--- a/core/src/luan/LuanState.java	Fri May 01 16:13:52 2015 -0600
+++ b/core/src/luan/LuanState.java	Fri May 01 16:30:28 2015 -0600
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 	// convenience methods
 
-	final LuanBit JAVA = bit(LuanElement.JAVA);
+	private final LuanBit JAVA = bit(LuanElement.JAVA);
 
 	public LuanException exception(Object msg) {
 		return JAVA.exception(msg);
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@
 		return JAVA.toString(obj);
 	}
 
-	public String repr(Object obj) throws LuanException {
-		return JAVA.repr(obj);
-	}
-
 	public boolean isLessThan(Object o1,Object o2) throws LuanException {
 		return JAVA.isLessThan(o1,o2);
 	}