diff --git a/harness/memory.org b/harness/memory.org
index ab385a9..2cd2db1 100644
--- a/harness/memory.org
+++ b/harness/memory.org
@@ -128,7 +128,12 @@ Because objects are stored immutably in the `*history-store*`, a snapshot is a l
 
 (defun snapshot-memory ()
   "Creates a lightweight, Copy-on-Write snapshot using Merkle-Tree pointers."
-  (let ((snapshot (copy-hash-table *memory*)))
+  ;; To prevent live modification of objects from affecting snapshots,
+  ;; we must copy the objects themselves when creating the snapshot.
+  (let ((snapshot (make-hash-table :test 'equal :size (hash-table-size *memory*))))
+    (maphash (lambda (k v) 
+               (setf (gethash k snapshot) (copy-org-object v)))
+             *memory*)
     (push (list :timestamp (get-universal-time) :data snapshot) *object-store-snapshots*)
     (when (> (length *object-store-snapshots*) 20)
       (setf *object-store-snapshots* (subseq *object-store-snapshots* 0 20)))
diff --git a/harness/tui-client.org b/harness/tui-client.org
index e777154..4964260 100644
--- a/harness/tui-client.org
+++ b/harness/tui-client.org
@@ -129,17 +129,17 @@ A simple MVP console is insufficient for a Lisp Machine. To reach v0.2.0, the TU
 (defun enqueue-msg (msg)
   "Thread-safe addition to incoming message queue."
   (bt:with-lock-held (*queue-lock*)
-    (push msg *incoming-msgs*)))
-#+end_src
+    (setf *incoming-msgs* (append *incoming-msgs* (list msg)))))
 
 #+begin_src lisp :tangle (expand-file-name "tui-client.lisp" (concat (or (getenv "INSTALL_DIR") ".") "/harness"))
 (defun dequeue-msgs ()
   "Thread-safe retrieval of incoming messages."
   (bt:with-lock-held (*queue-lock*)
-    (let ((msgs (nreverse *incoming-msgs*)))
+    (let ((msgs *incoming-msgs*))
       (setf *incoming-msgs* nil)
       msgs)))
 #+end_src
+#+end_src
 
 ** Styling Engine
 #+begin_src lisp :tangle (expand-file-name "tui-client.lisp" (concat (or (getenv "INSTALL_DIR") ".") "/harness"))
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ A simple MVP console is insufficient for a Lisp Machine. To reach v0.2.0, the TU
                                                                :PAYLOAD (list :SENSOR :user-input :TEXT cmd))))
             (finish-output stream))
         (error (c)
-          (push "ERROR: Connection to daemon lost." *chat-history*)
+          (enqueue-msg "ERROR: Connection to daemon lost.")
           (setf *is-running* nil))))
     (when (string= cmd "/exit") (setf *is-running* nil))
     (when (string= cmd "/clear") (setf *chat-history* nil))))