diff --git a/fedi2html b/fedi2html
index 80a5e58..9834412 100755
--- a/fedi2html
+++ b/fedi2html
@@ -70,151 +70,151 @@ fi
 # Given a note’s JSON, render it as HTML.
 # The most important part of the script!
 #     render_post $post_data $context_data $tree_level
-render_post() {
-	local post_data="$1"
-	local responses_data="$2"
-	local POST_TREE_LEVEL="$3"
+render_post() (
+	post_data="$1"
+	responses_data="$2"
+	POST_TREE_LEVEL="$3"
 
-	local reblog=""
-	local acct_data="$(echo "$post_data" | jq -r .reblog.account)"
+	reblog=""
+	acct_data="$(echo "$post_data" | jq -r .reblog.account)"
 	if test "$acct_data" = "null"; then
 		acct_data="$(echo "$post_data" | jq -r .account)"
 	else
 		reblog="1"
 	fi
 
-	local ACCOUNT_URL="$(echo "$acct_data"    | jq -r .url)"
-	local ACCOUNT_ID="$(echo "$acct_data"     | jq -r .fqn)"
-	local ACCOUNT_NAME="$(echo "$acct_data"   | jq -r .display_name | replace_emojis "$acct_data")"
-	local ACCOUNT_AVATAR="$(echo "$acct_data" | jq -r .avatar)"
-	local POST_URL="$(echo "$post_data"       | jq -r .url)"
-	local POST_DATE="$(echo "$post_data"      | jq -r .created_at)"
-	local POST_CONTENT="$(echo "$post_data"   | jq -r .content | replace_emojis "$post_data")"
-	local POST_ATTACHMENTS="$(media_attachments "$post_data")"
+	ACCOUNT_URL="$(echo "$acct_data"    | jq -r .url)"
+	ACCOUNT_ID="$(echo "$acct_data"     | jq -r .fqn)"
+	ACCOUNT_NAME="$(echo "$acct_data"   | jq -r .display_name | replace_emojis "$acct_data")"
+	ACCOUNT_AVATAR="$(echo "$acct_data" | jq -r .avatar)"
+	POST_URL="$(echo "$post_data"       | jq -r .url)"
+	POST_DATE="$(echo "$post_data"      | jq -r .created_at)"
+	POST_CONTENT="$(echo "$post_data"   | jq -r .content | replace_emojis "$post_data")"
+	POST_ATTACHMENTS="$(media_attachments "$post_data")"
 	if test -z "$NO_RESPONSES"; then
-		local POST_RESPONSES="$(render_responses "$post_data" "$responses_data" "$POST_TREE_LEVEL")"
+		POST_RESPONSES="$(render_responses "$post_data" "$responses_data" "$POST_TREE_LEVEL")"
 	fi
 	env_subst "$POST_TEMPLATE"
-}
+)
 
 
 # Render a post’s responses one-by-one and recursively.
 # Each branch of the response tree will be rendered completely before proceeding
 # to the next.
 #     render_responses $post_data $context_data $tree_level
-render_responses() {
-	local post_data="$1"
-	local responses_data="$2"
-	local level="$3"
+render_responses() (
+	post_data="$1"
+	responses_data="$2"
+	level="$3"
 	if test -z "$level"; then level=0; fi
 
-    local id="$(echo "$post_data" | jq -r '.id')"
-	local responses="$(echo "$responses_data" | grep "in_reply_to_id.*$id")"
-	local IFS="
+    id="$(echo "$post_data" | jq -r '.id')"
+	responses="$(echo "$responses_data" | grep "in_reply_to_id.*$id")"
+	IFS="
 "
 
 	for response in $responses; do
 		render_post "$response" "$responses_data" "$(expr "$level" + 1)"
 	done
-}
+)
 
 
 # Accepts a string over stdin; it will replace all emoji shortcodes along stdin
 # input with appropriate <img> HTML, based on $EMOJI_TEMPLATE, and based on
 # a post’s JSON.
 #     echo ":blobcat:" | replace_emojis $post_data
-replace_emojis() {
-	local post_data="$1"
-	local emojis="$(echo "$post_data" | jq -r '.emojis[]|(.url + "\t" + .shortcode)')"
-	local temp="$(mktemp)"
-	local IFS="
+replace_emojis() (
+	post_data="$1"
+	emojis="$(echo "$post_data" | jq -r '.emojis[]|(.url + "\t" + .shortcode)')"
+	temp="$(mktemp)"
+	IFS="
 "
 	cat > "$temp"
 
 	for line in $emojis; do
-		local EMOJI_URL="$(echo "$line" | awk -F'\t' '{print $1}')"
-		local EMOJI_SHORTCODE="$(echo "$line" | awk -F'\t' '{print $2}')"
-		local value="$(env_subst "$EMOJI_TEMPLATE")"
+		EMOJI_URL="$(echo "$line" | awk -F'\t' '{print $1}')"
+		EMOJI_SHORTCODE="$(echo "$line" | awk -F'\t' '{print $2}')"
+		value="$(env_subst "$EMOJI_TEMPLATE")"
         sed -i "s%:${EMOJI_SHORTCODE}:%${value}%g" "$temp"
 	done
 	cat "$temp"
 	rm "$temp"
-}
+)
 
