diff --git a/src/elements/drawer.rs b/src/elements/drawer.rs
index 3b075a3..367d7a5 100644
--- a/src/elements/drawer.rs
+++ b/src/elements/drawer.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use memchr::memchr_iter;
 
 // return (name, offset, limit, end)
-pub(crate) fn parse<'a>(text: &'a str) -> Option<(&'a str, usize, usize, usize)> {
+pub(crate) fn parse(text: &str) -> Option<(&str, usize, usize, usize)> {
     debug_assert!(text.starts_with(':'));
 
     let mut lines = memchr_iter(b'\n', text.as_bytes());
diff --git a/src/elements/list.rs b/src/elements/list.rs
index 435b5b1..2de5a0c 100644
--- a/src/elements/list.rs
+++ b/src/elements/list.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-use crate::lines::Lines;
-use memchr::memchr;
+use memchr::memchr_iter;
 
 #[inline]
-pub fn is_item(text: &str) -> Option<bool> {
+pub fn is_item(text: &str) -> Option<(bool, &str)> {
     if text.is_empty() {
         return None;
     }
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ pub fn is_item(text: &str) -> Option<bool> {
     match bytes[0] {
         b'*' | b'-' | b'+' => {
             if text.len() > 1 && (bytes[1] == b' ' || bytes[1] == b'\n') {
-                Some(false)
+                Some((false, &text[0..2]))
             } else {
                 None
             }
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ pub fn is_item(text: &str) -> Option<bool> {
                 && i + 1 < text.len()
                 && (bytes[i + 1] == b' ' || bytes[i + 1] == b'\n')
             {
-                Some(true)
+                Some((true, &text[0..i + 2]))
             } else {
                 None
             }
@@ -34,84 +33,72 @@ pub fn is_item(text: &str) -> Option<bool> {
     }
 }
 
-// return (bullets, offset, limit, end, has more)
+// check if list item ends at this line
 #[inline]
-pub fn parse(src: &str, ident: usize) -> (&str, usize, usize, usize, bool) {
-    debug_assert!(
-        is_item(&src[ident..]).is_some(),
-        "{:?} is not a list item",
-        src
-    );
-    debug_assert!(
-        src[..ident].chars().all(|c| c == ' ' || c == '\t'),
-        "{:?} doesn't starts with indentation {}",
-        src,
-        ident
-    );
+fn is_item_ends(line: &str, ident: usize) -> Option<&str> {
+    debug_assert!(!line.is_empty());
 
