_oh(Visitor v, size_t idx, count_t offset_hint, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(offset_hint == index(idx));
+        auto left_size = offset_hint ? relaxed_->d.sizes[offset_hint - 1] : 0;
+        return towards_sub_oh_sbh(v, idx, offset_hint, left_size, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) towards_sub_oh_sbh(Visitor v,
+                                      size_t idx,
+                                      count_t offset_hint,
+                                      size_t left_size_hint,
+                                      Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(offset_hint == index(idx));
+        assert(left_size_hint ==
+               (offset_hint ? relaxed_->d.sizes[offset_hint - 1] : 0));
+        auto child     = node_->inner()[offset_hint];
+        auto is_leaf   = shift_ == BL;
+        auto next_size = relaxed_->d.sizes[offset_hint] - left_size_hint;
+        auto next_idx  = idx - left_size_hint;
+        return is_leaf
+                   ? make_leaf_sub_pos(child, next_size)
+                         .visit(v, next_idx, args...)
+                   : visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+                         child, shift_ - B, next_size, v, next_idx, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) last_oh_csh(Visitor v,
+                               count_t offset_hint,
+                               size_t child_size_hint,
+                               Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(offset_hint == count() - 1);
+        assert(child_size_hint == size(offset_hint));
+        auto child   = node_->inner()[offset_hint];
+        auto is_leaf = shift_ == BL;
+        return is_leaf
+                   ? make_leaf_sub_pos(child, child_size_hint).visit(v, args...)
+                   : visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+                         child, shift_ - B, child_size_hint, v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) last_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        auto offset     = relaxed_->d.count - 1;
+        auto child      = node_->inner()[offset];
+        auto child_size = size(offset);
+        auto is_leaf    = shift_ == BL;
+        return is_leaf ? make_leaf_sub_pos(child, child_size).visit(v, args...)
+                       : visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+                             child, shift_ - B, child_size, v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) first_sub(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        auto child      = node_->inner()[0];
+        auto child_size = relaxed_->d.sizes[0];
+        auto is_leaf    = shift_ == BL;
+        return is_leaf ? make_leaf_sub_pos(child, child_size).visit(v, args...)
+                       : visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+                             child, shift_ - B, child_size, v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) first_sub_leaf(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(shift_ == BL);
+        auto child      = node_->inner()[0];
+        auto child_size = relaxed_->d.sizes[0];
+        return make_leaf_sub_pos(child, child_size).visit(v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) first_sub_inner(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(shift_ > BL);
+        auto child      = node_->inner()[0];
+        auto child_size = relaxed_->d.sizes[0];
+        return visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+            child, shift_ - B, child_size, v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) nth_sub(count_t offset, Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        auto child      = node_->inner()[offset];
+        auto child_size = size(offset);
+        auto is_leaf    = shift_ == BL;
+        return is_leaf ? make_leaf_sub_pos(child, child_size).visit(v, args...)
+                       : visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+                             child, shift_ - B, child_size, v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) nth_sub_leaf(count_t offset, Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        assert(shift_ == BL);
+        auto child      = node_->inner()[offset];
+        auto child_size = size(offset);
+        return make_leaf_sub_pos(child, child_size).visit(v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) visit(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Visitor::visit_relaxed(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename Pos>
+using is_relaxed = std::is_same<relaxed_pos<typename std::decay_t<Pos>::node_t>,
+                                std::decay_t<Pos>>;
+
+template <typename Pos>
+constexpr auto is_relaxed_v = is_relaxed<Pos>::value;
+
+template <typename NodeT>
+relaxed_pos<NodeT>
+make_relaxed_pos(NodeT* node, shift_t shift, typename NodeT::relaxed_t* relaxed)
+{
+    assert(node);
+    assert(relaxed);
+    assert(shift >= NodeT::bits_leaf);
+    return {node, shift, relaxed};
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT, typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+decltype(auto) visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+    NodeT* node, shift_t shift, size_t size, Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+{
+    assert(node);
+    auto relaxed = node->relaxed();
+    if (relaxed) {
+        assert(size == relaxed->d.sizes[relaxed->d.count - 1]);
+        return make_relaxed_pos(node, shift, relaxed)
+            .visit(v, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    } else {
+        return make_regular_sub_pos(node, shift, size)
+            .visit(v, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+}
+
+template <typename NodeT,
+          shift_t Shift,
+          bits_t B  = NodeT::bits,
+          bits_t BL = NodeT::bits_leaf>
+struct relaxed_descent_pos
+{
+    static_assert(Shift > 0, "not leaf...");
+
+    using node_t    = NodeT;
+    using relaxed_t = typename NodeT::relaxed_t;
+    node_t* node_;
+    relaxed_t* relaxed_;
+
+    count_t count() const { return relaxed_->d.count; }
+    node_t* node() const { return node_; }
+    shift_t shift() const { return Shift; }
+    size_t size() const { return relaxed_->d.sizes[relaxed_->d.count - 1]; }
+
+    count_t index(size_t idx) const
+    {
+        // make gcc happy
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wshift-count-overflow"
+#endif
+        auto offset = idx >> Shift;
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
+        while (relaxed_->d.sizes[offset] <= idx)
+            ++offset;
+        return offset;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor>
+    decltype(auto) descend(Visitor v, size_t idx)
+    {
+        auto offset    = index(idx);
+        auto child     = node_->inner()[offset];
+        auto left_size = offset ? relaxed_->d.sizes[offset - 1] : 0;
+        auto next_idx  = idx - left_size;
+        auto r         = child->relaxed();
+        return r ? relaxed_descent_pos<NodeT, Shift - B>{child, r}.visit(
+                       v, next_idx)
+                 : regular_descent_pos<NodeT, Shift - B>{child}.visit(v,
+                                                                      next_idx);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) visit(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Visitor::visit_relaxed(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT, bits_t B, bits_t BL>
+struct relaxed_descent_pos<NodeT, BL, B, BL>
+{
+    using node_t    = NodeT;
+    using relaxed_t = typename NodeT::relaxed_t;
+    node_t* node_;
+    relaxed_t* relaxed_;
+
+    count_t count() const { return relaxed_->d.count; }
+    node_t* node() const { return node_; }
+    shift_t shift() const { return BL; }
+    size_t size() const { return relaxed_->d.sizes[relaxed_->d.count - 1]; }
+
+    count_t index(size_t idx) const
+    {
+        auto offset = (idx >> BL) & mask<B>;
+        while (relaxed_->d.sizes[offset] <= idx)
+            ++offset;
+        return offset;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor>
+    decltype(auto) descend(Visitor v, size_t idx)
+    {
+        auto offset    = index(idx);
+        auto child     = node_->inner()[offset];
+        auto left_size = offset ? relaxed_->d.sizes[offset - 1] : 0;
+        auto next_idx  = idx - left_size;
+        return leaf_descent_pos<NodeT>{child}.visit(v, next_idx);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    decltype(auto) visit(Visitor v, Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Visitor::visit_relaxed(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+};
+
+template <typename NodeT, typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+decltype(auto)
+visit_maybe_relaxed_descent(NodeT* node, shift_t shift, Visitor v, size_t idx)
+{
+    constexpr auto B  = NodeT::bits;
+    constexpr auto BL = NodeT::bits_leaf;
+    assert(node);
+    assert(shift >= BL);
+    auto r = node->relaxed();
+    if (r) {
+        switch (shift) {
+        case BL + B * 0:
+            return relaxed_descent_pos<NodeT, BL + B * 0>{node, r}.visit(v,
+                                                                         idx);
+        case BL + B * 1:
+            return relaxed_descent_pos<NodeT, BL + B * 1>{node, r}.visit(v,
+                                                                         idx);
+        case BL + B * 2:
+            return relaxed_descent_pos<NodeT, BL + B * 2>{node, r}.visit(v,
+                                                                         idx);
+        case BL + B * 3:
+            return relaxed_descent_pos<NodeT, BL + B * 3>{node, r}.visit(v,
+                                                                         idx);
+        case BL + B * 4:
+            return relaxed_descent_pos<NodeT, BL + B * 4>{node, r}.visit(v,
