diff --git a/maraiah/shp.rs b/maraiah/shp.rs
index 4e72f7a..13e2fb5 100644
--- a/maraiah/shp.rs
+++ b/maraiah/shp.rs
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ pub fn read(fp: &mut impl Read) -> ResultS<Collections>
    let mut b = Vec::new();
    fp.read_to_end(&mut b)?;
 
-   // hush little rustc, don't say a word...
-   let mut collections: Collections = unsafe {std::mem::uninitialized()};
+   let mut collections = vec![(None, None); 32];
 
    for (i, co) in collections.iter_mut().enumerate() {
       read_data! {
@@ -55,6 +54,6 @@ pub fn read(fp: &mut impl Read) -> ResultS<Collections>
 pub type CollectionDef = (Option<coll::Collection>, Option<coll::Collection>);
 
 /// The set of all collections in a Shapes file.
-pub type Collections = [CollectionDef; 32];
+pub type Collections = Vec<CollectionDef>;
 
 // EOF
diff --git a/maraiah/shp/bmap.rs b/maraiah/shp/bmap.rs
index 9223358..1a64ae4 100644
--- a/maraiah/shp/bmap.rs
+++ b/maraiah/shp/bmap.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ impl Image for ImageShp<'_, '_>
 }
 
 /// An unpacked Shape bitmap.
-#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Bitmap {
    w:     usize,
    h:     usize,
diff --git a/maraiah/shp/coll.rs b/maraiah/shp/coll.rs
index fd2c5c6..0883d33 100644
--- a/maraiah/shp/coll.rs
+++ b/maraiah/shp/coll.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pub fn read(b: &[u8]) -> ResultS<Collection>
 }
 
 /// A collection of color tables, bitmaps, frames and sequences.
-#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Collection {
    /// The type of collection this is.
    pub ctyp: CollectionType,
diff --git a/maraiah/shp/fram.rs b/maraiah/shp/fram.rs
index b3ab059..7ef336d 100644
--- a/maraiah/shp/fram.rs
+++ b/maraiah/shp/fram.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub fn read(b: &[u8]) -> ResultS<Frame>
 
 /// A frame, also known as a low level shape.
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde_obj", derive(serde::Serialize))]
-#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Frame {
    /// The flags for this frame.
    pub flags: FrameFlags,
diff --git a/maraiah/shp/sequ.rs b/maraiah/shp/sequ.rs
index c3c1b3c..32e7fbb 100644
--- a/maraiah/shp/sequ.rs
+++ b/maraiah/shp/sequ.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub fn read(b: &[u8]) -> ResultS<Sequence>
 
 /// A sequence, also known as a high level shape.
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde_obj", derive(serde::Serialize))]
-#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Sequence {
    /// The display name for this sequence.
    pub name: String,