-    let mut lines = Lines::new(src);
-    let (mut pre_limit, mut pre_end, first_line) = lines.next().unwrap();
-    let begin = match memchr(b' ', &first_line.as_bytes()[ident..]) {
-        Some(i) => i + ident + 1,
-        None => {
-            let len = first_line.len();
-            return (
-                first_line,
-                len,
-                len,
-                len,
-                is_item(lines.next().unwrap().2).is_some(),
-            );
-        }
-    };
-    let bullet = &src[0..begin];
-
-    while let Some((mut limit, mut end, mut line)) = lines.next() {
-        // this line is emtpy
-        if line.is_empty() {
-            if let Some((next_limit, next_end, next_line)) = lines.next() {
-                // next line is emtpy, too
-                if next_line.is_empty() {
-                    return (bullet, begin, pre_limit, next_end, false);
-                } else {
-                    // move to next line
-                    pre_end = end;
-                    limit = next_limit;
-                    end = next_end;
-                    line = next_line;
-                }
-            } else {
-                return (bullet, begin, pre_limit, end, false);
-            }
-        }
-
-        let line_ident = count_ident(line);
-
-        if line_ident < ident {
-            return (bullet, begin, pre_limit, pre_end, false);
-        } else if line_ident == ident {
-            return (
-                bullet,
-                begin,
-                pre_limit,
-                pre_end,
-                is_item(&line[ident..]).is_some(),
-            );
-        }
-
-        pre_end = end;
-        pre_limit = limit;
-    }
-
-    (bullet, begin, src.len(), src.len(), false)
-}
-
-#[inline]
-fn count_ident(src: &str) -> usize {
-    src.as_bytes()
+    let line_ident = line
+        .as_bytes()
         .iter()
         .position(|&c| c != b' ' && c != b'\t')
-        .unwrap_or(0)
+        .unwrap_or(0);
+
+    debug_assert!(line_ident >= ident, "{} >= {}", line_ident, ident);
+
+    if line_ident == ident {
+        is_item(&line[ident..]).map(|(_, bullet)| bullet)
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
+// return (limit, end, next item bullet)
+#[inline]
+pub fn parse(text: &str, ident: usize) -> (usize, usize, Option<&str>) {
+    let bytes = text.as_bytes();
+    let mut lines = memchr_iter(b'\n', bytes);
+    let mut pos = if let Some(i) = lines.next() {
+        i + 1
+    } else {
+        return (text.len(), text.len(), None);
+    };
+
+    while let Some(i) = lines.next() {
+        return if bytes[pos..i].iter().all(u8::is_ascii_whitespace) {
+            if let Some(nexti) = lines.next() {
+                if bytes[i + 1..nexti].iter().all(u8::is_ascii_whitespace) {
+                    // two consecutive empty lines
+                    (pos - 1, nexti + 1, None)
+                } else if let Some(next) = is_item_ends(&text[i + 1..nexti], ident) {
+                    (pos - 1, i + 1, Some(next))
+                } else {
+                    pos = nexti + 1;
+                    continue;
+                }
+            } else if bytes[i + 1..].iter().all(u8::is_ascii_whitespace) {
+                // two consecutive empty lines
+                (pos - 1, text.len(), None)
+            } else if let Some(next) = is_item_ends(&text[i + 1..], ident) {
+                (pos - 1, i + 1, Some(next))
+            } else {
+                (text.len(), text.len(), None)
+            }
+        } else if let Some(next) = is_item_ends(&text[pos..i], ident) {
+            (pos - 1, pos, Some(next))
+        } else {
+            pos = i + 1;
+            continue;
+        };
+    }
+
+    if bytes[pos..].iter().all(u8::is_ascii_whitespace) {
+        (pos - 1, text.len(), None)
+    } else if let Some(next) = is_item_ends(&text[pos..], ident) {
+        (pos - 1, pos, Some(next))
+    } else {
+        (text.len(), text.len(), None)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -120,14 +107,14 @@ mod tests {
     fn is_item() {
         use super::is_item;
 
-        assert_eq!(is_item("+ item"), Some(false));
-        assert_eq!(is_item("- item"), Some(false));
-        assert_eq!(is_item("10. item"), Some(true));
-        assert_eq!(is_item("10) item"), Some(true));
-        assert_eq!(is_item("1. item"), Some(true));
-        assert_eq!(is_item("1) item"), Some(true));
-        assert_eq!(is_item("10. "), Some(true));
-        assert_eq!(is_item("10.\n"), Some(true));
+        assert_eq!(is_item("+ item"), Some((false, "+ ")));
+        assert_eq!(is_item("- item"), Some((false, "- ")));
+        assert_eq!(is_item("10. item"), Some((true, "10. ")));
+        assert_eq!(is_item("10) item"), Some((true, "10) ")));
+        assert_eq!(is_item("1. item"), Some((true, "1. ")));
+        assert_eq!(is_item("1) item"), Some((true, "1) ")));
+        assert_eq!(is_item("10. "), Some((true, "10. ")));
+        assert_eq!(is_item("10.\n"), Some((true, "10.\n")));
         assert_eq!(is_item("10."), None);
         assert_eq!(is_item("+"), None);
         assert_eq!(is_item("-item"), None);
@@ -138,30 +125,49 @@ mod tests {
     fn parse() {
         use super::parse;
 