+                                                                         idx);
+        case BL + B * 5:
+            return relaxed_descent_pos<NodeT, BL + B * 5>{node, r}.visit(v,
+                                                                         idx);
+#if IMMER_DESCENT_DEEP
+        default:
+            for (auto level = shift; level != endshift<B, BL>; level -= B) {
+                auto r = node->relaxed();
+                if (r) {
+                    auto node_idx = (idx >> level) & mask<B>;
+                    while (r->d.sizes[node_idx] <= idx)
+                        ++node_idx;
+                    if (node_idx)
+                        idx -= r->d.sizes[node_idx - 1];
+                    node = node->inner()[node_idx];
+                } else {
+                    do {
+                        node = node->inner()[(idx >> level) & mask<B>];
+                    } while ((level -= B) != endshift<B, BL>);
+                    return make_leaf_descent_pos(node).visit(v, idx);
+                }
+            }
+            return make_leaf_descent_pos(node).visit(v, idx);
+#endif // IMMER_DESCENT_DEEP
+        }
+        IMMER_UNREACHABLE;
+    } else {
+        return visit_regular_descent(node, shift, v, idx);
+    }
+}
+
+} // namespace rbts
+} // namespace detail
+} // namespace immer
diff --git a/immer/detail/rbts/rbtree.hpp b/immer/detail/rbts/rbtree.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b31f5e9b0788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/immer/detail/rbts/rbtree.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,509 @@
+//
+// immer: immutable data structures for C++
+// Copyright (C) 2016, 2017, 2018 Juan Pedro Bolivar Puente
+//
+// This software is distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// See accompanying file LICENSE or copy at http://boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <immer/detail/rbts/node.hpp>
+#include <immer/detail/rbts/operations.hpp>
+#include <immer/detail/rbts/position.hpp>
+
+#include <immer/detail/type_traits.hpp>
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <memory>
+#include <numeric>
+
+namespace immer {
+namespace detail {
+namespace rbts {
+
+template <typename T, typename MemoryPolicy, bits_t B, bits_t BL>
+struct rbtree
+{
+    using node_t  = node<T, MemoryPolicy, B, BL>;
+    using edit_t  = typename node_t::edit_t;
+    using owner_t = typename MemoryPolicy::transience_t::owner;
+
+    size_t size;
+    shift_t shift;
+    node_t* root;
+    node_t* tail;
+
+    static const rbtree& empty()
+    {
+        static const rbtree empty_{
+            0, BL, node_t::make_inner_n(0u), node_t::make_leaf_n(0u)};
+        return empty_;
+    }
+
+    template <typename U>
+    static auto from_initializer_list(std::initializer_list<U> values)
+    {
+        auto e      = owner_t{};
+        auto result = rbtree{empty()};
+        for (auto&& v : values)
+            result.push_back_mut(e, v);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Iter,
+              typename Sent,
+              std::enable_if_t<compatible_sentinel_v<Iter, Sent>, bool> = true>
+    static auto from_range(Iter first, Sent last)
+    {
+        auto e      = owner_t{};
+        auto result = rbtree{empty()};
+        for (; first != last; ++first)
+            result.push_back_mut(e, *first);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    static auto from_fill(size_t n, T v)
+    {
+        auto e      = owner_t{};
+        auto result = rbtree{empty()};
+        while (n-- > 0)
+            result.push_back_mut(e, v);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    rbtree(size_t sz, shift_t sh, node_t* r, node_t* t)
+        : size{sz}
+        , shift{sh}
+        , root{r}
+        , tail{t}
+    {
+        assert(check_tree());
+    }
+
+    rbtree(const rbtree& other)
+        : rbtree{other.size, other.shift, other.root, other.tail}
+    {
+        inc();
+    }
+
+    rbtree(rbtree&& other)
+        : rbtree{empty()}
+    {
+        swap(*this, other);
+    }
+
+    rbtree& operator=(const rbtree& other)
+    {
+        auto next = other;
+        swap(*this, next);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    rbtree& operator=(rbtree&& other)
+    {
+        swap(*this, other);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    friend void swap(rbtree& x, rbtree& y)
+    {
+        using std::swap;
+        swap(x.size, y.size);
+        swap(x.shift, y.shift);
+        swap(x.root, y.root);
+        swap(x.tail, y.tail);
+    }
+
+    ~rbtree() { dec(); }
+
+    void inc() const
+    {
+        root->inc();
+        tail->inc();
+    }
+
+    void dec() const { traverse(dec_visitor()); }
+
+    auto tail_size() const { return size ? ((size - 1) & mask<BL>) +1 : 0; }
+
+    auto tail_offset() const { return size ? (size - 1) & ~mask<BL> : 0; }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void traverse(Visitor v, Args&&... args) const
+    {
+        auto tail_off  = tail_offset();
+        auto tail_size = size - tail_off;
+
+        if (tail_off)
+            make_regular_sub_pos(root, shift, tail_off).visit(v, args...);
+        else
+            make_empty_regular_pos(root).visit(v, args...);
+
+        make_leaf_sub_pos(tail, tail_size).visit(v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void traverse(Visitor v, size_t first, size_t last, Args&&... args) const
+    {
+        auto tail_off  = tail_offset();
+        auto tail_size = size - tail_off;
+
+        if (first < tail_off)
+            make_regular_sub_pos(root, shift, tail_off)
+                .visit(v, first, last < tail_off ? last : tail_off, args...);
+        if (last > tail_off)
+            make_leaf_sub_pos(tail, tail_size)
+                .visit(v,
+                       first > tail_off ? first - tail_off : 0,
+                       last - tail_off,
+                       args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool traverse_p(Visitor v, Args&&... args) const
+    {
+        auto tail_off  = tail_offset();
+        auto tail_size = size - tail_off;
+        return (tail_off ? make_regular_sub_pos(root, shift, tail_off)
+                               .visit(v, args...)
+                         : make_empty_regular_pos(root).visit(v, args...)) &&
+               make_leaf_sub_pos(tail, tail_size).visit(v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool traverse_p(Visitor v, size_t first, size_t last, Args&&... args) const
+    {
+        auto tail_off  = tail_offset();
+        auto tail_size = size - tail_off;
+
+        return (first < tail_off ? make_regular_sub_pos(root, shift, tail_off)
+                                       .visit(v,
+                                              first,
+                                              last < tail_off ? last : tail_off,
+                                              args...)
+                                 : true) &&
+               (last > tail_off
+                    ? make_leaf_sub_pos(tail, tail_size)
+                          .visit(v,
+                                 first > tail_off ? first - tail_off : 0,
+                                 last - tail_off,
+                                 args...)
+                    : true);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor>
+    decltype(auto) descend(Visitor v, size_t idx) const
+    {
+        auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+        return idx >= tail_off ? make_leaf_descent_pos(tail).visit(v, idx)
+                               : visit_regular_descent(root, shift, v, idx);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Fn>
+    void for_each_chunk(Fn&& fn) const
+    {
+        traverse(for_each_chunk_visitor{}, std::forward<Fn>(fn));
+    }
+
+    template <typename Fn>
+    void for_each_chunk(size_t first, size_t last, Fn&& fn) const
+    {
+        traverse(for_each_chunk_i_visitor{}, first, last, std::forward<Fn>(fn));
+    }
+
+    template <typename Fn>
+    bool for_each_chunk_p(Fn&& fn) const
+    {
+        return traverse_p(for_each_chunk_p_visitor{}, std::forward<Fn>(fn));
+    }
+
+    template <typename Fn>
+    bool for_each_chunk_p(size_t first, size_t last, Fn&& fn) const
+    {
+        return traverse_p(
+            for_each_chunk_p_i_visitor{}, first, last, std::forward<Fn>(fn));
+    }
+
+    bool equals(const rbtree& other) const
+    {
+        if (size != other.size)
+            return false;
+        if (size == 0)
+            return true;
+        return (size <= branches<BL> ||
+                make_regular_sub_pos(root, shift, tail_offset())
+                    .visit(equals_visitor{}, other.root)) &&
+               make_leaf_sub_pos(tail, tail_size())
+                   .visit(equals_visitor{}, other.tail);
+    }
+
+    void ensure_mutable_tail(edit_t e, count_t n)
+    {
+        if (!tail->can_mutate(e)) {
+            auto new_tail = node_t::copy_leaf_e(e, tail, n);
+            dec_leaf(tail, n);
+            tail = new_tail;
+        }
+    }
+
+    void push_back_mut(edit_t e, T value)
+    {
+        auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+        auto ts       = size - tail_off;
+        if (ts < branches<BL>) {
+            ensure_mutable_tail(e, ts);
+            new (&tail->leaf()[ts]) T{std::move(value)};
+        } else {
+            auto new_tail = node_t::make_leaf_e(e, std::move(value));
+            try {
+                if (tail_off == size_t{branches<B>} << shift) {
+                    auto new_root = node_t::make_inner_e(e);
+                    try {
+                        auto path = node_t::make_path_e(e, shift, tail);
+                        new_root->inner()[0] = root;
+                        new_root->inner()[1] = path;
+                        root                 = new_root;
