diff --git a/spells/cantrips/fathom-cursor b/spells/cantrips/fathom-cursor
index b83048f..42ad24b 100755
--- a/spells/cantrips/fathom-cursor
+++ b/spells/cantrips/fathom-cursor
@@ -17,7 +17,21 @@ fathom_cursor() {
     done
 
     # Get the position of the cursor
-	position=$(stty -echo; printf "\033[6n"; (trap 'exit 142' ALRM; sh -c 'sleep 0.1; kill -ALRM $$' &) IFS=';' read -r ROW COL; stty echo; printf "%s;%s" "${ROW#*[}" "${COL}")
+    
+    # Save the current terminal state
+		old_state=$(stty -g)
+		
+		# Disable terminal echo and canonical mode
+		stty -echo -icanon
+		
+		# Request the cursor position
+		printf "\033[6n"		
+		IFS='[;' read -r _ ROW COL
+		
+		# Restore the terminal state
+		stty "$old_state"    
+		
+		position="$COL;$ROW"
 
     if [ $x = true ] && [ $y = true ]; then
         if [ $verbose = true ]; then