diff --git a/content.h b/content.h
index 298f4db..9f9ac25 100644
--- a/content.h
+++ b/content.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		virtual ~Content();
 
 		virtual void Parse(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state) = 0;
-		virtual void Write(std::ostream& out, int indent) = 0;
+		virtual void Write(std::ostream& out, int indent, bool startedLine, bool onlyOneCharOnLine) = 0;
 
 		virtual bool GetBegin(std::vector <Node *>::const_iterator& it) const { return false; }
 		virtual bool GetBegin(std::map <Node *, Node *>::const_iterator& it) const { return false; }
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 29c885f..ef99a1d 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -73,10 +73,7 @@ int main()
 
 		YAML::Node doc;
 		parser.GetNextDocument(doc);
-
-		Level level;
-		doc >> level;
-		std::cout << level;
+		std::cout << doc;
 	} catch(YAML::Exception&) {
 		std::cout << "Error parsing the yaml!\n";
 	}
diff --git a/map.cpp b/map.cpp
index 25cb504..b448265 100644
--- a/map.cpp
+++ b/map.cpp
@@ -125,22 +125,27 @@ namespace YAML
 		}
 	}
 
-	void Map::Write(std::ostream& out, int indent)
+	void Map::Write(std::ostream& out, int indent, bool startedLine, bool onlyOneCharOnLine)
 	{
-		for(int i=0;i<indent;i++)
-			out << "  ";
-		out << "{map}\n";
+		if(startedLine && !onlyOneCharOnLine)
+			out << std::endl;
 
 		for(node_map::const_iterator it=m_data.begin();it!=m_data.end();++it) {
-			for(int i=0;i<indent + 1;i++)
-				out << "  ";
-			out << "{key}\n";
-			it->first->Write(out, indent + 2);
+			if((startedLine && !onlyOneCharOnLine) || it != m_data.begin()) {
+				for(int i=0;i<indent;i++)
+					out << "  ";
+			}
 
-			for(int i=0;i<indent + 1;i++)
+			out << "? ";
+			it->first->Write(out, indent + 1, true, it!= m_data.begin() || !startedLine || onlyOneCharOnLine);
+
+			for(int i=0;i<indent;i++)
 				out << "  ";
-			out << "{value}\n";
-			it->second->Write(out, indent + 2);
+			out << ": ";
+			it->second->Write(out, indent + 1, true, true);
 		}
+
+		if(m_data.empty())
+			out << std::endl;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/map.h b/map.h
index 14ddd30..d3a327c 100644
--- a/map.h
+++ b/map.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		virtual bool GetBegin(std::map <Node *, Node *>::const_iterator& it) const;
 		virtual bool GetEnd(std::map <Node *, Node *>::const_iterator& it) const;
 		virtual void Parse(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
-		virtual void Write(std::ostream& out, int indent);
+		virtual void Write(std::ostream& out, int indent, bool startedLine, bool onlyOneCharOnLine);
 
 	private:
 		void ParseBlock(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
diff --git a/node.cpp b/node.cpp
index 39ff958..c998a45 100644
--- a/node.cpp
+++ b/node.cpp
@@ -112,28 +112,30 @@ namespace YAML
 		pScanner->PopNextToken();
 	}
 
-	void Node::Write(std::ostream& out, int indent)
+	void Node::Write(std::ostream& out, int indent, bool startedLine, bool onlyOneCharOnLine) const
 	{
-		if(m_tag != "") {
-			for(int i=0;i<indent;i++)
-				out << "  ";
-			out << "{tag: " << m_tag << "}\n";
-		}
+		// write anchor/alias
 		if(m_anchor != "") {
-			for(int i=0;i<indent;i++)
-				out << "  ";
 			if(m_alias)
-				out << "{alias: " << m_anchor << "}\n";
+				out << "*";
 			else
-				out << "{anchor: " << m_anchor << "}\n";
+				out << "&";
+			out << m_anchor << " ";
+			startedLine = true;
+			onlyOneCharOnLine = false;
+		}
+
+		// write tag
+		if(m_tag != "") {
+			out << "!<" << m_tag << "> ";
+			startedLine = true;
+			onlyOneCharOnLine = false;
 		}
 
 		if(!m_pContent) {
-			for(int i=0;i<indent;i++)
-				out << "  ";
-			out << "{no content}\n";
+			out << std::endl;
 		} else {
-			m_pContent->Write(out, indent);
+			m_pContent->Write(out, indent, startedLine, onlyOneCharOnLine);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -266,4 +268,10 @@ namespace YAML
 
 		node.m_pContent->Read(c);
 	}
+
+	std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& out, const Node& node)
+	{
+		node.Write(out, 0, false, false);
+		return out;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/node.h b/node.h
index a86ba15..988ee1c 100644
--- a/node.h
+++ b/node.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace YAML
 
 		void Clear();
 		void Parse(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
-		void Write(std::ostream& out, int indent);
+		void Write(std::ostream& out, int indent, bool startedLine, bool onlyOneCharOnLine) const;
 
 		// accessors
 		Iterator begin() const;
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ namespace YAML
 		friend void operator >> (const Node& node, double& d);
 		friend void operator >> (const Node& node, char& c);
 
+		// insertion
+		friend std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& out, const Node& node);
+
 	private:
 		void ParseHeader(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
 		void ParseTag(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
diff --git a/scalar.cpp b/scalar.cpp
index c33ae32..20b2671 100644
--- a/scalar.cpp
+++ b/scalar.cpp
@@ -21,14 +21,19 @@ namespace YAML
 		delete pToken;
 	}
 
