diff --git a/src/intermediate/entity.rs b/src/intermediate/entity.rs
index 6b22e7b..0f47742 100644
--- a/src/intermediate/entity.rs
+++ b/src/intermediate/entity.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub(crate) struct IEntity {
     pub(crate) html: String,
 }
 
-intermediate!(IEntity, Entity, |registry, original| async {
+intermediate!(IEntity, Entity, original, registry, {
     Ok(IEntity {
         html: original.html.to_owned(),
     })
diff --git a/src/intermediate/footnote_definition.rs b/src/intermediate/footnote_definition.rs
index 1b51fd4..6049f14 100644
--- a/src/intermediate/footnote_definition.rs
+++ b/src/intermediate/footnote_definition.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ pub(crate) struct IFootnoteDefinition {}
 intermediate!(
     IFootnoteDefinition,
     FootnoteDefinition,
-    |registry, original| async {
+    original,
+    registry,
+    {
         registry
             .register_footnote_definition(original.label, &original.children)
             .await?;
diff --git a/src/intermediate/footnote_reference.rs b/src/intermediate/footnote_reference.rs
index d06ffa7..aabd7e9 100644
--- a/src/intermediate/footnote_reference.rs
+++ b/src/intermediate/footnote_reference.rs
@@ -8,19 +8,15 @@ pub(crate) struct IFootnoteReference {
     duplicate_offset: usize,
 }
 
-intermediate!(
-    IFootnoteReference,
-    FootnoteReference,
-    |registry, original| async {
-        let footnote_id = registry
-            .get_footnote_reference_id(original.label, &original.definition)
-            .await?;
-        Ok(IFootnoteReference {
-            footnote_id,
-            duplicate_offset: 0, // TODO
-        })
-    }
-);
+intermediate!(IFootnoteReference, FootnoteReference, original, registry, {
+    let footnote_id = registry
+        .get_footnote_reference_id(original.label, &original.definition)
+        .await?;
+    Ok(IFootnoteReference {
+        footnote_id,
+        duplicate_offset: 0, // TODO
+    })
+});
 
 impl IFootnoteReference {
     pub(crate) fn get_display_label(&self) -> String {
diff --git a/src/intermediate/heading.rs b/src/intermediate/heading.rs
index 501b706..8236652 100644
--- a/src/intermediate/heading.rs
+++ b/src/intermediate/heading.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub(crate) struct IHeading {
     pub(crate) children: Vec<IDocumentElement>,
 }
 
-intermediate!(IHeading, Heading, |registry, original| async {
+intermediate!(IHeading, Heading, original, registry, {
     let title = {
         let mut ret = Vec::new();
         for obj in original.title.iter() {
diff --git a/src/intermediate/inline_source_block.rs b/src/intermediate/inline_source_block.rs
index 195afdc..700f2fd 100644
--- a/src/intermediate/inline_source_block.rs
+++ b/src/intermediate/inline_source_block.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,8 @@ pub(crate) struct IInlineSourceBlock {
     pub(crate) value: String,
 }
 
-intermediate!(
-    IInlineSourceBlock,
-    InlineSourceBlock,
-    |registry, original| async {
-        Ok(IInlineSourceBlock {
-            value: original.value.to_owned(),
-        })
-    }
-);
+intermediate!(IInlineSourceBlock, InlineSourceBlock, original, registry, {
+    Ok(IInlineSourceBlock {
+        value: original.value.to_owned(),
+    })
+});
diff --git a/src/intermediate/macros.rs b/src/intermediate/macros.rs
index 42f9de0..8c65d1f 100644
--- a/src/intermediate/macros.rs
+++ b/src/intermediate/macros.rs
@@ -23,13 +23,15 @@ pub(crate) use inoop;
 ///
 /// This exists to make changing the type signature easier.
 macro_rules! intermediate {
-    ($istruct:ident, $pstruct:ident, $fnbody:expr) => {
+    ($istruct:ident, $pstruct:ident, $original:ident, $registry:ident, $fnbody:tt) => {
         impl $istruct {
             pub(crate) async fn new<'reg, 'orig, 'parse>(
                 registry: &'reg mut Registry<'orig, 'parse>,
                 original: &'orig organic::types::$pstruct<'parse>,
             ) -> Result<$istruct, CustomError> {
-                $fnbody(registry, original).await
+                let $original = original;
+                let $registry = registry;
+                $fnbody
             }
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/intermediate/paragraph.rs b/src/intermediate/paragraph.rs
index 6a33a4c..90df531 100644
--- a/src/intermediate/paragraph.rs
+++ b/src/intermediate/paragraph.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub(crate) struct IParagraph {
     pub(crate) children: Vec<IObject>,
 }
 
-intermediate!(IParagraph, Paragraph, |registry, original| async {
+intermediate!(IParagraph, Paragraph, original, registry, {
     let children = {
         let mut ret = Vec::new();
         for obj in original.children.iter() {
diff --git a/src/intermediate/plain_list.rs b/src/intermediate/plain_list.rs
index 61ec964..2b208a1 100644
--- a/src/intermediate/plain_list.rs
+++ b/src/intermediate/plain_list.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub(crate) struct IPlainList {
     pub(crate) children: Vec<IPlainListItem>,
 }
 
-intermediate!(IPlainList, PlainList, |registry, original| async {
+intermediate!(IPlainList, PlainList, original, registry, {
     let children = {
         let mut ret = Vec::new();
         for obj in original.children.iter() {
diff --git a/src/intermediate/plain_list_item.rs b/src/intermediate/plain_list_item.rs
index 7af4933..774c838 100644
--- a/src/intermediate/plain_list_item.rs
+++ b/src/intermediate/plain_list_item.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub(crate) struct IPlainListItem {
     pub(crate) children: Vec<IElement>,
 }
 