+                        tail                 = new_tail;
+                        shift += B;
+                    } catch (...) {
+                        node_t::delete_inner_e(new_root);
+                        throw;
+                    }
+                } else if (tail_off) {
+                    auto new_root =
+                        make_regular_sub_pos(root, shift, tail_off)
+                            .visit(push_tail_mut_visitor<node_t>{}, e, tail);
+                    root = new_root;
+                    tail = new_tail;
+                } else {
+                    auto new_root = node_t::make_path_e(e, shift, tail);
+                    assert(tail_off == 0);
+                    dec_empty_regular(root);
+                    root = new_root;
+                    tail = new_tail;
+                }
+            } catch (...) {
+                node_t::delete_leaf(new_tail, 1);
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+        ++size;
+    }
+
+    rbtree push_back(T value) const
+    {
+        auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+        auto ts       = size - tail_off;
+        if (ts < branches<BL>) {
+            auto new_tail =
+                node_t::copy_leaf_emplace(tail, ts, std::move(value));
+            return {size + 1, shift, root->inc(), new_tail};
+        } else {
+            auto new_tail = node_t::make_leaf_n(1, std::move(value));
+            try {
+                if (tail_off == size_t{branches<B>} << shift) {
+                    auto new_root = node_t::make_inner_n(2);
+                    try {
+                        auto path            = node_t::make_path(shift, tail);
+                        new_root->inner()[0] = root;
+                        new_root->inner()[1] = path;
+                        root->inc();
+                        tail->inc();
+                        return {size + 1, shift + B, new_root, new_tail};
+                    } catch (...) {
+                        node_t::delete_inner(new_root, 2);
+                        throw;
+                    }
+                } else if (tail_off) {
+                    auto new_root =
+                        make_regular_sub_pos(root, shift, tail_off)
+                            .visit(push_tail_visitor<node_t>{}, tail);
+                    tail->inc();
+                    return {size + 1, shift, new_root, new_tail};
+                } else {
+                    auto new_root = node_t::make_path(shift, tail);
+                    tail->inc();
+                    return {size + 1, shift, new_root, new_tail};
+                }
+            } catch (...) {
+                node_t::delete_leaf(new_tail, 1);
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    const T* array_for(size_t index) const
+    {
+        return descend(array_for_visitor<T>(), index);
+    }
+
+    T& get_mut(edit_t e, size_t idx)
+    {
+        auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+        if (idx >= tail_off) {
+            ensure_mutable_tail(e, size - tail_off);
+            return tail->leaf()[idx & mask<BL>];
+        } else {
+            return make_regular_sub_pos(root, shift, tail_off)
+                .visit(get_mut_visitor<node_t>{}, idx, e, &root);
+        }
+    }
+
+    const T& get(size_t index) const
+    {
+        return descend(get_visitor<T>(), index);
+    }
+
+    const T& get_check(size_t index) const
+    {
+        if (index >= size)
+            throw std::out_of_range{"index out of range"};
+        return descend(get_visitor<T>(), index);
+    }
+
+    const T& front() const { return get(0); }
+
+    const T& back() const { return tail->leaf()[(size - 1) & mask<BL>]; }
+
+    template <typename FnT>
+    void update_mut(edit_t e, size_t idx, FnT&& fn)
+    {
+        auto& elem = get_mut(e, idx);
+        elem       = std::forward<FnT>(fn)(std::move(elem));
+    }
+
+    template <typename FnT>
+    rbtree update(size_t idx, FnT&& fn) const
+    {
+        auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+        if (idx >= tail_off) {
+            auto tail_size = size - tail_off;
+            auto new_tail =
+                make_leaf_sub_pos(tail, tail_size)
+                    .visit(update_visitor<node_t>{}, idx - tail_off, fn);
+            return {size, shift, root->inc(), new_tail};
+        } else {
+            auto new_root = make_regular_sub_pos(root, shift, tail_off)
+                                .visit(update_visitor<node_t>{}, idx, fn);
+            return {size, shift, new_root, tail->inc()};
+        }
+    }
+
+    void assoc_mut(edit_t e, size_t idx, T value)
+    {
+        update_mut(e, idx, [&](auto&&) { return std::move(value); });
+    }
+
+    rbtree assoc(size_t idx, T value) const
+    {
+        return update(idx, [&](auto&&) { return std::move(value); });
+    }
+
+    rbtree take(size_t new_size) const
+    {
+        auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+        if (new_size == 0) {
+            return empty();
+        } else if (new_size >= size) {
+            return *this;
+        } else if (new_size > tail_off) {
+            auto new_tail = node_t::copy_leaf(tail, new_size - tail_off);
+            return {new_size, shift, root->inc(), new_tail};
+        } else {
+            using std::get;
+            auto l = new_size - 1;
+            auto v = slice_right_visitor<node_t>();
+            auto r = make_regular_sub_pos(root, shift, tail_off).visit(v, l);
+            auto new_shift = get<0>(r);
+            auto new_root  = get<1>(r);
+            auto new_tail  = get<3>(r);
+            if (new_root) {
+                IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(new_root->compute_shift() == get<0>(r));
+                assert(new_root->check(new_shift, new_size - get<2>(r)));
+                return {new_size, new_shift, new_root, new_tail};
+            } else {
+                return {new_size, BL, empty().root->inc(), new_tail};
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    void take_mut(edit_t e, size_t new_size)
+    {
+        auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+        if (new_size == 0) {
+            // todo: more efficient?
+            *this = empty();
+        } else if (new_size >= size) {
+            return;
+        } else if (new_size > tail_off) {
+            auto ts    = size - tail_off;
+            auto newts = new_size - tail_off;
+            if (tail->can_mutate(e)) {
+                destroy_n(tail->leaf() + newts, ts - newts);
+            } else {
+                auto new_tail = node_t::copy_leaf_e(e, tail, newts);
+                dec_leaf(tail, ts);
+                tail = new_tail;
+            }
+            size = new_size;
+            return;
+        } else {
+            using std::get;
+            auto l = new_size - 1;
+            auto v = slice_right_mut_visitor<node_t>();
+            auto r = make_regular_sub_pos(root, shift, tail_off).visit(v, l, e);
+            auto new_shift = get<0>(r);
+            auto new_root  = get<1>(r);
+            auto new_tail  = get<3>(r);
+            if (new_root) {
+                root  = new_root;
+                shift = new_shift;
+            } else {
+                root  = empty().root->inc();
+                shift = BL;
+            }
+            dec_leaf(tail, size - tail_off);
+            size = new_size;
+            tail = new_tail;
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool check_tree() const
+    {
+#if IMMER_DEBUG_DEEP_CHECK
+        assert(shift >= BL);
+        assert(tail_offset() <= size);
+        assert(check_root());
+        assert(check_tail());
+#endif
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    bool check_tail() const
+    {
+#if IMMER_DEBUG_DEEP_CHECK
+        if (tail_size() > 0)
+            assert(tail->check(0, tail_size()));
+#endif
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    bool check_root() const
+    {
+#if IMMER_DEBUG_DEEP_CHECK
+        if (tail_offset() > 0)
+            assert(root->check(shift, tail_offset()));
+        else {
+            IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(root->kind() == node_t::kind_t::inner);
+            assert(shift == BL);
+        }
+#endif
+        return true;
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace rbts
+} // namespace detail
+} // namespace immer
diff --git a/immer/detail/rbts/rbtree_iterator.hpp b/immer/detail/rbts/rbtree_iterator.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..90613b10b98e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/immer/detail/rbts/rbtree_iterator.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+//
+// immer: immutable data structures for C++
+// Copyright (C) 2016, 2017, 2018 Juan Pedro Bolivar Puente
+//
+// This software is distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// See accompanying file LICENSE or copy at http://boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <immer/detail/iterator_facade.hpp>
+#include <immer/detail/rbts/rbtree.hpp>
+
+namespace immer {
+namespace detail {
+namespace rbts {
+
+template <typename T, typename MP, bits_t B, bits_t BL>
+struct rbtree_iterator
+    : iterator_facade<rbtree_iterator<T, MP, B, BL>,
+                      std::random_access_iterator_tag,
+                      T,
+                      const T&,
+                      std::ptrdiff_t,
+                      const T*>
+{
+    using tree_t = rbtree<T, MP, B, BL>;
+
+    struct end_t
+    {};
+
+    rbtree_iterator() = default;
+
+    rbtree_iterator(const tree_t& v)
+        : v_{&v}
+        , i_{0}
+        , base_{~size_t{}}
+        , curr_{nullptr}
+    {}
+
+    rbtree_iterator(const tree_t& v, end_t)
+        : v_{&v}
+        , i_{v.size}
+        , base_{~size_t{}}
+        , curr_{nullptr}
+    {}
+
