diff --git a/omicron/ssg/markdown.py b/omicron/ssg/markdown.py
index dc9ab38..c7e9ea0 100644
--- a/omicron/ssg/markdown.py
+++ b/omicron/ssg/markdown.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from typing import cast
 from markdown_it import MarkdownIt
-from markdown_it.token import Token
+from markdown_it.token import Token as Token
 from pygments import highlight as pygments_highlight
 from pygments.formatters import HtmlFormatter
 from pygments.lexers import get_lexer_by_name
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def highlight(code: str, lang: str, attrs: str) -> str:
 md = MarkdownIt(options_update={"highlight": highlight})
 
 
-def extract_summary(tokens: list[Token]) -> Markup:
+def render_summary(tokens: list[Token]) -> Markup:
     if not tokens or tokens[0].type != "paragraph_open" or tokens[0].hidden:
         raise MarkdownError(
             "Body does not start with a paragraph; set 'summary' in frontmatter"
@@ -43,11 +43,9 @@ def extract_summary(tokens: list[Token]) -> Markup:
     raise MarkdownError("Content has no paragraph to use as summary")
 
 
-def parse(body: str, include_summary: bool = True) -> tuple[Markup, Markup | None]:
-    tokens = md.parse(body)
-    if include_summary:
-        summary = extract_summary(tokens)
-    else:
-        summary = None
-    content = Markup(md.renderer.render(tokens, md.options, {}))
-    return content, summary
+def render(tokens: list[Token]) -> Markup:
+    return Markup(md.renderer.render(tokens, md.options, {}))
+
+
+def parse(body: str) -> list[Token]:
+    return md.parse(body)
diff --git a/omicron/ssg/output/article.py b/omicron/ssg/output/article.py
index 068ceca..63ae7e9 100644
--- a/omicron/ssg/output/article.py
+++ b/omicron/ssg/output/article.py
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ class Article(Content):
         self.title: str = meta["title"]
 
     def write(self) -> None:
-        content, summary = md.parse(self.read_body(), self.summary is None)
-        if summary is not None:
-            self.summary = summary
+        tokens = md.parse(self.read_body())
+        if self.summary is None:
+            self.summary = md.render_summary(tokens)
+        content = md.render(tokens)
 
         template = self.site.jinja_env.get_template("article.html")
         html = template.render(page=self, content=content, site=self.site)