diff --git a/lib/lattice/rng/rng-state.h b/lib/lattice/rng/rng-state.h
index eab070ba..af1ea815 100644
--- a/lib/lattice/rng/rng-state.h
+++ b/lib/lattice/rng/rng-state.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <ostream>
 #include <istream>
+#include <vector>
 
 #ifdef CURRENT_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE_NAME
 namespace CURRENT_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE_NAME {
@@ -69,9 +70,9 @@ struct RngState
   unsigned long index;
   //
   uint64_t cache[3];
-  double gaussion;
+  double gaussian;
   int cacheAvail;
-  bool gaussionAvail;
+  bool gaussianAvail;
   //
   inline void init()
   {
@@ -111,37 +112,74 @@ struct RngState
   }
 };
 
+const size_t RNG_STATE_SIZE_OF_INT32 = 2 + 8 + 2 + 3 * 2 + 2 + 1 + 1;
+
+inline uint64_t patchTwoUint32(const uint32_t a, const uint32_t b)
+{
+  return (uint64_t)a << 32 | (uint64_t)b;
+}
+
+inline void splitTwoUint32(uint32_t& a, uint32_t& b, const uint64_t x)
+{
+  b = (uint32_t)x;
+  a = (uint32_t)(x >> 32);
+  assert(x == patchTwoUint32(a, b));
+}
+
+inline void exportRngState(std::vector<uint32_t>& v, const RngState& rs)
+{
+  assert(22 == RNG_STATE_SIZE_OF_INT32);
+  v.resize(RNG_STATE_SIZE_OF_INT32);
+  splitTwoUint32(v[0], v[1], rs.numBytes);
+  for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i) {
+    v[2 + i] = rs.hash[i];
+  }
+  splitTwoUint32(v[10], v[11], rs.index);
+  for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
+    splitTwoUint32(v[12 + i * 2], v[12 + i * 2 + 1], rs.cache[i]);
+  }
+  const uint64_t* p = (const uint64_t*)&rs.gaussian;
+  splitTwoUint32(v[18], v[19], *p);
+  v[20] = rs.cacheAvail;
+  v[21] = rs.gaussianAvail;
+}
+
+inline void importRngState(RngState& rs, const std::vector<uint32_t>& v)
+{
+  assert(RNG_STATE_SIZE_OF_INT32 == v.size());
+  assert(22 == RNG_STATE_SIZE_OF_INT32);
+  rs.numBytes = patchTwoUint32(v[0], v[1]);
+  for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i) {
+    rs.hash[i] = v[2 + i];
+  }
+  rs.index = patchTwoUint32(v[10], v[11]);
+  for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
+    rs.cache[i] = patchTwoUint32(v[12 + i * 2], v[12 + i * 2 + 1]);
+  }
+  uint64_t* p = (uint64_t*)&rs.gaussian;
+  *p = patchTwoUint32(v[18], v[19]);
+  rs.cacheAvail = v[20];
+  rs.gaussianAvail = v[21];
+}
+
 inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const RngState& rs)
 {
-  os << rs.numBytes << " ";
-  for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i) {
-    os << rs.hash[i] << " ";
+  std::vector<uint32_t> v(RNG_STATE_SIZE_OF_INT32);
+  exportRngState(v, rs);
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < v.size() - 1; ++i) {
+    os << v[i] << " ";
   }
-  os << rs.index << " ";
-  for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
-    os << rs.cache[i] << " ";
-  }
-  const uint64_t* p = (const uint64_t*)&rs.gaussion;
-  os << *p << " ";
-  os << rs.cacheAvail << " ";
-  os << rs.gaussionAvail;
+  os << v.back();
   return os;
 }
 
 inline std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& is, RngState& rs)
 {
-  is >> rs.numBytes;
-  for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i) {
-    is >> rs.hash[i];
+  std::vector<uint32_t> v(RNG_STATE_SIZE_OF_INT32);
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < v.size(); ++i) {
+    is >> v[i];
   }
-  is >> rs.index;
-  for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
-    is >> rs.cache[i];
-  }
-  uint64_t* p = (uint64_t*)&rs.gaussion;
-  is >> *p;
-  is >> rs.cacheAvail;
-  is >> rs.gaussionAvail;
+  importRngState(rs, v);
   return is;
 }
 
@@ -430,9 +468,9 @@ inline void reset(RngState& rs)
   rs.cache[0] = 0;
   rs.cache[1] = 0;
   rs.cache[2] = 0;
-  rs.gaussion = 0.0;
+  rs.gaussian = 0.0;
   rs.cacheAvail = 0;
-  rs.gaussionAvail = false;
+  rs.gaussianAvail = false;
 }
 
 inline void reset(RngState& rs, const std::string& seed)
@@ -458,14 +496,9 @@ inline void splitRngState(RngState& rs, const RngState& rs0, const std::string&
   rs.cache[0] = 0;
   rs.cache[1] = 0;
   rs.cache[2] = 0;
-  rs.gaussion = 0.0;
+  rs.gaussian = 0.0;
   rs.cacheAvail = 0;
-  rs.gaussionAvail = false;
-}
-
-inline uint64_t patchTwoUint32(const uint32_t a, const uint32_t b)
-{
-  return (uint64_t)a << 32 | (uint64_t)b;
+  rs.gaussianAvail = false;
 }
 
 inline void computeHashWithInput(uint32_t hash[8], const RngState& rs, const std::string& input)
@@ -503,9 +536,9 @@ inline double uRandGen(RngState& rs, const double upper, const double lower)
 inline double gRandGen(RngState& rs, const double sigma, const double center)
 {
   rs.index += 1;
-  if (rs.gaussionAvail) {
-    rs.gaussionAvail = false;
-    return rs.gaussion * sigma + center;
+  if (rs.gaussianAvail) {
+    rs.gaussianAvail = false;
+    return rs.gaussian * sigma + center;
   } else {
     // pick 2 uniform numbers in the square extending from
     // -1 to 1 in each direction, see if they are in the
@@ -526,8 +559,8 @@ inline double gRandGen(RngState& rs, const double sigma, const double center)
       return 1e+10;
     }
     double fac = std::sqrt(-2.0 * std::log(rsq)/rsq);
-    rs.gaussion = v1 * fac;
-    rs.gaussionAvail = true;
+    rs.gaussian = v1 * fac;
+    rs.gaussianAvail = true;
     return v2 * fac * sigma + center;
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/lattice/rng/show.h b/lib/lattice/rng/show.h
index 41a92ce9..60953875 100644
--- a/lib/lattice/rng/show.h
+++ b/lib/lattice/rng/show.h
@@ -105,6 +105,16 @@ T& reads(T& x, const std::string& str)
   return x;
 }
 
+void fdisplay(FILE* fp, const std::string& str)
+{
+  fprintf(fp, "%s", str.c_str());
+}
+
+void fdisplayln(FILE* fp, const std::string& str)
+{
+  fprintf(fp, "%s\n", str.c_str());
+}
+
 #ifdef CURRENT_DEFAULT_NAMESPACE_NAME
 }
 #endif