diff --git a/nowopen b/nowopen
index 1874d5f..f8ae491 100755
--- a/nowopen
+++ b/nowopen
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ Usage: nowopen [-p] [--help] [tags...]
     end
 end
 
-local lpeg = require('lpeg')
-local re = require('re')
-
 local today = os.date("*t")
 local now = os.time(today)
 
@@ -58,9 +55,31 @@ local function secs(t)
     return math.floor(t % 60)
 end
 
-local f = io.open('places.peg')
-local dsl = re.compile(f:read('*a'), {tab="\t"})
-f:close()
+local re = require('re')
+local dsl = re.compile([=[
+    file <- {| (place / ws? comment? %nl)* |} {.+}?
+    place <- {|
+        {:name: {word (ws word)*} :}
+        ws? ("(" ws? {:tags: {| {tag} (ws? "," ws? {tag})* ws? |} :} ")")? ws? ":"
+        ({:times: {|
+            ((ws? comment? %nl)+ (%tab / " "^+2) ws?
+             {| days ws? ("closed" / {:open: time :} "-" {:close: time :}) |})+
+        |} :})
+    |}
+    comment <- "#" [^%nl]*
+    days <-
+        ({:from: {word} :} "-" {:to: {word} :} ":")
+       /({:from: {word} :} ":")
+       /({:from:''->'sun':} {:to:''->'sat':})
+    time <- {|
+        {:hour: {[0-9]+} :} (":" {:minute: {[0-9]+} :})? {:ampm: { "am" / "pm"} :}
+        / ("noon" {:hour: {~''->'12'~} :} {:ampm: {~''->'pm'~} :})
+        / ("midnight" {:hour: {~''->'12'~} :} {:ampm: {~''->'am'~} :})
+    |}
+    tag <- word (" "+ word)*
+    word <- [^%nl%tab (),:#0-9-]+
+    ws <- [ %tab]+
+]=], {tab="\t"})
 local places,err = dsl:match(place_text)
 if err then
     print("Failed to parse config file:")
diff --git a/places.peg b/places.peg
deleted file mode 100644
index dbde5e7..0000000
--- a/places.peg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-file <- {| (place / ws? comment? %nl)* |} {.+}?
-place <- {|
-    {:name: {word (ws word)*} :}
-    ws? ("(" ws? {:tags: {| {tag} (ws? "," ws? {tag})* ws? |} :} ")")? ws? ":"
-    ({:times: {|
-        ((ws? comment? %nl)+ (%tab / " "^+2) ws? {| days ws? ("closed" / {:open: time :} "-" {:close: time :}) |})+
-    |} :})
-|}
-
-comment <- "#" [^%nl]*
-
-days <-
-    ({:from: {word} :} "-" {:to: {word} :} ":")
-   /({:from: {word} :} ":")
-   /({:from:''->'sun':} {:to:''->'sat':})
-
-time <- {|
-    {:hour: {[0-9]+} :} (":" {:minute: {[0-9]+} :})? {:ampm: { "am" / "pm"} :}
-    / ("noon" {:hour: {~''->'12'~} :} {:ampm: {~''->'pm'~} :})
-    / ("midnight" {:hour: {~''->'12'~} :} {:ampm: {~''->'am'~} :})
-|}
-tag <- word (" "+ word)*
-word <- [^%nl%tab (),:#0-9-]+
-ws <- [ %tab]+