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diff --git a/src/parser/lexer_work.nit b/src/parser/lexer_work.nit
index fa7f18f..e061613 100644
--- a/src/parser/lexer_work.nit
+++ b/src/parser/lexer_work.nit
@@ -164,7 +164,17 @@ class Lexer
 			if sp >= string_len then
 				dfa_state = -1
 			else
-				var c = string[sp].ascii
+				# Very ugly hack, this is because of the way SableCC generates its tables.
+				# Due to the 0xFFFF limit of a Java char, when a big Nit char is read (i.e.
+				# code point > 65535), it crashes.
+				#
+				# Hence, if a char has a code point <= 255 (ISO8859 range), it is left as is.
+				# Else, it is replaced by 255.
+				# This does not corrupt the lexer and works perfectly on any character.
+				#
+				# TL;DR: Java fucked up, need retarded solution to cope for retarded decision
+				var c = string[sp].code_point
+				if c >= 256 then c = 255
 				sp += 1
 
 				var cr = _cr
@@ -248,7 +258,7 @@ class Lexer
 					var location = new Location(file, start_line + 1, start_line + 1, start_pos + 1, start_pos + 1)
 					if sp > start_stream_pos then
 						var text = string.substring(start_stream_pos, sp-start_stream_pos)
-						var token = new ALexerError.init_lexer_error("Syntax error: unknown token {text}.", location, text)
+						var token = new ALexerError.init_lexer_error("Syntax Error: unknown token `{text}`.", location, text)
 						file.last_token = token
 						return token
 					else