+    const tree_t& impl() const { return *v_; }
+    size_t index() const { return i_; }
+
+private:
+    friend iterator_core_access;
+
+    const tree_t* v_;
+    size_t i_;
+    mutable size_t base_;
+    mutable const T* curr_ = nullptr;
+
+    void increment()
+    {
+        assert(i_ < v_->size);
+        ++i_;
+    }
+
+    void decrement()
+    {
+        assert(i_ > 0);
+        --i_;
+    }
+
+    void advance(std::ptrdiff_t n)
+    {
+        assert(n <= 0 || i_ + static_cast<size_t>(n) <= v_->size);
+        assert(n >= 0 || static_cast<size_t>(-n) <= i_);
+        i_ += n;
+    }
+
+    bool equal(const rbtree_iterator& other) const { return i_ == other.i_; }
+
+    std::ptrdiff_t distance_to(const rbtree_iterator& other) const
+    {
+        return other.i_ > i_ ? static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(other.i_ - i_)
+                             : -static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(i_ - other.i_);
+    }
+
+    const T& dereference() const
+    {
+        auto base = i_ & ~mask<BL>;
+        if (base_ != base) {
+            base_ = base;
+            curr_ = v_->array_for(i_);
+        }
+        return curr_[i_ & mask<BL>];
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace rbts
+} // namespace detail
+} // namespace immer
diff --git a/immer/detail/rbts/rrbtree.hpp b/immer/detail/rbts/rrbtree.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7bf59e6e92b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/immer/detail/rbts/rrbtree.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,1396 @@
+//
+// immer: immutable data structures for C++
+// Copyright (C) 2016, 2017, 2018 Juan Pedro Bolivar Puente
+//
+// This software is distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// See accompanying file LICENSE or copy at http://boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <immer/config.hpp>
+#include <immer/detail/rbts/node.hpp>
+#include <immer/detail/rbts/operations.hpp>
+#include <immer/detail/rbts/position.hpp>
+
+#include <immer/detail/type_traits.hpp>
+
+#include <cassert>
+#include <memory>
+#include <numeric>
+
+namespace immer {
+namespace detail {
+namespace rbts {
+
+template <typename T, typename MemoryPolicy, bits_t B, bits_t BL>
+struct rrbtree_iterator;
+
+template <typename T, typename MemoryPolicy, bits_t B, bits_t BL>
+struct rrbtree
+{
+    using node_t  = node<T, MemoryPolicy, B, BL>;
+    using edit_t  = typename node_t::edit_t;
+    using owner_t = typename MemoryPolicy::transience_t::owner;
+
+    size_t size;
+    shift_t shift;
+    node_t* root;
+    node_t* tail;
+
+    static const rrbtree& empty()
+    {
+        static const rrbtree empty_{
+            0, BL, node_t::make_inner_n(0u), node_t::make_leaf_n(0u)};
+        return empty_;
+    }
+
+    template <typename U>
+    static auto from_initializer_list(std::initializer_list<U> values)
+    {
+        auto e      = owner_t{};
+        auto result = rrbtree{empty()};
+        for (auto&& v : values)
+            result.push_back_mut(e, v);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Iter,
+              typename Sent,
+              std::enable_if_t<compatible_sentinel_v<Iter, Sent>, bool> = true>
+    static auto from_range(Iter first, Sent last)
+    {
+        auto e      = owner_t{};
+        auto result = rrbtree{empty()};
+        for (; first != last; ++first)
+            result.push_back_mut(e, *first);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    static auto from_fill(size_t n, T v)
+    {
+        auto e      = owner_t{};
+        auto result = rrbtree{empty()};
+        while (n-- > 0)
+            result.push_back_mut(e, v);
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    rrbtree(size_t sz, shift_t sh, node_t* r, node_t* t)
+        : size{sz}
+        , shift{sh}
+        , root{r}
+        , tail{t}
+    {
+        assert(check_tree());
+    }
+
+    rrbtree(const rrbtree& other)
+        : rrbtree{other.size, other.shift, other.root, other.tail}
+    {
+        inc();
+    }
+
+    rrbtree(rrbtree&& other)
+        : rrbtree{empty()}
+    {
+        swap(*this, other);
+    }
+
+    rrbtree& operator=(const rrbtree& other)
+    {
+        auto next{other};
+        swap(*this, next);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    rrbtree& operator=(rrbtree&& other)
+    {
+        swap(*this, other);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    friend void swap(rrbtree& x, rrbtree& y)
+    {
+        using std::swap;
+        swap(x.size, y.size);
+        swap(x.shift, y.shift);
+        swap(x.root, y.root);
+        swap(x.tail, y.tail);
+    }
+
+    ~rrbtree() { dec(); }
+
+    void inc() const
+    {
+        root->inc();
+        tail->inc();
+    }
+
+    void dec() const { traverse(dec_visitor()); }
+
+    auto tail_size() const { return size - tail_offset(); }
+
+    auto tail_offset() const
+    {
+        auto r = root->relaxed();
+        assert(r == nullptr || r->d.count);
+        return r ? r->d.sizes[r->d.count - 1]
+                 : size ? (size - 1) & ~mask<BL>
+                        /* otherwise */ : 0;
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void traverse(Visitor v, Args&&... args) const
+    {
+        auto tail_off  = tail_offset();
+        auto tail_size = size - tail_off;
+
+        if (tail_off)
+            visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(root, shift, tail_off, v, args...);
+        else
+            make_empty_regular_pos(root).visit(v, args...);
+
+        if (tail_size)
+            make_leaf_sub_pos(tail, tail_size).visit(v, args...);
+        else
+            make_empty_leaf_pos(tail).visit(v, args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    void traverse(Visitor v, size_t first, size_t last, Args&&... args) const
+    {
+        auto tail_off  = tail_offset();
+        auto tail_size = size - tail_off;
+
+        if (first < tail_off)
+            visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(root,
+                                    shift,
+                                    tail_off,
+                                    v,
+                                    first,
+                                    last < tail_off ? last : tail_off,
+                                    args...);
+        if (last > tail_off)
+            make_leaf_sub_pos(tail, tail_size)
+                .visit(v,
+                       first > tail_off ? first - tail_off : 0,
+                       last - tail_off,
+                       args...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool traverse_p(Visitor v, Args&&... args) const
+    {
+        auto tail_off  = tail_offset();
+        auto tail_size = size - tail_off;
+        return (tail_off
+                    ? visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(root, shift, tail_off, v, args...)
+                    : make_empty_regular_pos(root).visit(v, args...)) &&
+               (tail_size ? make_leaf_sub_pos(tail, tail_size).visit(v, args...)
+                          : make_empty_leaf_pos(tail).visit(v, args...));
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor, typename... Args>
+    bool traverse_p(Visitor v, size_t first, size_t last, Args&&... args) const
+    {
+        auto tail_off  = tail_offset();
+        auto tail_size = size - tail_off;
+        return (first < tail_off
+                    ? visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(root,
+                                              shift,
+                                              tail_off,
+                                              v,
+                                              first,
+                                              last < tail_off ? last : tail_off,
+                                              args...)
+                    : true) &&
+               (last > tail_off
+                    ? make_leaf_sub_pos(tail, tail_size)
+                          .visit(v,
+                                 first > tail_off ? first - tail_off : 0,
+                                 last - tail_off,
+                                 args...)
+                    : true);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Visitor>
+    decltype(auto) descend(Visitor v, size_t idx) const
+    {
+        auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+        return idx >= tail_off
+                   ? make_leaf_descent_pos(tail).visit(v, idx - tail_off)
+                   : visit_maybe_relaxed_descent(root, shift, v, idx);
+    }
+
+    template <typename Fn>
+    void for_each_chunk(Fn&& fn) const
+    {
+        traverse(for_each_chunk_visitor{}, std::forward<Fn>(fn));
+    }
+
+    template <typename Fn>
+    void for_each_chunk(size_t first, size_t last, Fn&& fn) const
+    {
+        traverse(for_each_chunk_i_visitor{}, first, last, std::forward<Fn>(fn));
+    }
+
+    template <typename Fn>
+    bool for_each_chunk_p(Fn&& fn) const
+    {
+        return traverse_p(for_each_chunk_p_visitor{}, std::forward<Fn>(fn));
+    }
+
+    template <typename Fn>
+    bool for_each_chunk_p(size_t first, size_t last, Fn&& fn) const
+    {
+        return traverse_p(
+            for_each_chunk_p_i_visitor{}, first, last, std::forward<Fn>(fn));
+    }
+
+    bool equals(const rrbtree& other) const
+    {
+        using iter_t = rrbtree_iterator<T, MemoryPolicy, B, BL>;
+        if (size != other.size)
+            return false;
+        if (size == 0)
+            return true;
+        auto tail_off       = tail_offset();
+        auto tail_off_other = other.tail_offset();
+        // compare trees
+        if (tail_off > 0 && tail_off_other > 0) {
+            // other.shift != shift is a theoretical possibility for
+            // relaxed trees that sadly we haven't managed to exercise
+            // in tests yet...