-        assert_eq!(parse("+ item1\n+ item2\n+ item3", 0), ("+ ", 2, 7, 8, true));
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("* item1\n\n* item2\n* item3", 0),
-            ("* ", 2, 7, 9, true)
+            parse("item1\n+ item2", 0),
+            ("item1".len(), "item1\n".len(), Some("+ "))
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("- item1\n\n\n- item2\n- item3", 0),
-            ("- ", 2, 7, 10, false)
+            parse("item1\n  \n* item2", 0),
+            ("item1".len(), "item1\n  \n".len(), Some("* "))
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("1. item1\n\n\n\n2. item2\n3. item3", 0),
-            ("1. ", 3, 8, 11, false)
+            parse("item1\n  \n   \n* item2", 0),
+            ("item1".len(), "item1\n  \n   \n".len(), None)
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("  + item1\n    + item2\n+ item3", 2),
-            ("  + ", 4, 21, 22, false)
+            parse("item1\n  \n   ", 0),
+            ("item1".len(), "item1\n  \n   ".len(), None)
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            parse("  + item1\n  + item2\n  + item3", 2),
-            ("  + ", 4, 9, 10, true)
+            parse("item1\n  + item2\n   ", 0),
+            (
+                "item1\n  + item2".len(),
+                "item1\n  + item2\n   ".len(),
+                None
+            )
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse("item1\n  \n  + item2\n   \n+ item 3", 0),
+            (
+                "item1\n  \n  + item2".len(),
+                "item1\n  \n  + item2\n   \n".len(),
+                Some("+ ")
+            )
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse("item1\n  \n  + item2", 2),
+            ("item1".len(), "item1\n  \n".len(), Some("+ "))
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            parse("1\n\n  - 2\n\n  - 3\n\n+ 4", 0),
+            (
+                "1\n\n  - 2\n\n  - 3".len(),
+                "1\n\n  - 2\n\n  - 3\n\n".len(),
+                Some("+ ")
+            )
         );
-        assert_eq!(parse("+\n", 0), ("+", 1, 1, 1, false));
-        assert_eq!(parse("+\n+ item2\n+ item3", 0), ("+", 1, 1, 1, true));
-        assert_eq!(parse("1) item1", 0), ("1) ", 3, 8, 8, false));
-        assert_eq!(parse("1) item1\n", 0), ("1) ", 3, 8, 9, false));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4ecf830..ae6c32d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@
 pub mod elements;
 pub mod export;
 pub mod headline;
-mod lines;
 pub mod objects;
 mod parser;
 pub mod tools;
diff --git a/src/lines.rs b/src/lines.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 836f6e5..0000000
--- a/src/lines.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-use memchr::{memchr_iter, Memchr};
-use std::iter::{once, Chain, Once};
-
-pub struct Lines<'a> {
-    src: &'a str,
-    iter: Chain<Memchr<'a>, Once<usize>>,
-    start: usize,
-}
-
-impl<'a> Lines<'a> {
-    pub fn new(src: &'a str) -> Lines<'a> {
-        Lines {
-            src,
-            iter: memchr_iter(b'\n', &src.as_bytes()).chain(once(src.len())),
-            start: 0,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<'a> Iterator for Lines<'a> {
-    type Item = (usize, usize, &'a str);
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<(usize, usize, &'a str)> {
-        self.iter.next().map(|i| {
-            let (line, limit) = if i != self.src.len() && self.src.as_bytes()[i - 1] == b'\r' {
-                (&self.src[self.start..i - 1], i - 1)
-            } else {
-                (&self.src[self.start..i], i)
-            };
-            self.start = if i != self.src.len() { i + 1 } else { i };
-            (limit, self.start, line)
-        })
-    }
-
-    #[inline]
-    fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
-        self.iter.size_hint()
-    }
-}
-
-#[test]
-fn lines() {
-    let mut lines = Lines::new("foo\r\nbar\n\nbaz\n");
-
-    assert_eq!(Some((3, 5, "foo")), lines.next());
-    assert_eq!(Some((8, 9, "bar")), lines.next());
-    assert_eq!(Some((9, 10, "")), lines.next());
-    assert_eq!(Some((13, 14, "baz")), lines.next());
-    assert_eq!(Some((14, 14, "")), lines.next());
-    assert_eq!(None, lines.next());
-}
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 33331ec..1775197 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -164,11 +164,11 @@ pub enum Event<'a> {
 pub struct Parser<'a> {
     text: &'a str,
     stack: Vec<(Container, usize, usize)>,
+    next_item: Vec<Option<&'a str>>,
     off: usize,
     ele_buf: Option<(Event<'a>, usize, usize, usize)>,
     obj_buf: Option<(Event<'a>, usize, usize, usize)>,
     keywords: &'a [&'a str],
-    list_more_item: bool,
 }
 
 impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         Parser {
             text,
             stack: Vec::new(),
+            next_item: Vec::new(),
             off: 0,
             ele_buf: None,
             obj_buf: None,
-            list_more_item: false,
             keywords: DEFAULT_KEYWORDS,
         }
     }
@@ -199,6 +199,15 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         self.keywords = keywords;
     }
 