-intermediate!(IPlainListItem, PlainListItem, |registry, original| async {
+intermediate!(IPlainListItem, PlainListItem, original, registry, {
     let tag = {
         let mut ret = Vec::new();
         for obj in original.tag.iter() {
diff --git a/src/intermediate/plain_text.rs b/src/intermediate/plain_text.rs
index 24c6a68..1dceef4 100644
--- a/src/intermediate/plain_text.rs
+++ b/src/intermediate/plain_text.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub(crate) struct IPlainText {
     pub(crate) source: String,
 }
 
-intermediate!(IPlainText, PlainText, |registry, original| async {
+intermediate!(IPlainText, PlainText, original, registry, {
     Ok(IPlainText {
         source: coalesce_whitespace(original.source).into_owned(),
     })
diff --git a/src/intermediate/quote_block.rs b/src/intermediate/quote_block.rs
index 27ef6e2..0a74a35 100644
--- a/src/intermediate/quote_block.rs
+++ b/src/intermediate/quote_block.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub(crate) struct IQuoteBlock {
     pub(crate) children: Vec<IElement>,
 }
 
-intermediate!(IQuoteBlock, QuoteBlock, |registry, original| async {
+intermediate!(IQuoteBlock, QuoteBlock, original, registry, {
     let children = {
         let mut ret = Vec::new();
         for obj in original.children.iter() {
diff --git a/src/intermediate/registry.rs b/src/intermediate/registry.rs
index 4fe888f..256a5a6 100644
--- a/src/intermediate/registry.rs
+++ b/src/intermediate/registry.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
 use super::ast_node::IntoIAstNode;
 use crate::error::CustomError;
@@ -12,10 +13,8 @@ type IdCounter = u16;
 pub(crate) struct Registry<'orig, 'parse> {
     id_counter: IdCounter,
     targets: HashMap<&'parse str, String>,
-    footnote_ids: Vec<(
-        Option<&'parse str>,
-        FootnoteDefinitionContents<'orig, 'parse>,
-    )>,
+    footnote_ids: Vec<(Option<&'parse str>, Vec<IAstNode>)>,
+    _phantom: PhantomData<&'orig ()>,
 }
 
 impl<'orig, 'parse> Registry<'orig, 'parse> {
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ impl<'orig, 'parse> Registry<'orig, 'parse> {
             id_counter: 0,
             targets: HashMap::new(),
             footnote_ids: Vec::new(),
+            _phantom: PhantomData,
         }
     }
 
@@ -35,12 +35,10 @@ impl<'orig, 'parse> Registry<'orig, 'parse> {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn get_footnote_ids(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (usize, &Vec<IAstNode>)> {
-        // TODO
-        std::iter::empty()
-        // self.footnote_ids
-        //     .iter()
-        //     .map(|(_label, definition)| definition)
-        //     .enumerate()
+        self.footnote_ids
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(_label, definition)| definition)
+            .enumerate()
     }
 
     /// Get a 0-indexed ID for a footnote.
@@ -126,8 +124,3 @@ async fn convert_definition_contents<'reg, 'orig, 'parse>(
 
     Ok(contents)
 }
-
-enum FootnoteDefinitionContents<'orig, 'parse> {
-    FromReference(&'orig Vec<Object<'parse>>),
-    FromDefinition(&'orig Vec<Object<'parse>>),
-}
diff --git a/src/intermediate/regular_link.rs b/src/intermediate/regular_link.rs
index 6b155cc..8b8ada5 100644
--- a/src/intermediate/regular_link.rs
+++ b/src/intermediate/regular_link.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pub(crate) struct IRegularLink {
     pub(crate) children: Vec<IObject>,
 }
 
-intermediate!(IRegularLink, RegularLink, |registry, original| async {
+intermediate!(IRegularLink, RegularLink, original, registry, {
     let children = {
         let mut ret = Vec::new();
         for obj in original.children.iter() {
diff --git a/src/intermediate/section.rs b/src/intermediate/section.rs
index e1c81ee..dea8f2e 100644
--- a/src/intermediate/section.rs
+++ b/src/intermediate/section.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ISection {
     pub(crate) children: Vec<IElement>,
 }
 
-intermediate!(ISection, Section, |registry, original| async {
+intermediate!(ISection, Section, original, registry, {
     let children = {
         let mut ret = Vec::new();
         for elem in original.children.iter() {
diff --git a/src/intermediate/src_block.rs b/src/intermediate/src_block.rs
index 2a1c608..e780497 100644
--- a/src/intermediate/src_block.rs
+++ b/src/intermediate/src_block.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ISrcBlock {
     pub(crate) lines: Vec<String>,
 }
 
-intermediate!(ISrcBlock, SrcBlock, |registry, original| async {
+intermediate!(ISrcBlock, SrcBlock, original, registry, {
     let lines = original
         .contents
         .split_inclusive('\n')
diff --git a/src/intermediate/target.rs b/src/intermediate/target.rs
index 1e41833..138d491 100644
--- a/src/intermediate/target.rs
+++ b/src/intermediate/target.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub(crate) struct ITarget {
     value: String,
 }
 
-intermediate!(ITarget, Target, |registry, original| async {
+intermediate!(ITarget, Target, original, registry, {
     let id = registry.get_target(original.value);
     Ok(ITarget {
         id: id.clone(),