 
 # Given a post’s JSON data, return the appropriate HTML corresponding to its
 # media attachments, if any. Will return an empty string if none.
 #     media_attachments $post_data
-media_attachments() {
-	local post_data="$1"
-	local attachments="$(echo "$post_data" | jq -r '.media_attachments[]|(.type + "\t" + .url + "\t" + .description + "\t" + .preview_url)')"
-	local IFS="
+media_attachments() (
+	post_data="$1"
+	attachments="$(echo "$post_data" | jq -r '.media_attachments[]|(.type + "\t" + .url + "\t" + .description + "\t" + .preview_url)')"
+	IFS="
 "
 	for line in $attachments; do
-		local ATTACH_TYPE="$(echo "$line" | awk -F'\t' '{print $1}')"
-		local ATTACH_URL="$(echo "$line" | awk -F'\t' '{print $2}')"
-		local ATTACH_DESC="$(echo "$line" | awk -F'\t' '{print $3}')"
-		local ATTACH_PREVIEW="$(echo "$line" | awk -F'\t' '{print $4}')"
-		local ATTACH_NAME="$(basename "$ATTACH_URL")"
+		ATTACH_TYPE="$(echo "$line" | awk -F'\t' '{print $1}')"
+		ATTACH_URL="$(echo "$line" | awk -F'\t' '{print $2}')"
+		ATTACH_DESC="$(echo "$line" | awk -F'\t' '{print $3}')"
+		ATTACH_PREVIEW="$(echo "$line" | awk -F'\t' '{print $4}')"
+		ATTACH_NAME="$(basename "$ATTACH_URL")"
 		if test "$ATTACH_TYPE" = "image"; then
 			env_subst "$ATTACH_IMAGE_TEMPLATE"
 		else
 			env_subst "$ATTACH_TEMPLATE"
 		fi
 	done
-}
+)
 
 
 # Pass a post’s context JSON along stdin; out comes the response_data in JSON.
 #     fetch_post_context $url | context_to_responses
-context_to_responses() {
+context_to_responses() (
 	jq '.descendants' 2> /dev/null \
 		| jq 'sort_by(.created_at)' \
 		| maybe_jq_reverse \
 		| jq -cr '.[]'
-}
+)
 
 
 # Make a request to the /api/v1/statuses/:id/$request API endpoint.
 #     statuses_api_request $post_url $request
-statuses_api_request() {
-	local post_url="$1"
-	local api_request="$2"
+statuses_api_request() (
+	post_url="$1"
+	api_request="$2"
 	if test -n "$api_request"; then
 		api_request="/$api_request"
 	fi
 
-	local id="$(url_post_id "$post_url")"
-	local server="$(url_server "$post_url")"
+	id="$(url_post_id "$post_url")"
+	server="$(url_server "$post_url")"
 	curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 5 \
 		 --location --header 'Accept: application/json,application/activity+json' \
 		 "${server}/api/v1/statuses/${id}${api_request}"
-}
+)
 
 
 # Require the context-JSON of a post, by URL.
 #     fetch_post_context $url
-fetch_post_context() {
-	local url="$1"
+fetch_post_context() (
+	url="$1"
 	statuses_api_request "$url" "context" \
 		| context_to_responses
-}
+)
 
 
 # Given a post URL, request its JSON.
 #     fetch_post $url
-fetch_post() {
-	local url="$1"
+fetch_post() (
+	url="$1"
 	statuses_api_request "$url"
-}
+)
 
 
 # Given a user-account URL, request JSON of its posts.
 #     fetch_post $url
-fetch_user_posts() {
-	local url="$1"
-	local server="$(url_server "$url")"
-	local status_url="$server/api/v1/accounts/$(url_user_id "$url")/statuses"
+fetch_user_posts() (
+	url="$1"
+	server="$(url_server "$url")"
+	status_url="$server/api/v1/accounts/$(url_user_id "$url")/statuses"
 	status_url="${status_url}?exclude_reblogs=${EXCLUDE_REBLOGS}&limit=$MAX_POSTS"
     status_url="${status_url}&exclude_replies=${EXCLUDE_REPLIES}$TAG_FILTER"
 
@@ -222,13 +222,13 @@ fetch_user_posts() {
 		 --location --header 'Accept: application/json,application/activity+json' \
 		 "$status_url" \
 		 | jq -c '.[]'
-}
+)
 
