diff --git a/shared/sx/ref/sx_ref.py b/shared/sx/ref/sx_ref.py
index d061a9a..c9fbd1e 100644
--- a/shared/sx/ref/sx_ref.py
+++ b/shared/sx/ref/sx_ref.py
@@ -2199,7 +2199,6 @@ def sx_parse(source):
     def hex_digit_value(ch):
         return index_of('0123456789abcdef', lower(ch))
     def read_string():
-        _cells = {}
         _cells['pos'] = (_cells['pos'] + 1)
         _cells['buf'] = ''
         def read_str_loop():
@@ -2236,7 +2235,6 @@ def sx_parse(source):
         read_str_loop()
         return _cells['buf']
     def read_ident():
-        _cells = {}
         start = _cells['pos']
         def read_ident_loop():
             if sx_truthy(((_cells['pos'] < len_src) if not sx_truthy((_cells['pos'] < len_src)) else ident_char_p(nth(source, _cells['pos'])))):
@@ -2249,7 +2247,6 @@ def sx_parse(source):
         _cells['pos'] = (_cells['pos'] + 1)
         return make_keyword(read_ident())
     def read_number():
-        _cells = {}
         start = _cells['pos']
         if sx_truthy(((_cells['pos'] < len_src) if not sx_truthy((_cells['pos'] < len_src)) else (nth(source, _cells['pos']) == '-'))):
             _cells['pos'] = (_cells['pos'] + 1)
@@ -2279,7 +2276,6 @@ def sx_parse(source):
         else:
             return make_symbol(name)
     def read_list(close_ch):
-        _cells = {}
         items = []
         def read_list_loop():
             skip_ws()
@@ -2295,7 +2291,6 @@ def sx_parse(source):
         read_list_loop()
         return items
     def read_map():
-        _cells = {}
         result = {}
         def read_map_loop():
             skip_ws()
@@ -2314,7 +2309,6 @@ def sx_parse(source):
         read_map_loop()
         return result
     def read_raw_string():
-        _cells = {}
         _cells['buf'] = ''
         def raw_loop():
             if sx_truthy((_cells['pos'] >= len_src)):