diff --git a/src/parser.gleam b/src/parser.gleam
index a48721be9a98e457ed3da9981b31c5623b545714..fa08485aef226824f8c1179a50a17bf456c85fe3 100644
--- a/src/parser.gleam
+++ b/src/parser.gleam
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ pub fn tab() -> Parser(Node, String, ctx) {
   return(Tab)
 }
 
-pub fn line_comment_prefix() -> Parser(Node, String, ctx) {
+pub fn line_comment_prefix() -> Parser(Node, String, String) {
   use _ <- nibble.do(consume_exact_string("--"))
 
   return(LineCommentPrefix)
diff --git a/test/ghall_test.gleam b/test/ghall_test.gleam
index ea6359a9aeb3bd25c4b1bbcdd5ed5ed798caf5f9..ea61dbbf18276d04446db79c9be8fbef034fc92f 100644
--- a/test/ghall_test.gleam
+++ b/test/ghall_test.gleam
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import birdie
 import gleam/int
 import gleam/list
-import gleam/string
+import gleam/result
 import gleeunit
 import nibble.{Expected}
 import nibble/lexer.{Span, Token}
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ pub fn parse_line_ending_fails_on_lone_carriage_return_test() {
   let input = "\r"
   let tokens = quasi_lexer.chars() |> quasi_lexer.run(on: input)
   let parser = parser.end_of_line()
-  let assert Error(error) = nibble.run(tokens, parser)
+  let result = nibble.run(tokens, parser)
 
-  snapshot_helpers.snap_parse_error(
+  snapshot_helpers.snap_parse_result_nodes(
     input,
-    error,
+    result |> result.map(list.wrap),
     "Line ending should reject lone carriage return",
   )
 }
@@ -121,35 +121,15 @@ pub fn parse_multiple_line_endings_test() {
     use eol3 <- nibble.do(parser.end_of_line())
     nibble.return([eol1, eol2, eol3])
   }
-  let assert Ok(nodes) = nibble.run(tokens, parser)
+  let result = nibble.run(tokens, parser)
 
-  snapshot_helpers.snap_parse_success(
+  snapshot_helpers.snap_parse_result_nodes(
     input,
-    nodes,
+    result,
     "Multiple line endings should all parse as EndOfLine",
   )
 }
 
-pub fn demo_visual_error_rendering_test() {
-  let input = "let x = 42\r"
-  let tokens = quasi_lexer.chars() |> quasi_lexer.run(on: input)
-
-  // Try to parse "let" followed by a line ending
-  let parser = {
-    use _ <- nibble.do(parser.let_keyword())
-    use _ <- nibble.do(parser.exact_string(" x = 42", node.Let))
-    parser.end_of_line()
-  }
-
-  let assert Error(errors) = nibble.run(tokens, parser)
-
-  snapshot_helpers.snap_parse_error(
-    input,
-    errors,
-    "Visual error demo: shows escaped chars, spans, and parser context",
-  )
-}
-
 // Tests for printable parser (%x20-7F)
 
 pub fn parse_printable_space_test() {
diff --git a/test/snapshot_helpers.gleam b/test/snapshot_helpers.gleam
index ba4bf2e720995d175f8849ec03398a2e4a606b94..7788049a30046f02674196637b53708b5bd166cd 100644
--- a/test/snapshot_helpers.gleam
+++ b/test/snapshot_helpers.gleam
@@ -153,16 +153,33 @@ pub fn snap_lexer_output(
   birdie.snap(snap, title: title)
 }
 
+/// Create a snapshot of a parse result (success or error)
+pub fn snap_parse_result_nodes(
+  input: String,
+  result: Result(List(Node), List(nibble.DeadEnd(tok, ctx))),
+  title: String,
+) -> Nil {
+  let snap = case result {
+    Ok(nodes) ->
+      "Input: "
+      <> escape_string(input)
+      <> "\n"
+      <> format_nodes(nodes)
+    Error(errors) ->
+      // Input is shown with each error, so no need to show it at the top level
+      format_dead_ends(input, errors)
+  }
+
+  birdie.snap(snap, title: title)
+}
+
 /// Create a snapshot of a parse error showing input and errors
 pub fn snap_parse_error(
   input: String,
   errors: List(nibble.DeadEnd(tok, ctx)),
   title: String,
 ) -> Nil {
-  // Input is shown with each error, so no need to show it at the top level
-  let snap = format_dead_ends(input, errors)
-
-  birdie.snap(snap, title: title)
+  snap_parse_result_nodes(input, Error(errors), title)
 }
 
 /// Create a snapshot of successful parse showing input and result
@@ -171,13 +188,7 @@ pub fn snap_parse_success(
   nodes: List(Node),
   title: String,
 ) -> Nil {
-  let snap =
-    "Input: "
-    <> escape_string(input)
-    <> "\n"
-    <> format_nodes(nodes)
-
-  birdie.snap(snap, title: title)
+  snap_parse_result_nodes(input, Ok(nodes), title)
 }
 
 /// Create a snapshot for a Result type (success or error)
@@ -302,11 +313,6 @@ fn visual_span_label(gutter_width: Int, col: Int, label: String) -> String {
   gutter <> before <> "└─ " <> label
 }
 
-/// Get the center column of a span for label positioning
-fn span_center_col(span: Span) -> Int {
-  let Span(_, cs, _, ce) = span
-  cs + { ce - cs } / 2
-}
 
 /// Render a single span visually with context lines
 pub fn visual_single_span(