-	void Scalar::Write(std::ostream& out, int indent)
+	void Scalar::Write(std::ostream& out, int indent, bool startedLine, bool onlyOneCharOnLine)
 	{
-		for(int i=0;i<indent;i++)
-			out << "  ";
-		out << "{scalar}\n";
-		for(int i=0;i<indent;i++)
-			out << "  ";
-		out << m_data << std::endl;
+		out << "\"";
+		for(unsigned i=0;i<m_data.size();i++) {
+			switch(m_data[i]) {
+				case '\\': out << "\\\\"; break;
+				case '\t': out << "\\t"; break;
+				case '\n': out << "\\n"; break;
+				case '\r': out << "\\r"; break;
+				default: out << m_data[i]; break;
+			}
+		}
+		out << "\"\n";
 	}
 
 	void Scalar::Read(std::string& s)
diff --git a/scalar.h b/scalar.h
index 42c733c..95b9062 100644
--- a/scalar.h
+++ b/scalar.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		virtual ~Scalar();
 
 		virtual void Parse(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
-		virtual void Write(std::ostream& out, int indent);
+		virtual void Write(std::ostream& out, int indent, bool startedLine, bool onlyOneCharOnLine);
 
 		// extraction
 		virtual void Read(std::string& s);
diff --git a/scanscalar.cpp b/scanscalar.cpp
index 5c41cc3..76b0238 100644
--- a/scanscalar.cpp
+++ b/scanscalar.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,12 @@ namespace YAML
 			bool nextMoreIndented = (INPUT.peek() == ' ');
 
 			// for block scalars, we always start with a newline, so we should ignore it (not fold or keep)
-			if(pastOpeningBreak) {
+			bool useNewLine = pastOpeningBreak;
+			// and for folded scalars, we don't fold the very last newline to a space
+			if(params.fold && !emptyLine && INPUT.column < params.indent)
+				useNewLine = false;
+
+			if(useNewLine) {
 				if(params.fold && !emptyLine && !nextEmptyLine && !moreIndented && !nextMoreIndented)
 					scalar += " ";
 				else
diff --git a/sequence.cpp b/sequence.cpp
index fce8639..5e08835 100644
--- a/sequence.cpp
+++ b/sequence.cpp
@@ -133,12 +133,22 @@ namespace YAML
 		}
 	}
 
-	void Sequence::Write(std::ostream& out, int indent)
+	void Sequence::Write(std::ostream& out, int indent, bool startedLine, bool onlyOneCharOnLine)
 	{
-		for(int i=0;i<indent;i++)
-			out << "  ";
-		out << "{sequence}\n";
-		for(unsigned i=0;i<m_data.size();i++)
-			m_data[i]->Write(out, indent + 1);
+		if(startedLine && !onlyOneCharOnLine)
+			out << std::endl;
+
+		for(unsigned i=0;i<m_data.size();i++) {
+			if((startedLine && !onlyOneCharOnLine) || i > 0) {
+				for(int j=0;j<indent;j++)
+					out  << "  ";
+			}
+
+			out << "- ";
+			m_data[i]->Write(out, indent + 1, true, i > 0 || !startedLine || onlyOneCharOnLine);
+		}
+
+		if(m_data.empty())
+			out << std::endl;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/sequence.h b/sequence.h
index 5be190e..d305073 100644
--- a/sequence.h
+++ b/sequence.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace YAML
 		virtual unsigned GetSize() const;
 
 		virtual void Parse(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
-		virtual void Write(std::ostream& out, int indent);
+		virtual void Write(std::ostream& out, int indent, bool startedLine, bool onlyOneCharOnLine);
 
 	private:
 		void ParseBlock(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
diff --git a/test.yaml b/test.yaml
index 8a9714c..f7be014 100644
--- a/test.yaml
+++ b/test.yaml
@@ -1,97 +1,17 @@
----
-model:
-    file: data/models/compound.model
-    textures: data/materials/compound
-rooms:
-    - name: "Room #1"
-      pos: [0, 0, 0]
-      size: [1000, 1000, 500]
-      height: 500
-      stairtype: none
-      display: []
-      pathfinding:
-          tilesize: 50
-          size: [24, 24]
-          map: |
-              -----------------------
-              -+++++++++++++++++++++-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+---------------------
-              -+---------------------
-              -+---------------------
-              -+---------------------
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+++++++++++++++++++++-
-              -----------------------
-    - name: Doorway
-      pos: [1000, 400, 0]
-      size: [50, 200, 500]
-      height: 500
-      stairtype: none
-      display: []
-      pathfinding:
-          tilesize: 50
-          size: [5, 9]
-          map: |
-              -----
-              -+++-
-              -----
-              -----
-              -----
-              -----
-              -----
-              -+++-
-              -----
-    - name: "Room #2"
-      pos: [1050, 0, 0]
-      size: [1000, 1000, 500]
-      height: 500
-      stairtype: none
-      display: []
-      pathfinding:
-          tilesize: 50
-          size: [24, 24]
-          map: |
-              -----------------------
-              -+++++++++++++++++++++-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              ---------------------+-
-              ---------------------+-
-              ---------------------+-
-              ---------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+-------------------+-
-              -+++++++++++++++++++++-
-              -----------------------
-exits:
-    - room1: "Room #1"
-      room2: "Room #2"
-      dir: e
-      pos: [400, 600]
+literal: |
+  Here's a literal scalar.
+  That's a newline.
+  
+  Let's go...
+folded: >
+  Here's a folded scalar that
+  wraps over to a newline.
+  
+  Let's go...
+regular: Here's a regular
+   scalar that keeps
+   on wrapping...
+   
+   
+   Let's go!
+and last key: so it doesn't go bonkers
\ No newline at end of file