+            if (other.shift >= shift) {
+                if (!visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(other.root,
+                                             other.shift,
+                                             tail_off_other,
+                                             equals_visitor::rrb{},
+                                             iter_t{other},
+                                             root,
+                                             shift,
+                                             tail_off))
+                    return false;
+            } else {
+                if (!visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(root,
+                                             shift,
+                                             tail_off,
+                                             equals_visitor::rrb{},
+                                             iter_t{*this},
+                                             other.root,
+                                             other.shift,
+                                             tail_off_other))
+                    return false;
+            }
+        }
+        return tail_off == tail_off_other
+                   ? make_leaf_sub_pos(tail, tail_size())
+                         .visit(equals_visitor{}, other.tail)
+                   : tail_off > tail_off_other
+                         ? std::equal(tail->leaf(),
+                                      tail->leaf() + (size - tail_off),
+                                      other.tail->leaf() +
+                                          (tail_off - tail_off_other))
+                         /* otherwise */
+                         : std::equal(tail->leaf(),
+                                      tail->leaf() + (size - tail_off),
+                                      iter_t{other} + tail_off);
+    }
+
+    std::tuple<shift_t, node_t*> push_tail(node_t* root,
+                                           shift_t shift,
+                                           size_t size,
+                                           node_t* tail,
+                                           count_t tail_size) const
+    {
+        if (auto r = root->relaxed()) {
+            auto new_root =
+                make_relaxed_pos(root, shift, r)
+                    .visit(push_tail_visitor<node_t>{}, tail, tail_size);
+            if (new_root)
+                return std::make_tuple(shift, new_root);
+            else {
+                auto new_root = node_t::make_inner_r_n(2);
+                try {
+                    auto new_path        = node_t::make_path(shift, tail);
+                    new_root->inner()[0] = root->inc();
+                    new_root->inner()[1] = new_path;
+                    new_root->relaxed()->d.sizes[0] = size;
+                    new_root->relaxed()->d.sizes[1] = size + tail_size;
+                    new_root->relaxed()->d.count    = 2u;
+                } catch (...) {
+                    node_t::delete_inner_r(new_root, 2);
+                    throw;
+                }
+                return std::make_tuple(shift + B, new_root);
+            }
+        } else if (size == size_t{branches<B>} << shift) {
+            auto new_root = node_t::make_inner_n(2);
+            try {
+                auto new_path        = node_t::make_path(shift, tail);
+                new_root->inner()[0] = root->inc();
+                new_root->inner()[1] = new_path;
+            } catch (...) {
+                node_t::delete_inner(new_root, 2);
+                throw;
+            }
+            return std::make_tuple(shift + B, new_root);
+        } else if (size) {
+            auto new_root = make_regular_sub_pos(root, shift, size)
+                                .visit(push_tail_visitor<node_t>{}, tail);
+            return std::make_tuple(shift, new_root);
+        } else {
+            return std::make_tuple(shift, node_t::make_path(shift, tail));
+        }
+    }
+
+    void
+    push_tail_mut(edit_t e, size_t tail_off, node_t* tail, count_t tail_size)
+    {
+        if (auto r = root->relaxed()) {
+            auto new_root =
+                make_relaxed_pos(root, shift, r)
+                    .visit(push_tail_mut_visitor<node_t>{}, e, tail, tail_size);
+            if (new_root) {
+                root = new_root;
+            } else {
+                auto new_root = node_t::make_inner_r_e(e);
+                try {
+                    auto new_path        = node_t::make_path_e(e, shift, tail);
+                    new_root->inner()[0] = root;
+                    new_root->inner()[1] = new_path;
+                    new_root->relaxed()->d.sizes[0] = tail_off;
+                    new_root->relaxed()->d.sizes[1] = tail_off + tail_size;
+                    new_root->relaxed()->d.count    = 2u;
+                    root                            = new_root;
+                    shift += B;
+                } catch (...) {
+                    node_t::delete_inner_r_e(new_root);
+                    throw;
+                }
+            }
+        } else if (tail_off == size_t{branches<B>} << shift) {
+            auto new_root = node_t::make_inner_e(e);
+            try {
+                auto new_path        = node_t::make_path_e(e, shift, tail);
+                new_root->inner()[0] = root;
+                new_root->inner()[1] = new_path;
+                root                 = new_root;
+                shift += B;
+            } catch (...) {
+                node_t::delete_inner_e(new_root);
+                throw;
+            }
+        } else if (tail_off) {
+            auto new_root =
+                make_regular_sub_pos(root, shift, tail_off)
+                    .visit(push_tail_mut_visitor<node_t>{}, e, tail);
+            root = new_root;
+        } else {
+            auto new_root = node_t::make_path_e(e, shift, tail);
+            dec_empty_regular(root);
+            root = new_root;
+        }
+    }
+
+    void ensure_mutable_tail(edit_t e, count_t n)
+    {
+        if (!tail->can_mutate(e)) {
+            auto new_tail = node_t::copy_leaf_e(e, tail, n);
+            dec_leaf(tail, n);
+            tail = new_tail;
+        }
+    }
+
+    void push_back_mut(edit_t e, T value)
+    {
+        auto ts = tail_size();
+        if (ts < branches<BL>) {
+            ensure_mutable_tail(e, ts);
+            new (&tail->leaf()[ts]) T{std::move(value)};
+        } else {
+            using std::get;
+            auto new_tail = node_t::make_leaf_e(e, std::move(value));
+            auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+            try {
+                push_tail_mut(e, tail_off, tail, ts);
+                tail = new_tail;
+            } catch (...) {
+                node_t::delete_leaf(new_tail, 1u);
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+        ++size;
+    }
+
+    rrbtree push_back(T value) const
+    {
+        auto ts = tail_size();
+        if (ts < branches<BL>) {
+            auto new_tail =
+                node_t::copy_leaf_emplace(tail, ts, std::move(value));
+            return {size + 1, shift, root->inc(), new_tail};
+        } else {
+            using std::get;
+            auto new_tail = node_t::make_leaf_n(1u, std::move(value));
+            auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+            try {
+                auto new_root =
+                    push_tail(root, shift, tail_off, tail, size - tail_off);
+                tail->inc();
+                return {size + 1, get<0>(new_root), get<1>(new_root), new_tail};
+            } catch (...) {
+                node_t::delete_leaf(new_tail, 1u);
+                throw;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::tuple<const T*, size_t, size_t> region_for(size_t idx) const
+    {
+        using std::get;
+        auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+        if (idx >= tail_off) {
+            return std::make_tuple(tail->leaf(), tail_off, size);
+        } else {
+            auto subs = visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+                root, shift, tail_off, region_for_visitor<T>(), idx);
+            auto first = idx - get<1>(subs);
+            auto end   = first + get<2>(subs);
+            return std::make_tuple(get<0>(subs), first, end);
+        }
+    }
+
+    T& get_mut(edit_t e, size_t idx)
+    {
+        auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+        if (idx >= tail_off) {
+            ensure_mutable_tail(e, size - tail_off);
+            return tail->leaf()[(idx - tail_off) & mask<BL>];
+        } else {
+            return visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(root,
+                                           shift,
+                                           tail_off,
+                                           get_mut_visitor<node_t>{},
+                                           idx,
+                                           e,
+                                           &root);
+        }
+    }
+
+    const T& get(size_t index) const
+    {
+        return descend(get_visitor<T>(), index);
+    }
+
+    const T& get_check(size_t index) const
+    {
+        if (index >= size)
+            throw std::out_of_range{"out of range"};
+        return descend(get_visitor<T>(), index);
+    }
+
+    const T& front() const { return get(0); }
+
+    const T& back() const { return get(size - 1); }
+
+    template <typename FnT>
+    void update_mut(edit_t e, size_t idx, FnT&& fn)
+    {
+        auto& elem = get_mut(e, idx);
+        elem       = std::forward<FnT>(fn)(std::move(elem));
+    }
+
+    template <typename FnT>
+    rrbtree update(size_t idx, FnT&& fn) const
+    {
+        auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+        if (idx >= tail_off) {
+            auto tail_size = size - tail_off;
+            auto new_tail =
+                make_leaf_sub_pos(tail, tail_size)
+                    .visit(update_visitor<node_t>{}, idx - tail_off, fn);
+            return {size, shift, root->inc(), new_tail};
+        } else {
+            auto new_root = visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(
+                root, shift, tail_off, update_visitor<node_t>{}, idx, fn);
+            return {size, shift, new_root, tail->inc()};
+        }
+    }
+
+    void assoc_mut(edit_t e, size_t idx, T value)
+    {
+        update_mut(e, idx, [&](auto&&) { return std::move(value); });
+    }
+
+    rrbtree assoc(size_t idx, T value) const
+    {
+        return update(idx, [&](auto&&) { return std::move(value); });
+    }
+
+    void take_mut(edit_t e, size_t new_size)
+    {
+        auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+        if (new_size == 0) {
+            *this = empty();
+        } else if (new_size >= size) {
+            return;
+        } else if (new_size > tail_off) {
+            auto ts    = size - tail_off;
+            auto newts = new_size - tail_off;
+            if (tail->can_mutate(e)) {
+                destroy_n(tail->leaf() + newts, ts - newts);
+            } else {
+                auto new_tail = node_t::copy_leaf_e(e, tail, newts);
+                dec_leaf(tail, ts);
+                tail = new_tail;
+            }
+            size = new_size;
+            return;
+        } else {
+            using std::get;
+            auto l = new_size - 1;
+            auto v = slice_right_mut_visitor<node_t>();
+            auto r = visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(root, shift, tail_off, v, l, e);
+            auto new_shift = get<0>(r);
+            auto new_root  = get<1>(r);
+            auto new_tail  = get<3>(r);
+            if (new_root) {
+                root  = new_root;
+                shift = new_shift;
+            } else {
+                root  = empty().root->inc();
+                shift = BL;
+            }
+            dec_leaf(tail, size - tail_off);
+            size = new_size;
+            tail = new_tail;
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    rrbtree take(size_t new_size) const
+    {
+        auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+        if (new_size == 0) {
+            return empty();
+        } else if (new_size >= size) {
+            return *this;
+        } else if (new_size > tail_off) {
+            auto new_tail = node_t::copy_leaf(tail, new_size - tail_off);
+            return {new_size, shift, root->inc(), new_tail};
+        } else {
+            using std::get;
+            auto l = new_size - 1;
+            auto v = slice_right_visitor<node_t>();
+            auto r = visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(root, shift, tail_off, v, l);
+            auto new_shift = get<0>(r);
+            auto new_root  = get<1>(r);
+            auto new_tail  = get<3>(r);
+            if (new_root) {
+                IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(new_root->compute_shift() == get<0>(r));
+                assert(new_root->check(new_shift, new_size - get<2>(r)));
+                return {new_size, new_shift, new_root, new_tail};
+            } else {
+                return {new_size, BL, empty().root->inc(), new_tail};
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    void drop_mut(edit_t e, size_t elems)
+    {
+        using std::get;