+    pub fn set_text(&mut self, text: &'a str) {
+        self.off = 0;
+        self.stack.clear();
+        self.next_item.clear();
+        self.ele_buf = None;
+        self.obj_buf = None;
+        self.text = text;
+    }
+
     fn next_section_or_headline(&mut self, text: &'a str) -> Event<'a> {
         let end = Headline::find_level(text, std::usize::MAX);
         if end != 0 {
@@ -246,17 +255,14 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             .or_else(|| self.real_next_ele(tail))
             .unwrap_or_else(|| {
                 let mut pos = 0;
-                for off in memchr_iter(b'\n', tail.as_bytes()) {
-                    if tail.as_bytes()[pos..off]
-                        .iter()
-                        .all(u8::is_ascii_whitespace)
-                    {
-                        return (Event::ParagraphBeg, 0, pos + start, off + start);
+                for i in memchr_iter(b'\n', tail.as_bytes()) {
+                    if tail.as_bytes()[pos..i].iter().all(u8::is_ascii_whitespace) {
+                        return (Event::ParagraphBeg, 0, pos - 1 + start, i + 1 + start);
                     } else if let Some(buf) = self.real_next_ele(&tail[pos..]) {
                         self.ele_buf = Some(buf);
-                        return (Event::ParagraphBeg, 0, pos + start, pos + start);
+                        return (Event::ParagraphBeg, 0, pos - 1 + start, pos + start);
                     }
-                    pos = off + 1;
+                    pos = i + 1;
                 }
                 let len = text.len();
                 (
@@ -284,8 +290,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             Event::SplBlockBeg { .. } => self.push_stack(Container::SplBlock, limit, end),
             Event::DynBlockBeg { .. } => self.push_stack(Container::DynBlock, limit, end),
             Event::ListBeg { ordered, .. } => {
-                self.push_stack(Container::List(limit, ordered), end, end);
-                self.list_more_item = true;
+                self.push_stack(Container::List(limit, ordered), end, end)
             }
             _ => (),
         }
@@ -296,7 +301,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     }
 
     // returns (event, offset, container limit, container end)
-    fn real_next_ele(&self, text: &'a str) -> Option<(Event<'a>, usize, usize, usize)> {
+    fn real_next_ele(&mut self, text: &'a str) -> Option<(Event<'a>, usize, usize, usize)> {
         debug_assert!(!text.starts_with('\n'));
 
         if text.starts_with("[fn:") {
@@ -310,7 +315,8 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
             .map(|off| (&text[off..], off))
             .unwrap_or((text, 0));
 
-        if let Some(ordered) = list::is_item(tail) {
+        if let Some((ordered, bullet)) = list::is_item(tail) {
+            self.next_item.push(Some(bullet));
             return Some((Event::ListBeg { ordered }, 0, line_begin, text.len()));
         }
 
@@ -438,7 +444,14 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 (Event::Text(text), text.len(), 0, 0)
             });
 
-        debug_assert!(off <= text.len() && limit <= text.len() && end <= text.len());
+        debug_assert!(
+            off <= text.len() && limit <= text.len() && end <= text.len(),
+            "{} <= {} <= {} <= {}",
+            off,
+            limit,
+            end,
+            text.len()
+        );
 
         self.off += off;
 
