diff --git a/src/Parser.php b/src/Parser.php
index 828f6a8..80a9305 100644
--- a/src/Parser.php
+++ b/src/Parser.php
@@ -60,16 +60,16 @@ class Parser implements IteratorAggregate
         $this->state->setPointers(...$this->config->pointers);
 
         foreach ($this->lexer as $token) {
-            $token->mutateState($this->state);
+            $this->state->mutateByToken($token);
 
             if (!$token->endsChunk() || $this->state->treeIsDeep()) {
                 continue;
             }
 
             if ($this->state->hasBuffer() && $this->state->inObject()) {
-                yield $this->decoder->decode($this->state->key()) => $this->decoder->decode($this->state->pullBuffer());
+                yield $this->decoder->decode($this->state->key()) => $this->decoder->decode($this->state->value());
             } elseif ($this->state->hasBuffer() && !$this->state->inObject()) {
-                yield $this->decoder->decode($this->state->pullBuffer());
+                yield $this->decoder->decode($this->state->value());
             }
 
             if ($this->state->canStopParsing()) {
diff --git a/src/Pointers/Pointer.php b/src/Pointers/Pointer.php
index 23ecf9e..3e76e2c 100644
--- a/src/Pointers/Pointer.php
+++ b/src/Pointers/Pointer.php
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ class Pointer implements ArrayAccess, Stringable
      */
     protected int $depth;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether the pointer was found.
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    public bool $wasFound = false;
+
     /**
      * Instantiate the class.
      *
diff --git a/src/Pointers/Pointers.php b/src/Pointers/Pointers.php
index f489c0f..babce37 100644
--- a/src/Pointers/Pointers.php
+++ b/src/Pointers/Pointers.php
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ class Pointers implements Countable
      */
     public function markAsFound(Pointer $pointer): void
     {
-        $this->found[(string) $pointer] = true;
+        if (!$pointer->wasFound) {
+            $pointer->wasFound = true;
+            $this->found[(string) $pointer] = true;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/State.php b/src/State.php
index 85058a6..979c02f 100644
--- a/src/State.php
+++ b/src/State.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class State
      *
      * @var bool
      */
-    protected bool $expectsKey = false;
+    public bool $expectsKey = false;
 
     /**
      * Instantiate the class.
@@ -73,16 +73,6 @@ class State
         return $this->tree;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Determine whether the tree should be tracked
-     *
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function shouldTrackTree(): bool
-    {
-        return $this->pointer == '' || $this->tree->depth() < $this->pointer->depth();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Determine whether the tree is deep
      *
@@ -105,51 +95,6 @@ class State
         return $this->tree->currentKey();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Traverse the given object key
-     *
-     * @param string $key
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function traverseKey(string $key): void
-    {
-        $this->tree->traverseKey($key);
-
-        $this->treeChanged = true;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Traverse a JSON array
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function traverseArray(): void
-    {
-        $this->tree->traverseArray($this->pointer);
-
-        $this->treeChanged = true;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Determine whether the tree changed
-     *
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function treeChanged(): bool
-    {
-        return $this->treeChanged;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Mark the JSON tree as not changed
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function treeDidNotChange(): void
-    {
-        $this->treeChanged = false;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Determine whether the current position is within an object
      *
@@ -157,7 +102,10 @@ class State
      */
     public function inObject(): bool
     {
-        return $this->tree->inObject();
+        $tree = $this->tree->original();
+        $depth = $this->tree->depth();
+
+        return is_string($tree[$depth] ?? null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -170,41 +118,9 @@ class State
     {
         $this->pointers = new Pointers(...$pointers);
 
-        $this->matchPointer();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Set the JSON pointer matching the tree
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function matchPointer(): void
-    {
         $this->pointer = $this->pointers->matchTree($this->tree);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Set the new matching JSON pointer when the tree changes
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function rematchPointer(): void
-    {
-        if ($this->treeChanged && $this->pointers->count() > 1) {
-            $this->matchPointer();
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Retrieve the JSON pointer matching the tree
-     *
-     * @return Pointer
-     */
-    public function pointer(): Pointer
-    {
-        return $this->pointer;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Determine whether the parser can stop parsing
      *
@@ -215,12 +131,60 @@ class State
         return $this->pointers->wereFound() && !$this->pointer->includesTree($this->tree);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Mutate state depending on the given token
+     *
+     * @param Token $token
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function mutateByToken(Token $token): void
+    {
+        $this->treeChanged = false;
+        $shouldTrackTree = $this->pointer == '' || $this->tree->depth() < $this->pointer->depth();
+
+        if ($shouldTrackTree && $token->isValue() && !$this->inObject()) {
+            $this->tree->traverseArray($this->pointer);
+            $this->treeChanged = true;
+        }
+
+        if ($shouldTrackTree && $token->isString() && $this->expectsKey) {
+            $this->tree->traverseKey($token);
+            $this->treeChanged = true;
+        }
+
+        $this->bufferToken($token);
+
+        if ($this->treeChanged && $this->pointers->count() > 1) {
+            $this->pointer = $this->pointers->matchTree($this->tree);
+        }
+
+        $token->mutateState($this);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Buffer the given token
+     *
+     * @param Token $token
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function bufferToken(Token $token): void
+    {
+        $shouldBuffer = $this->tree->depth() >= 0
+            && $this->pointerMatchesTree()
+            && ($this->treeIsDeep() || ($token->isValue() && !$this->expectsKey));
+
+        if ($shouldBuffer) {
+            $this->buffer .= $token;
+            $this->pointers->markAsFound($this->pointer);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Determine whether the tree matches the JSON pointer
      *
      * @return bool
      */
-    public function pointerMatchesTree(): bool
+    protected function pointerMatchesTree(): bool
     {
         return $this->pointer == ''
             || in_array($this->pointer->referenceTokens(), [$this->tree->original(), $this->tree->wildcarded()]);
@@ -237,29 +201,11 @@ class State
     }
 
