diff --git a/src/org/nwapw/abacus/lexing/pattern/LinkNode.java b/src/org/nwapw/abacus/lexing/pattern/LinkNode.java
index 69b16ed..460c418 100644
--- a/src/org/nwapw/abacus/lexing/pattern/LinkNode.java
+++ b/src/org/nwapw/abacus/lexing/pattern/LinkNode.java
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 package org.nwapw.abacus.lexing.pattern;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
 
 public class LinkNode<T> extends PatternNode<T> {
 
     @Override
-    public void addInto(ArrayList<PatternNode<T>> into) {
-        for(PatternNode<T> node : outputStates){
-            node.addInto(into);
-        }
+    public void addInto(Collection<PatternNode<T>> into) {
+        addOutputsInto(into);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/org/nwapw/abacus/lexing/pattern/PatternNode.java b/src/org/nwapw/abacus/lexing/pattern/PatternNode.java
index 3ef36d7..4c0908a 100644
--- a/src/org/nwapw/abacus/lexing/pattern/PatternNode.java
+++ b/src/org/nwapw/abacus/lexing/pattern/PatternNode.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.nwapw.abacus.lexing.pattern;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 
 public class PatternNode<T> {
@@ -19,8 +20,12 @@ public class PatternNode<T> {
         return '\0';
     }
 
-    public void addInto(ArrayList<PatternNode<T>> into){
+    public void addInto(Collection<PatternNode<T>> into){
         into.add(this);
     }
 
+    public void addOutputsInto(Collection<PatternNode<T>> into){
+        outputStates.forEach(e -> e.addInto(into));
+    }
+
 }