@@ -534,14 +547,6 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn next_list_item(&mut self, ident: usize, text: &'a str) -> Event<'a> {
-        let (bullet, off, limit, end, has_more) = list::parse(text, ident);
-        self.push_stack(Container::ListItem, limit, end);
-        self.off += off;
-        self.list_more_item = has_more;
-        Event::ListItemBeg { bullet }
-    }
-
     #[inline]
     fn push_stack(&mut self, container: Container, limit: usize, end: usize) {
         self.stack
@@ -575,6 +580,14 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Parser<'a> {
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Event<'a>> {
         if let Some(&(container, limit, end)) = self.stack.last() {
+            // eprintln!(
+            //     "{:width$} {:?} {:?}",
+            //     ' ',
+            //     container,
+            //     &self.text[self.off..limit],
+            //     width = self.stack_depth(),
+            // );
+
             debug_assert!(
                 self.off <= limit && limit <= end && end <= self.text.len(),
                 "{} <= {} <= {} <= {}",
@@ -583,51 +596,76 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Parser<'a> {
                 end,
                 self.text.len()
             );
-            Some(if self.off >= limit {
-                self.off = end;
-                self.end()
-            } else {
-                let tail = &self.text[self.off..limit];
-                match container {
-                    Container::Headline(beg) => {
-                        debug_assert!(self.off >= beg);
-                        if self.off == beg {
-                            self.next_section_or_headline(tail)
-                        } else {
-                            self.next_headline(tail)
-                        }
+
+            let tail = &self.text[self.off..limit];
+
+            Some(match container {
+                Container::Headline(beg) => {
+                    debug_assert!(self.off >= beg);
+                    if self.off >= limit {
+                        self.off = end;
+                        self.stack.pop();
+                        Event::HeadlineEnd
+                    } else if self.off == beg {
+                        self.next_section_or_headline(tail)
+                    } else {
+                        self.next_headline(tail)
                     }
-                    Container::Drawer
-                    | Container::DynBlock
-                    | Container::CtrBlock
-                    | Container::QteBlock
-                    | Container::SplBlock
-                    | Container::ListItem => self.next_ele(tail),
-                    Container::Section(beg) => {
-                        // planning should be the first line of section
-                        if self.off == beg {
-                            if let Some((planning, off)) = Planning::parse(tail) {
-                                self.off += off;
-                                Event::Planning(planning)
-                            } else {
-                                self.next_ele(tail)
-                            }
+                }
+                Container::Drawer
+                | Container::DynBlock
+                | Container::CtrBlock
+                | Container::QteBlock
+                | Container::SplBlock
+                | Container::ListItem => {
+                    if self.off >= limit {
+                        self.off = end;
+                        self.end()
+                    } else {
+                        self.next_ele(tail)
+                    }
+                }
+                Container::Section(beg) => {
+                    // planning should be the first line of section
+                    if self.off >= limit {
+                        self.off = end;
+                        self.stack.pop();
+                        Event::SectionEnd
+                    } else if self.off == beg {
+                        if let Some((planning, off)) = Planning::parse(tail) {
+                            self.off += off;
+                            Event::Planning(planning)
                         } else {
                             self.next_ele(tail)
                         }
+                    } else {
+                        self.next_ele(tail)
                     }
-                    Container::List(ident, _) => {
-                        if self.list_more_item {
-                            self.next_list_item(ident, tail)
-                        } else {
-                            self.end()
-                        }
+                }
+                Container::List(ident, ordered) => {
+                    if let Some(bullet) = self.next_item.pop().unwrap() {
+                        self.off += bullet.len() + ident;
+                        let (limit, end, next) = list::parse(&self.text[self.off..limit], ident);
+                        self.push_stack(Container::ListItem, limit, end);
+                        self.next_item.push(next);
+                        Event::ListItemBeg { bullet }
+                    } else {
+                        self.off = end;
+                        self.stack.pop();
+                        Event::ListEnd { ordered }
+                    }
+                }
+                Container::Paragraph
+                | Container::Bold
+                | Container::Underline
+                | Container::Italic
+                | Container::Strike => {
+                    if self.off >= limit {
+                        self.off = end;
+                        self.end()
+                    } else {
+                        self.next_obj(tail)
                     }
-                    Container::Paragraph
-                    | Container::Bold
-                    | Container::Underline
-                    | Container::Italic
-                    | Container::Strike => self.next_obj(tail),
                 }
             })
         } else if self.off < self.text.len() {