diff --git a/parser/data.go b/parser/data.go
index 0643697..52cb5e3 100644
--- a/parser/data.go
+++ b/parser/data.go
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseDataSection () (
 	section.what, err = parser.parseType()
 	if err != nil { return }
 
+	// skip the rest of the section if we are only skimming it
+	if parser.skimming {
+		section.external = true
+		err = parser.skipIndentLevel(1)
+		return
+	}
+
 	if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindNewline) {
 		err = parser.nextToken()
 		if err != nil { return }
diff --git a/parser/parser.go b/parser/parser.go
index bb51097..672efea 100644
--- a/parser/parser.go
+++ b/parser/parser.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type ParsingOperation struct {
 	token      lexer.Token
 	tokens     []lexer.Token
 	tokenIndex int
+	skimming   bool
 
 	tree SyntaxTree
 }
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func Fetch (modulePath string, skim bool) (tree SyntaxTree, err error) {
 	// miss, so parse the module.
 	parser := ParsingOperation {
 		modulePath: modulePath,
+		skimming:   skim,
 		tree: SyntaxTree {
 			sections: make(map[string] Section),			
 		},
@@ -155,13 +157,18 @@ func (parser *ParsingOperation) previousToken () {
 // equal to or greater than the specified indent.
 func (parser *ParsingOperation) skipIndentLevel (indent int) (err error) {
 	for {
+		if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindNewline) {
+			err = parser.nextToken()
+			if err != nil { return }
+
+			if !parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindIndent) ||
+				parser.token.Value().(int) < indent {
+
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
 		err = parser.nextToken()
 		if err != nil { return }
-
-		if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindIndent) &&
-			parser.token.Value().(int) < indent {
-
-			return
-		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/parser/test-common.go b/parser/test-common.go
index 918a86d..80ee2fd 100644
--- a/parser/test-common.go
+++ b/parser/test-common.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import "path/filepath"
 func checkTree (modulePath string, skim bool, correct string, test *testing.T) {
 	cwd, _ := os.Getwd()
 	modulePath = filepath.Join(cwd, modulePath)
-	println(modulePath)
 	tree, err := Fetch(modulePath, skim)
 	
 	treeString := tree.ToString(0)