diff --git a/lib/mudbrick.ex b/lib/mudbrick.ex
index 2e3e13e..670fad2 100644
--- a/lib/mudbrick.ex
+++ b/lib/mudbrick.ex
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ defmodule Mudbrick do
 
     context
     |> ContentStream.update_operations(fn ops ->
-      Enum.reverse(TextBlock.Output.from(text_block)) ++ ops
+      Enum.reverse(TextBlock.Output.from(text_block).operations) ++ ops
     end)
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/mudbrick/text_block/output.ex b/lib/mudbrick/text_block/output.ex
index b58a08f..84405d0 100644
--- a/lib/mudbrick/text_block/output.ex
+++ b/lib/mudbrick/text_block/output.ex
@@ -29,28 +29,19 @@ defmodule Mudbrick.TextBlock.Output do
 
     # first line, first part
     defp reduce_parts(output, %Line{parts: [part]}, _operator, :first_line) do
-      add_part(output, part, Tj)
+      Output.add_part(output, part, Tj)
     end
 
     # subsequent line, first part
     defp reduce_parts(output, %Line{parts: [part]}, _operator, nil) do
-      add_part(output, part, Apostrophe)
+      Output.add_part(output, part, Apostrophe)
     end
 
     defp reduce_parts(output, %Line{parts: [part | parts]} = line, operator, line_kind) do
       output
-      |> add_part(part, operator)
+      |> Output.add_part(part, operator)
       |> reduce_parts(%{line | parts: parts}, Tj, line_kind)
     end
-
-    def add_part(output, part, operator) do
-      output
-      |> Output.with_font(
-        struct!(operator, font: part.font || output.font, text: part.text),
-        part
-      )
-      |> Output.colour(part.colour)
-    end
   end
 
   defmodule RightAlign do
@@ -76,20 +67,14 @@ defmodule Mudbrick.TextBlock.Output do
     end
 
     defp reduce_parts(output, %Line{parts: [part]}) do
-      add_part(output, part)
+      Output.add_part(output, part, Tj)
     end
 
     defp reduce_parts(output, %Line{parts: [part | parts]} = line) do
       output
-      |> add_part(part)
+      |> Output.add_part(part, Tj)
       |> reduce_parts(%{line | parts: parts})
     end
-
-    def add_part(output, part) do
-      output
-      |> Output.with_font(%Tj{font: part.font || output.font, text: part.text}, part)
-      |> Output.colour(part.colour)
-    end
   end
 
   def from(
@@ -100,16 +85,13 @@ defmodule Mudbrick.TextBlock.Output do
           position: {x, y}
         } = tb
       ) do
-    output =
-      %__MODULE__{font: font, font_size: font_size}
-      |> end_block()
-      |> LeftAlign.reduce_lines(tb.lines)
-      |> add(%Td{tx: x, ty: y})
-      |> add(%TL{leading: leading(tb)})
-      |> add(%Tf{font: font, size: font_size})
-      |> start_block()
-
-    output.operations
+    %__MODULE__{font: font, font_size: font_size}
+    |> end_block()
+    |> LeftAlign.reduce_lines(tb.lines)
+    |> add(%Td{tx: x, ty: y})
+    |> add(%TL{leading: leading(tb)})
+    |> add(%Tf{font: font, size: font_size})
+    |> start_block()
   end
 
   def from(
@@ -119,21 +101,27 @@ defmodule Mudbrick.TextBlock.Output do
           font_size: font_size
         } = tb
       ) do
-    output =
-      %__MODULE__{font: font, font_size: font_size}
-      |> RightAlign.reduce_lines(tb.lines, fn output, text, line ->
-        right_offset(output, tb, text, line)
-      end)
-      |> add(%TL{leading: leading(tb)})
-      |> add(%Tf{font: font, size: font_size})
-
-    output.operations
+    %__MODULE__{font: font, font_size: font_size}
+    |> RightAlign.reduce_lines(tb.lines, fn output, text, line ->
+      right_offset(output, tb, text, line)
+    end)
+    |> add(%TL{leading: leading(tb)})
+    |> add(%Tf{font: font, size: font_size})
   end
 
   def add(%__MODULE__{} = output, op) do
     Map.update!(output, :operations, &[op | &1])
   end
 
+  def add_part(output, part, operator) do
+    output
+    |> with_font(
+      struct!(operator, font: part.font || output.font, text: part.text),
+      part
+    )
+    |> colour(part.colour)
+  end
+
   def with_font(output, op, part) do
     if part.font == nil or output.font == part.font do
       add(output, op)
diff --git a/test/mudbrick/text_block_test.exs b/test/mudbrick/text_block_test.exs
index 0e2569a..d63e9a8 100644
--- a/test/mudbrick/text_block_test.exs
+++ b/test/mudbrick/text_block_test.exs
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ defmodule Mudbrick.TextBlockTest do
     franklin_regular_font = Map.fetch!(fonts, :c).value
     block = f.(regular_font, bold_font, franklin_regular_font)
 
-    ops = Output.from(block)
+    ops = Output.from(block).operations
 
     context
     |> Mudbrick.ContentStream.put(operations: Enum.reverse(ops))