diff --git a/collects/scribble/text.ss b/collects/scribble/text.ss
index fe49e1e4..65329845 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/text.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/text.ss
@@ -1,22 +1,5 @@
 #lang scheme/base
 
-(require scheme/promise)
-
-;; output
-
-(provide output)
-(define (output x [p (current-output-port)])
-  (let loop ([x x])
-    (cond [(or (void? x) (not x) (null? x)) (void)]
-          [(pair? x) (loop (car x)) (loop (cdr x))]
-          [(promise? x) (loop (force x))]
-          [(keyword? x) (loop (keyword->string x))]
-          [(and (procedure? x) (procedure-arity-includes? x 0)) (loop (x))]
-          [(bytes? x)  (write-bytes x p)]
-          [(string? x) (write-string x p)]
-          [(char? x)   (write-char x p)]
-          [(number? x) (write x p)]
-          [(symbol? x) (display x p)]
-          ;; generic fallback
-          [else (error 'output "don't know how to render value: ~v" x)]))
-  (void))
+(require scheme/promise "text/output.ss" "text/syntax-utils.ss")
+(provide (all-from-out scheme/promise "text/output.ss")
+         begin/text include/text)