+        auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+        if (elems == 0) {
+            return;
+        } else if (elems >= size) {
+            *this = empty();
+        } else if (elems == tail_off) {
+            dec_inner(root, shift, tail_off);
+            shift = BL;
+            root  = empty().root->inc();
+            size -= elems;
+            return;
+        } else if (elems > tail_off) {
+            auto v = slice_left_mut_visitor<node_t>();
+            tail   = get<1>(make_leaf_sub_pos(tail, size - tail_off)
+                              .visit(v, elems - tail_off, e));
+            if (root != empty().root) {
+                dec_inner(root, shift, tail_off);
+                shift = BL;
+                root  = empty().root->inc();
+            }
+            size -= elems;
+            return;
+        } else {
+            auto v = slice_left_mut_visitor<node_t>();
+            auto r =
+                visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(root, shift, tail_off, v, elems, e);
+            shift = get<0>(r);
+            root  = get<1>(r);
+            size -= elems;
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    rrbtree drop(size_t elems) const
+    {
+        if (elems == 0) {
+            return *this;
+        } else if (elems >= size) {
+            return empty();
+        } else if (elems == tail_offset()) {
+            return {size - elems, BL, empty().root->inc(), tail->inc()};
+        } else if (elems > tail_offset()) {
+            auto tail_off = tail_offset();
+            auto new_tail =
+                node_t::copy_leaf(tail, elems - tail_off, size - tail_off);
+            return {size - elems, BL, empty().root->inc(), new_tail};
+        } else {
+            using std::get;
+            auto v = slice_left_visitor<node_t>();
+            auto r =
+                visit_maybe_relaxed_sub(root, shift, tail_offset(), v, elems);
+            auto new_root  = get<1>(r);
+            auto new_shift = get<0>(r);
+            return {size - elems, new_shift, new_root, tail->inc()};
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    rrbtree concat(const rrbtree& r) const
+    {
+        assert(r.size < (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max() - size));
+        using std::get;
+        if (size == 0)
+            return r;
+        else if (r.size == 0)
+            return *this;
+        else if (r.tail_offset() == 0) {
+            // just concat the tail, similar to push_back
+            auto tail_offst = tail_offset();
+            auto tail_size  = size - tail_offst;
+            if (tail_size == branches<BL>) {
+                auto new_root =
+                    push_tail(root, shift, tail_offst, tail, tail_size);
+                tail->inc();
+                return {size + r.size,
+                        get<0>(new_root),
+                        get<1>(new_root),
+                        r.tail->inc()};
+            } else if (tail_size + r.size <= branches<BL>) {
+                auto new_tail =
+                    node_t::copy_leaf(tail, tail_size, r.tail, r.size);
+                return {size + r.size, shift, root->inc(), new_tail};
+            } else {
+                auto remaining = branches<BL> - tail_size;
+                auto add_tail =
+                    node_t::copy_leaf(tail, tail_size, r.tail, remaining);
+                try {
+                    auto new_tail =
+                        node_t::copy_leaf(r.tail, remaining, r.size);
+                    try {
+                        auto new_root = push_tail(
+                            root, shift, tail_offst, add_tail, branches<BL>);
+                        return {size + r.size,
+                                get<0>(new_root),
+                                get<1>(new_root),
+                                new_tail};
+                    } catch (...) {
+                        node_t::delete_leaf(new_tail, r.size - remaining);
+                        throw;
+                    }
+                } catch (...) {
+                    node_t::delete_leaf(add_tail, branches<BL>);
+                    throw;
+                }
+            }
+        } else if (tail_offset() == 0) {
+            auto tail_offst = tail_offset();
+            auto tail_size  = size - tail_offst;
+            auto concated =
+                concat_trees(tail, tail_size, r.root, r.shift, r.tail_offset());
+            auto new_shift = concated.shift();
+            auto new_root  = concated.node();
+            IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(new_shift == new_root->compute_shift());
+            assert(new_root->check(new_shift, size + r.tail_offset()));
+            return {size + r.size, new_shift, new_root, r.tail->inc()};
+        } else {
+            auto tail_offst = tail_offset();
+            auto tail_size  = size - tail_offst;
+            auto concated   = concat_trees(root,
+                                         shift,
+                                         tail_offst,
+                                         tail,
+                                         tail_size,
+                                         r.root,
+                                         r.shift,
+                                         r.tail_offset());
+            auto new_shift  = concated.shift();
+            auto new_root   = concated.node();
+            IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(new_shift == new_root->compute_shift());
+            assert(new_root->check(new_shift, size + r.tail_offset()));
+            return {size + r.size, new_shift, new_root, r.tail->inc()};
+        }
+    }
+
+    constexpr static bool supports_transient_concat =
+        !std::is_empty<edit_t>::value;
+
+    friend void concat_mut_l(rrbtree& l, edit_t el, const rrbtree& r)
+    {
+        assert(&l != &r);
+        assert(r.size < (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max() - l.size));
+        using std::get;
+        if (l.size == 0)
+            l = r;
+        else if (r.size == 0)
+            return;
+        else if (r.tail_offset() == 0) {
+            // just concat the tail, similar to push_back
+            auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+            auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+            if (tail_size == branches<BL>) {
+                l.push_tail_mut(el, tail_offst, l.tail, tail_size);
+                l.tail = r.tail->inc();
+                l.size += r.size;
+                return;
+            } else if (tail_size + r.size <= branches<BL>) {
+                l.ensure_mutable_tail(el, tail_size);
+                std::uninitialized_copy(r.tail->leaf(),
+                                        r.tail->leaf() + r.size,
+                                        l.tail->leaf() + tail_size);
+                l.size += r.size;
+                return;
+            } else {
+                auto remaining = branches<BL> - tail_size;
+                l.ensure_mutable_tail(el, tail_size);
+                std::uninitialized_copy(r.tail->leaf(),
+                                        r.tail->leaf() + remaining,
+                                        l.tail->leaf() + tail_size);
+                try {
+                    auto new_tail =
+                        node_t::copy_leaf_e(el, r.tail, remaining, r.size);
+                    try {
+                        l.push_tail_mut(el, tail_offst, l.tail, branches<BL>);
+                        l.tail = new_tail;
+                        l.size += r.size;
+                        return;
+                    } catch (...) {
+                        node_t::delete_leaf(new_tail, r.size - remaining);
+                        throw;
+                    }
+                } catch (...) {
+                    destroy_n(r.tail->leaf() + tail_size, remaining);
+                    throw;
+                }
+            }
+        } else if (l.tail_offset() == 0) {
+            if (supports_transient_concat) {
+                auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+                auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+                auto concated =
+                    concat_trees_mut(el,
+                                     el,
+                                     l.tail,
+                                     tail_size,
+                                     MemoryPolicy::transience_t::noone,
+                                     r.root,
+                                     r.shift,
+                                     r.tail_offset());
+                IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(concated.shift() ==
+                                    concated.node()->compute_shift());
+                assert(concated.node()->check(concated.shift(),
+                                              l.size + r.tail_offset()));
+                l.size += r.size;
+                l.shift = concated.shift();
+                l.root  = concated.node();
+                l.tail  = r.tail;
+            } else {
+                auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+                auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+                auto concated   = concat_trees(
+                    l.tail, tail_size, r.root, r.shift, r.tail_offset());
+                l = {l.size + r.size,
+                     concated.shift(),
+                     concated.node(),
+                     r.tail->inc()};
+                return;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (supports_transient_concat) {
+                auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+                auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+                auto concated =
+                    concat_trees_mut(el,
+                                     el,
+                                     l.root,
+                                     l.shift,
+                                     tail_offst,
+                                     l.tail,
+                                     tail_size,
+                                     MemoryPolicy::transience_t::noone,
+                                     r.root,
+                                     r.shift,
+                                     r.tail_offset());
+                IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(concated.shift() ==
+                                    concated.node()->compute_shift());
+                assert(concated.node()->check(concated.shift(),
+                                              l.size + r.tail_offset()));
+                l.size += r.size;
+                l.shift = concated.shift();
+                l.root  = concated.node();
+                l.tail  = r.tail;
+            } else {
+                auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+                auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+                auto concated   = concat_trees(l.root,
+                                             l.shift,
+                                             tail_offst,
+                                             l.tail,
+                                             tail_size,
+                                             r.root,
+                                             r.shift,
+                                             r.tail_offset());
+                l               = {l.size + r.size,
+                     concated.shift(),
+                     concated.node(),
+                     r.tail->inc()};
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    friend void concat_mut_r(const rrbtree& l, rrbtree& r, edit_t er)
+    {
+        assert(&l != &r);
+        assert(r.size < (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max() - l.size));
+        using std::get;
+        if (r.size == 0)
+            r = std::move(l);
+        else if (l.size == 0)
+            return;
+        else if (r.tail_offset() == 0) {
+            // just concat the tail, similar to push_back
+            auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+            auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+            if (tail_size == branches<BL>) {
+                // this could be improved by making sure that the
+                // newly created nodes as part of the `push_tail()`
+                // are tagged with `er`
+                auto res =
+                    l.push_tail(l.root, l.shift, tail_offst, l.tail, tail_size);
+                l.tail->inc(); // note: leak if mutably concatenated
+                               // with itself, but this is forbidden
+                               // by the interface
+                r = {l.size + r.size, get<0>(res), get<1>(res), r.tail->inc()};
+                return;
+            } else if (tail_size + r.size <= branches<BL>) {
+                // doing this in a exception way mutating way is very
+                // tricky while potential performance gains are
+                // minimal (we need to move every element of the right
+                // tail anyways to make space for the left tail)
+                //
+                // we could however improve this by at least moving the
+                // elements of the right tail...
