diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index 0f905afdf..c5479acfd 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
                                   EYE release
 
+v8.6.16 (2023-11-21) fixing rdfreasoning for variable conclusions
 v8.6.15 (2023-11-20) taking out sequents in blogic and checking if list-of-3-tuples are unambigous for all built-ins used in rdfreasoning
 v8.6.14 (2023-11-20) renaming recent work to rdfreasoning
 v8.6.13 (2023-11-18) beautifying output for looking-through-rdf-glasses
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index aec18e369..849161024 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.6.15
+8.6.16
diff --git a/eye.pl b/eye.pl
index 5d62dc88d..b5f647538 100644
--- a/eye.pl
+++ b/eye.pl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 :- use_module(library(pcre)).
 :- catch(use_module(library(http/http_open)), _, true).
 
-version_info('EYE v8.6.15 (2023-11-20)').
+version_info('EYE v8.6.16 (2023-11-21)').
 
 license_info('MIT License
 
@@ -5379,6 +5379,14 @@
 djiti_conc(answer((A, B), void, void), (answer(A, void, void), D)) :-
     !,
     djiti_conc(answer(B, void, void), D).
+djiti_conc(answer(A, void, void), answer(B, void, void)) :-
+    is_lott(A),
+    !,
+    getconj(A, B).
+djiti_conc(A, B) :-
+    is_lott(A),
+    !,
+    getconj(A, B).
 djiti_conc(A, A).
 
 djiti_fact(answer(P, S, O), answer(P, S, O)) :-
@@ -7512,7 +7520,11 @@
     wg(U),
     write(' TRACE '),
     copy_term_nat(Y, V),
-    wg(V),
+    (   number(X),
+        X < 0
+    ->  fm(V)
+    ;   wg(V)
+    ),
     nl,
     told,
     (   flag('output', Output)
diff --git a/eye.zip b/eye.zip
index 49afd6782..abee1770d 100644
Binary files a/eye.zip and b/eye.zip differ
diff --git a/rdfreasoning/unpack/README b/rdfreasoning/unpack/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..53dc374a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rdfreasoning/unpack/README
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---------
+Packaging
+---------
+
+An example of packaging and unpackaging in RDF.
diff --git a/rdfreasoning/unpack/out/unpack.ttl.out b/rdfreasoning/unpack/out/unpack.ttl.out
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a98a6ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rdfreasoning/unpack/out/unpack.ttl.out
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+@prefix : <urn:example:>.
+
+:a :b _:e_c_1
+:u :v _:e_w_1.
diff --git a/rdfreasoning/unpack/test b/rdfreasoning/unpack/test
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..cb15303f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rdfreasoning/unpack/test
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/bash -x
+eye --quiet --nope unpack.ttl --output out/unpack.ttl.out
diff --git a/rdfreasoning/unpack/unpack.ttl b/rdfreasoning/unpack/unpack.ttl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c36e9ee52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rdfreasoning/unpack/unpack.ttl
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+@prefix list: <http://www.w3.org/2000/10/swap/list#>.
+@prefix log: <http://www.w3.org/2000/10/swap/log#>.
+@prefix rule: <http://eyereasoner.github.io/rule#>.
+@prefix : <urn:example:>.
+
+# sample data from RubenD
+_:b1 :data (
+    (_:b2 :package (
+        (_:b3 :content (
+            (:a :b _:c)
+            (_:b4 :package (
+                (_:b5 :content (
+                    (:u :v _:w)
+                    (_:b6 :package (
+                        (_:b7 :content (
+                            (:x :y _:z)
+                        ))
+                        (_:b7 :usable_until :yesterday)
+                    ))
+                    (_:b6 :tag :invalid)
+                ))
+                (_:b5 :usable_until :tomorrow)
+                (_:b5 :p :o)
+            ))
+            (_:b4 :tag :valid)
+        ))
+        (_:b3 :usable_until :next_week)
+    ))
+    (_:b2 :tag :valid)
+).
+
+# the logic for unpack using backward rules
+[] a rule:BackwardRule;
+    rule:premise ();
+    rule:conclusion (
+        (() :unpackLott ())
+    ).
+
+[] a rule:BackwardRule;
+    rule:premise (
+        (_:g list:firstRest (_:f _:r))
+        (_:f :unpack _:a)
+        (_:r :unpackLott _:b)
+        ((_:a _:b) list:append _:h)
+    );
+    rule:conclusion (
+        (_:g :unpackLott _:h)
+    ).
+
+[] a rule:BackwardRule;
+    rule:premise (
+        (_:p list:member (_:a :content _:c))
+        (_:p list:member (_:a :usable_until _:t))
+        ((:tomorrow :next_week) list:member _:t)
+        (_:c :unpackLott _:f)
+    );
+    rule:conclusion (
+        ((_:b :package _:p) :unpack _:f)
+    ).
+
+[] a rule:BackwardRule;
+    rule:premise (
+        (_:p list:member (_:a :content _:c))
+        (_:p list:member (_:a :usable_until _:t))
+        ((:yesterday :last_week) list:member _:t)
+    );
+    rule:conclusion (
+        ((_:b :package _:p) :unpack ())
+    ).
+
+[] a rule:BackwardRule;
+    rule:premise ();
+    rule:conclusion (
+        ((_:b :tag _:p) :unpack ())
+    ).
+
+[] a rule:BackwardRule;
+    rule:premise (
+        ((_:g) list:notMember (_:a :package _:p))
+        ((_:g) list:notMember (_:b :tag _:q))
+    );
+    rule:conclusion (
+        (_:g :unpack (_:g))
+    ).
+
+# unpack the triples that are usable in the future
+[] a rule:QueryRule;
+    rule:premise (
+        (_:b :data _:g)
+        (_:g :unpackLott _:m)
+    );
+    rule:conclusion _:m.