     /**
-     * Buffer the given token
-     *
-     * @param Token $token
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function bufferToken(Token $token): void
-    {
-        $shouldBuffer = $this->tree->depth() >= 0
-            && $this->pointerMatchesTree()
-            && ($this->treeIsDeep() || ($token->isValue() && !$this->expectsKey()));
-
-        if ($shouldBuffer) {
-            $this->buffer .= $token;
-            $this->pointers->markAsFound($this->pointer);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Retrieve and reset the buffer
+     * Retrieve the value from the buffer and reset it
      *
      * @return string
      */
-    public function pullBuffer(): string
+    public function value(): string
     {
         $buffer = $this->buffer;
 
@@ -267,34 +213,4 @@ class State
 
         return $buffer;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Determine whether an object key is expected
-     *
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function expectsKey(): bool
-    {
-        return $this->expectsKey;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Expect an object key
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function expectKey(): void
-    {
-        $this->expectsKey = true;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Do not expect any object key
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function doNotExpectKey(): void
-    {
-        $this->expectsKey = false;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Tokens/Comma.php b/src/Tokens/Comma.php
index 4d96769..f172f6e 100644
--- a/src/Tokens/Comma.php
+++ b/src/Tokens/Comma.php
@@ -28,10 +28,8 @@ class Comma extends Token
      */
     public function mutateState(State $state): void
     {
-        parent::mutateState($state);
-
         if ($state->inObject()) {
-            $state->expectKey();
+            $state->expectsKey = true;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Tokens/CompoundBegin.php b/src/Tokens/CompoundBegin.php
index 684ab46..ffd3f12 100644
--- a/src/Tokens/CompoundBegin.php
+++ b/src/Tokens/CompoundBegin.php
@@ -28,12 +28,10 @@ class CompoundBegin extends Token
      */
     public function mutateState(State $state): void
     {
-        parent::mutateState($state);
-
         $state->tree()->deepen();
 
         if ($this->value == '{') {
-            $state->expectKey();
+            $state->expectsKey = true;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Tokens/CompoundEnd.php b/src/Tokens/CompoundEnd.php
index 05ae632..261bed3 100644
--- a/src/Tokens/CompoundEnd.php
+++ b/src/Tokens/CompoundEnd.php
@@ -28,12 +28,10 @@ class CompoundEnd extends Token
      */
     public function mutateState(State $state): void
     {
-        parent::mutateState($state);
-
         $state->tree()->emerge();
 
         if ($this->value == '}') {
-            $state->doNotExpectKey();
+            $state->expectsKey = false;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Tokens/ScalarString.php b/src/Tokens/ScalarString.php
index 302abe6..dee0ebe 100644
--- a/src/Tokens/ScalarString.php
+++ b/src/Tokens/ScalarString.php
@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ class ScalarString extends Token
      */
     public function mutateState(State $state): void
     {
-        parent::mutateState($state);
-
-        if ($this->isKey = $state->expectsKey()) {
-            $state->doNotExpectKey();
+        if ($this->isKey = $state->expectsKey) {
+            $state->expectsKey = false;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Tokens/Token.php b/src/Tokens/Token.php
index a8be193..be51747 100644
--- a/src/Tokens/Token.php
+++ b/src/Tokens/Token.php
@@ -76,19 +76,7 @@ abstract class Token implements Stringable
      */
     public function mutateState(State $state): void
     {
-        $state->treeDidNotChange();
-
-        if ($this->isValue() && !$state->inObject() && $state->shouldTrackTree()) {
-            $state->traverseArray();
-        }
-
-        if ($state->expectsKey() && $state->shouldTrackTree()) {
-            $state->traverseKey($this);
-        }
-
-        $state->bufferToken($this);
-
-        $state->rematchPointer();
+        return;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Tree.php b/src/Tree.php
index 735e026..5b59362 100644
--- a/src/Tree.php
+++ b/src/Tree.php
@@ -83,18 +83,6 @@ class Tree implements IteratorAggregate
         $this->depth--;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Determine whether the tree is traversing an object
-     *
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function inObject(): bool
-    {
-        $key = $this->original[$this->depth] ?? null;
-
-        return is_string($key);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Traverse the given object key
      *