 
 # Return the ID of a user, based on its URL.
 #     url_user_id $url
-url_user_id() {
-	local url="$1"
+url_user_id() (
+	url="$1"
 	# Pleroma-style URLs: https://jam.xwx.moe/users/Tirifto
 	# Mastodon-style URLs: https://esperanto.masto.host/@jubiloEO
 	if echo "$url" | grep "/users/" > /dev/null; then
@@ -241,13 +241,13 @@ url_user_id() {
 	else
 		return 1
 	fi
-}
+)
 
 
 # Return the ID of a post, based on its URL.
 #     url_post_id $url
-url_post_id() {
-	local url="$1"
+url_post_id() (
+	url="$1"
 	# Pleroma-style URLs:  https://jam.xwx.moe/notice/Ac6PIZAP0ZzkMTYBBg
 	# Mastodon-style URLs: https://esperanto.masto.host/@minjo/111461250815264185
 	if echo "$url" | grep "/notice/" > /dev/null; then
@@ -259,29 +259,29 @@ url_post_id() {
 	else
 		return 1
 	fi
-}
+)
 
 
 # Return the server (including protocol) of a post, based on its URL.
 #     url_server $url
-url_server() {
-	local url="$1"
-	local protocol="$(echo "$url" | grep --only-matching '[[:alnum:]]*://')"
+url_server() (
+	url="$1"
+	protocol="$(echo "$url" | grep --only-matching '[[:alnum:]]*://')"
 	printf "$protocol"
 	echo "$url" \
 		| sed 's%^'"$protocol"'%%' \
 		| sed 's%/.*%%'
-}
+)
 
 
 # Sanitize a template-string.
 # AKA, escape quotation-marks.
 #     prep_template $template
-prep_template() {
-	local template="$1"
+prep_template() (
+	template="$1"
 	echo "$template" \
 		| sed 's%\"%\\\"%g'
-}
+)
 
 
 # Rough replacement for gettext’s envsubst. Safe!
@@ -291,37 +291,37 @@ prep_template() {
 # variables’ contents (AKA, post contents) aren’t evaluated.
 #     env_subst $template
 #     env_subst "$SHELL"  →  "/bin/sh"
-env_subst() {
-	local template="$1"
+env_subst() (
+	template="$1"
 	eval "echo \"$(prep_template "$template")\""
-}
+)
 
 
 # Based on the environment variable $REVERSE_ORDER (whether or not user provided
 # the -I flag), reverse the JSON array over stdin.
 # This is used to enable/disable reverse-chronological order of posts.
 #     fetch_context $url | jq '.descendants' | maybe_jq_reverse
-maybe_jq_reverse() {
-	local input="$(cat)"
+maybe_jq_reverse() (
+	input="$(cat)"
 	if test -n "$REVERSE_ORDER"; then
 		echo "$input" \
 			| jq 'reverse'
 	else
 		echo "$input"
 	fi
-}
+)
 
 
 # Render a user’s posts, one-by-one, taking into account cli arguments.
 #    handle_user_url https://jam.xwx.moe/users/tirifto
-handle_user_url() {
-	local url="$1"
-	local user_posts="$(fetch_user_posts "$url")"
-	local IFS="
+handle_user_url() (
+	url="$1"
+	user_posts="$(fetch_user_posts "$url")"
+	IFS="
 "
 	echo "$user_posts" >  jadedctrl.json
 	for post in $user_posts; do
-		local url="$(echo "$post" | jq -r '.url')"
+		url="$(echo "$post" | jq -r '.url')"
 		if test -z "$NO_RESPONSES"; then
 			context="$(fetch_post_context "$url")"
 			if test -n "$NO_PARENT"; then
@@ -333,24 +333,24 @@ handle_user_url() {
 			render_post "$post" "" 0
 		fi
 	done
-}
+)
 
 
 # Render a post and/or its responses, taking into account cli arguments.
-handle_post_url() {
-	local url="$1"
-	local post="$(fetch_post "$url")"
-	local context="$(fetch_post_context "$url")"
+handle_post_url() (
+	url="$1"
+	post="$(fetch_post "$url")"
+	context="$(fetch_post_context "$url")"
 
 	if test -n "$NO_PARENT"; then
 		render_responses "$post" "$context" 0
 	else
 		render_post "$post" "$context" 0
 	fi
-}
+)
 
 
-usage() {
+usage() (
 	echo "usage: $(basename "$0") [-h] [-IRc] POST_URL"
 	echo "       $(basename "$0") [-h] [-IRcbBt] [-m MAX] USER_URL"
 	echo
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ usage() {
 	echo 'See the first few lines of fedi2html for the default (example)'
 	echo 'template values; see the README for a more detailed description'
 	echo 'of these variables’ meanings.'
-}
+)
 
 
 TAG_FILTER=""