+                auto new_tail =
+                    node_t::copy_leaf(l.tail, tail_size, r.tail, r.size);
+                r = {l.size + r.size, l.shift, l.root->inc(), new_tail};
+                return;
+            } else {
+                // like the immutable version
+                auto remaining = branches<BL> - tail_size;
+                auto add_tail  = node_t::copy_leaf_e(
+                    er, l.tail, tail_size, r.tail, remaining);
+                try {
+                    auto new_tail =
+                        node_t::copy_leaf_e(er, r.tail, remaining, r.size);
+                    try {
+                        // this could be improved by making sure that the
+                        // newly created nodes as part of the `push_tail()`
+                        // are tagged with `er`
+                        auto new_root = l.push_tail(l.root,
+                                                    l.shift,
+                                                    tail_offst,
+                                                    add_tail,
+                                                    branches<BL>);
+                        r             = {l.size + r.size,
+                             get<0>(new_root),
+                             get<1>(new_root),
+                             new_tail};
+                        return;
+                    } catch (...) {
+                        node_t::delete_leaf(new_tail, r.size - remaining);
+                        throw;
+                    }
+                } catch (...) {
+                    node_t::delete_leaf(add_tail, branches<BL>);
+                    throw;
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+        } else if (l.tail_offset() == 0) {
+            if (supports_transient_concat) {
+                auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+                auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+                auto concated =
+                    concat_trees_mut(er,
+                                     MemoryPolicy::transience_t::noone,
+                                     l.tail,
+                                     tail_size,
+                                     er,
+                                     r.root,
+                                     r.shift,
+                                     r.tail_offset());
+                IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(concated.shift() ==
+                                    concated.node()->compute_shift());
+                assert(concated.node()->check(concated.shift(),
+                                              l.size + r.tail_offset()));
+                r.size += l.size;
+                r.shift = concated.shift();
+                r.root  = concated.node();
+            } else {
+                auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+                auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+                auto concated   = concat_trees(
+                    l.tail, tail_size, r.root, r.shift, r.tail_offset());
+                r = {l.size + r.size,
+                     concated.shift(),
+                     concated.node(),
+                     r.tail->inc()};
+                return;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (supports_transient_concat) {
+                auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+                auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+                auto concated =
+                    concat_trees_mut(er,
+                                     MemoryPolicy::transience_t::noone,
+                                     l.root,
+                                     l.shift,
+                                     tail_offst,
+                                     l.tail,
+                                     tail_size,
+                                     er,
+                                     r.root,
+                                     r.shift,
+                                     r.tail_offset());
+                IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(concated.shift() ==
+                                    concated.node()->compute_shift());
+                assert(concated.node()->check(concated.shift(),
+                                              l.size + r.tail_offset()));
+                r.size += l.size;
+                r.shift = concated.shift();
+                r.root  = concated.node();
+                return;
+            } else {
+                auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+                auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+                auto concated   = concat_trees(l.root,
+                                             l.shift,
+                                             tail_offst,
+                                             l.tail,
+                                             tail_size,
+                                             r.root,
+                                             r.shift,
+                                             r.tail_offset());
+                r               = {l.size + r.size,
+                     concated.shift(),
+                     concated.node(),
+                     r.tail->inc()};
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    friend void concat_mut_lr_l(rrbtree& l, edit_t el, rrbtree& r, edit_t er)
+    {
+        assert(&l != &r);
+        assert(r.size < (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max() - l.size));
+        using std::get;
+        if (l.size == 0)
+            l = r;
+        else if (r.size == 0)
+            return;
+        else if (r.tail_offset() == 0) {
+            // just concat the tail, similar to push_back
+            auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+            auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+            if (tail_size == branches<BL>) {
+                l.push_tail_mut(el, tail_offst, l.tail, tail_size);
+                l.tail = r.tail->inc();
+                l.size += r.size;
+                return;
+            } else if (tail_size + r.size <= branches<BL>) {
+                l.ensure_mutable_tail(el, tail_size);
+                if (r.tail->can_mutate(er))
+                    detail::uninitialized_move(r.tail->leaf(),
+                                               r.tail->leaf() + r.size,
+                                               l.tail->leaf() + tail_size);
+                else
+                    std::uninitialized_copy(r.tail->leaf(),
+                                            r.tail->leaf() + r.size,
+                                            l.tail->leaf() + tail_size);
+                l.size += r.size;
+                return;
+            } else {
+                auto remaining = branches<BL> - tail_size;
+                l.ensure_mutable_tail(el, tail_size);
+                if (r.tail->can_mutate(er))
+                    detail::uninitialized_move(r.tail->leaf(),
+                                               r.tail->leaf() + remaining,
+                                               l.tail->leaf() + tail_size);
+                else
+                    std::uninitialized_copy(r.tail->leaf(),
+                                            r.tail->leaf() + remaining,
+                                            l.tail->leaf() + tail_size);
+                try {
+                    auto new_tail =
+                        node_t::copy_leaf_e(el, r.tail, remaining, r.size);
+                    try {
+                        l.push_tail_mut(el, tail_offst, l.tail, branches<BL>);
+                        l.tail = new_tail;
+                        l.size += r.size;
+                        return;
+                    } catch (...) {
+                        node_t::delete_leaf(new_tail, r.size - remaining);
+                        throw;
+                    }
+                } catch (...) {
+                    destroy_n(r.tail->leaf() + tail_size, remaining);
+                    throw;
+                }
+            }
+        } else if (l.tail_offset() == 0) {
+            if (supports_transient_concat) {
+                auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+                auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+                auto concated   = concat_trees_mut(el,
+                                                 el,
+                                                 l.tail,
+                                                 tail_size,
+                                                 er,
+                                                 r.root,
+                                                 r.shift,
+                                                 r.tail_offset());
+                IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(concated.shift() ==
+                                    concated.node()->compute_shift());
+                assert(concated.node()->check(concated.shift(),
+                                              l.size + r.tail_offset()));
+                l.size += r.size;
+                l.shift = concated.shift();
+                l.root  = concated.node();
+                l.tail  = r.tail;
+                r.hard_reset();
+            } else {
+                auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+                auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+                auto concated   = concat_trees(
+                    l.tail, tail_size, r.root, r.shift, r.tail_offset());
+                l = {l.size + r.size,
+                     concated.shift(),
+                     concated.node(),
+                     r.tail->inc()};
+                return;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (supports_transient_concat) {
+                auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+                auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+                auto concated   = concat_trees_mut(el,
+                                                 el,
+                                                 l.root,
+                                                 l.shift,
+                                                 tail_offst,
+                                                 l.tail,
+                                                 tail_size,
+                                                 er,
+                                                 r.root,
+                                                 r.shift,
+                                                 r.tail_offset());
+                IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(concated.shift() ==
+                                    concated.node()->compute_shift());
+                assert(concated.node()->check(concated.shift(),
+                                              l.size + r.tail_offset()));
+                l.size += r.size;
+                l.shift = concated.shift();
+                l.root  = concated.node();
+                l.tail  = r.tail;
+                r.hard_reset();
+            } else {
+                auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+                auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+                auto concated   = concat_trees(l.root,
+                                             l.shift,
+                                             tail_offst,
+                                             l.tail,
+                                             tail_size,
+                                             r.root,
+                                             r.shift,
+                                             r.tail_offset());
+                l               = {l.size + r.size,
+                     concated.shift(),
+                     concated.node(),
+                     r.tail->inc()};
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    friend void concat_mut_lr_r(rrbtree& l, edit_t el, rrbtree& r, edit_t er)
+    {
+        assert(&l != &r);
+        assert(r.size < (std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max() - l.size));
+        using std::get;
+        if (r.size == 0)
+            r = l;
+        else if (l.size == 0)
+            return;
+        else if (r.tail_offset() == 0) {
+            // just concat the tail, similar to push_back
+            auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+            auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+            if (tail_size == branches<BL>) {
+                // this could be improved by making sure that the
+                // newly created nodes as part of the `push_tail()`
+                // are tagged with `er`
+                auto res =
+                    l.push_tail(l.root, l.shift, tail_offst, l.tail, tail_size);
+                r = {l.size + r.size, get<0>(res), get<1>(res), r.tail->inc()};
+                return;
+            } else if (tail_size + r.size <= branches<BL>) {
+                // doing this in a exception way mutating way is very
+                // tricky while potential performance gains are
+                // minimal (we need to move every element of the right
+                // tail anyways to make space for the left tail)
+                //
+                // we could however improve this by at least moving the
+                // elements of the mutable tails...
+                auto new_tail =
+                    node_t::copy_leaf(l.tail, tail_size, r.tail, r.size);
+                r = {l.size + r.size, l.shift, l.root->inc(), new_tail};
+                return;
+            } else {
+                // like the immutable version.
+                // we could improve this also by moving elements
+                // instead of just copying them
+                auto remaining = branches<BL> - tail_size;
+                auto add_tail  = node_t::copy_leaf_e(
+                    er, l.tail, tail_size, r.tail, remaining);
+                try {
+                    auto new_tail =
+                        node_t::copy_leaf_e(er, r.tail, remaining, r.size);
+                    try {
+                        // this could be improved by making sure that the
+                        // newly created nodes as part of the `push_tail()`
+                        // are tagged with `er`
+                        auto new_root = l.push_tail(l.root,
+                                                    l.shift,
+                                                    tail_offst,
+                                                    add_tail,
+                                                    branches<BL>);
+                        r             = {l.size + r.size,
+                             get<0>(new_root),
+                             get<1>(new_root),
+                             new_tail};
+                        return;
+                    } catch (...) {
+                        node_t::delete_leaf(new_tail, r.size - remaining);
+                        throw;
+                    }
+                } catch (...) {
+                    node_t::delete_leaf(add_tail, branches<BL>);
+                    throw;
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+        } else if (l.tail_offset() == 0) {
+            if (supports_transient_concat) {
+                auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+                auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+                auto concated   = concat_trees_mut(er,
+                                                 el,
+                                                 l.tail,
+                                                 tail_size,
+                                                 er,
+                                                 r.root,
+                                                 r.shift,
+                                                 r.tail_offset());
+                IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(concated.shift() ==
+                                    concated.node()->compute_shift());
+                assert(concated.node()->check(concated.shift(),
+                                              l.size + r.tail_offset()));
+                r.size += l.size;
+                r.shift = concated.shift();
+                r.root  = concated.node();
+                l.hard_reset();
+            } else {
+                auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+                auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+                auto concated   = concat_trees(
+                    l.tail, tail_size, r.root, r.shift, r.tail_offset());
+                r = {l.size + r.size,
+                     concated.shift(),
+                     concated.node(),
+                     r.tail->inc()};
+                return;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (supports_transient_concat) {
+                auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+                auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+                auto concated   = concat_trees_mut(er,
+                                                 el,
+                                                 l.root,
+                                                 l.shift,
+                                                 tail_offst,
+                                                 l.tail,
+                                                 tail_size,
+                                                 er,
+                                                 r.root,
+                                                 r.shift,
+                                                 r.tail_offset());
+                IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(concated.shift() ==
+                                    concated.node()->compute_shift());
+                assert(concated.node()->check(concated.shift(),
+                                              l.size + r.tail_offset()));
+                r.size += l.size;
+                r.shift = concated.shift();
+                r.root  = concated.node();
+                l.hard_reset();
+            } else {
+                auto tail_offst = l.tail_offset();
+                auto tail_size  = l.size - tail_offst;
+                auto concated   = concat_trees(l.root,
+                                             l.shift,
+                                             tail_offst,
+                                             l.tail,
+                                             tail_size,
+                                             r.root,
+                                             r.shift,
+                                             r.tail_offset());
+                r               = {l.size + r.size,
+                     concated.shift(),
+                     concated.node(),
+                     r.tail->inc()};
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    void hard_reset()
+    {
+        assert(supports_transient_concat);
+        auto&& empty_ = empty();
+        size          = empty_.size;
+        shift         = empty_.shift;
+        root          = empty_.root;
+        tail          = empty_.tail;
+    }
+
+    bool check_tree() const
+    {
+        assert(shift <= sizeof(size_t) * 8 - BL);
+        assert(shift >= BL);
+        assert(tail_offset() <= size);
+        assert(tail_size() <= branches<BL>);
+#if IMMER_DEBUG_DEEP_CHECK
+        assert(check_root());
+        assert(check_tail());
+#endif
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    bool check_tail() const
+    {
+#if IMMER_DEBUG_DEEP_CHECK
+        if (tail_size() > 0)
+            assert(tail->check(endshift<B, BL>, tail_size()));
+#endif
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    bool check_root() const
+    {
+#if IMMER_DEBUG_DEEP_CHECK
+        if (tail_offset() > 0)
+            assert(root->check(shift, tail_offset()));
+        else {
+            IMMER_ASSERT_TAGGED(root->kind() == node_t::kind_t::inner);
+            assert(shift == BL);
+        }
+#endif
+        return true;
+    }
+
+#if IMMER_DEBUG_PRINT
+    void debug_print(std::ostream& out) const
+    {
+        out << "--" << std::endl
+            << "{" << std::endl
+            << "  size  = " << size << std::endl
+            << "  shift = " << shift << std::endl
+            << "  root  = " << std::endl;
+        debug_print_node(out, root, shift, tail_offset());
+        out << "  tail  = " << std::endl;
+        debug_print_node(out, tail, endshift<B, BL>, tail_size());
+        out << "}" << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    void debug_print_indent(std::ostream& out, unsigned indent) const
+    {
+        while (indent-- > 0)
+            out << ' ';
+    }
+
+    void debug_print_node(std::ostream& out,
+                          node_t* node,
+                          shift_t shift,
+                          size_t size,
+                          unsigned indent = 8) const
+    {
+        const auto indent_step = 4;
+
+        if (shift == endshift<B, BL>) {
+            debug_print_indent(out, indent);
+            out << "- {" << size << "} "
+                << pretty_print_array(node->leaf(), size) << std::endl;
+        } else if (auto r = node->relaxed()) {
+            auto count = r->d.count;
+            debug_print_indent(out, indent);
+            out << "# {" << size << "} "
+                << pretty_print_array(r->d.sizes, r->d.count) << std::endl;
+            auto last_size = size_t{};
+            for (auto i = count_t{}; i < count; ++i) {
+                debug_print_node(out,
+                                 node->inner()[i],
+                                 shift - B,
+                                 r->d.sizes[i] - last_size,
+                                 indent + indent_step);
+                last_size = r->d.sizes[i];
+            }
+        } else {
+            debug_print_indent(out, indent);
+            out << "+ {" << size << "}" << std::endl;
+            auto count =
+                (size >> shift) + (size - ((size >> shift) << shift) > 0);
+            if (count) {
+                for (auto i = count_t{}; i < count - 1; ++i)
+                    debug_print_node(out,
+                                     node->inner()[i],
+                                     shift - B,
+                                     1 << shift,
+                                     indent + indent_step);
+                debug_print_node(out,
+                                 node->inner()[count - 1],
+                                 shift - B,
+                                 size - ((count - 1) << shift),
+                                 indent + indent_step);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+#endif // IMMER_DEBUG_PRINT
+};
+
+} // namespace rbts
+} // namespace detail
+} // namespace immer
diff --git a/immer/detail/rbts/rrbtree_iterator.hpp b/immer/detail/rbts/rrbtree_iterator.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..af967774e7ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/immer/detail/rbts/rrbtree_iterator.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+//
+// immer: immutable data structures for C++
+// Copyright (C) 2016, 2017, 2018 Juan Pedro Bolivar Puente
+//
+// This software is distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// See accompanying file LICENSE or copy at http://boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <immer/detail/iterator_facade.hpp>
+#include <immer/detail/rbts/rrbtree.hpp>
+
+namespace immer {
+namespace detail {
+namespace rbts {
+
+template <typename T, typename MP, bits_t B, bits_t BL>
+struct rrbtree_iterator
+    : iterator_facade<rrbtree_iterator<T, MP, B, BL>,
+                      std::random_access_iterator_tag,
+                      T,
+                      const T&,
+                      std::ptrdiff_t,
+                      const T*>
+{
+    using tree_t   = rrbtree<T, MP, B, BL>;
+    using region_t = std::tuple<const T*, size_t, size_t>;
+
+    struct end_t
+    {};
+
+    const tree_t& impl() const { return *v_; }
+    size_t index() const { return i_; }
+
+    rrbtree_iterator() = default;
+
+    rrbtree_iterator(const tree_t& v)
+        : v_{&v}
+        , i_{0}
+        , curr_{nullptr, ~size_t{}, ~size_t{}}
+    {}
+
+    rrbtree_iterator(const tree_t& v, end_t)
+        : v_{&v}
+        , i_{v.size}
+        , curr_{nullptr, ~size_t{}, ~size_t{}}
+    {}
+
+private:
+    friend iterator_core_access;
+
+    const tree_t* v_;
+    size_t i_;
+    mutable region_t curr_;
+
+    void increment()
+    {
+        using std::get;
+        assert(i_ < v_->size);
+        ++i_;
+    }
+
+    void decrement()
+    {
+        using std::get;
+        assert(i_ > 0);
+        --i_;
+    }
+
+    void advance(std::ptrdiff_t n)
+    {
+        using std::get;
+        assert(n <= 0 || i_ + static_cast<size_t>(n) <= v_->size);
+        assert(n >= 0 || static_cast<size_t>(-n) <= i_);
+        i_ += n;
+    }
+
+    bool equal(const rrbtree_iterator& other) const { return i_ == other.i_; }
+
+    std::ptrdiff_t distance_to(const rrbtree_iterator& other) const
+    {
+        return other.i_ > i_ ? static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(other.i_ - i_)
+                             : -static_cast<std::ptrdiff_t>(i_ - other.i_);
+    }
+
+    const T& dereference() const
+    {
+        using std::get;
+        if (i_ < get<1>(curr_) || i_ >= get<2>(curr_))
+            curr_ = v_->region_for(i_);
+        return get<0>(curr_)[i_ - get<1>(curr_)];
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace rbts
+} // namespace detail
+} // namespace immer
diff --git a/immer/detail/rbts/visitor.hpp b/immer/detail/rbts/visitor.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..38cd030c4a9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/immer/detail/rbts/visitor.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+//
+// immer: immutable data structures for C++
+// Copyright (C) 2016, 2017, 2018 Juan Pedro Bolivar Puente
+//
+// This software is distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// See accompanying file LICENSE or copy at http://boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <immer/config.hpp>
+
+#include <tuple>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace immer {
+namespace detail {
+namespace rbts {
+
+template <typename Deriv>
+struct visitor_base
+{
+    template <typename... Args>
+    static decltype(auto) visit_node(Args&&... args)
+    {
+        IMMER_UNREACHABLE;
+    }
+
+    template <typename... Args>
+    static decltype(auto) visit_relaxed(Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Deriv::visit_inner(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename... Args>
+    static decltype(auto) visit_regular(Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Deriv::visit_inner(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename... Args>
+    static decltype(auto) visit_inner(Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Deriv::visit_node(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+
+    template <typename... Args>
+    static decltype(auto) visit_leaf(Args&&... args)
+    {
+        return Deriv::visit_node(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace rbts
+} // namespace detail
+} // namespace immer