diff --git a/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-dict.rkt b/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-dict.rkt
index 3097d539..a93c30c0 100644
--- a/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-dict.rkt
+++ b/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-dict.rkt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #lang debug racket/base
-(require racket/class xenomorph sugar/unstable/dict)
+(require racket/class racket/match racket/list xenomorph sugar/unstable/dict)
 (provide CFFDict)
 
 #|
@@ -11,25 +11,64 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/fontkit/blob/master/src/cff/CFFDict.js
   (class x:base%
     (super-new)
     (init-field [(@ops ops)])
-    (field [fields (for/hash ([field (in-list @ops)])
-                             (define key (if (list? (car field))
-                                             (bitwise-ior (arithmetic-shift (caar field) 8) (cadar field))
-                                             (car field)))
-                             (values key field))])
+    (field [(@fields fields)
+            (for/hash ([field (in-list @ops)])
+                      (define key (match (car field)
+                                    [(list* 0th 1st _) (bitwise-ior (arithmetic-shift 0th 8) 1st)]
+                                    [val val]))
+                      (values key field))])
 
     (define (decodeOperands type stream ret operands)
-      (error 'decodeOperands-undefined))
+      (cond
+        [(list? type)
+         (for/list ([(op i) (in-indexed operands)])
+                   (decodeOperands (list-ref type i) stream ret (list op)))]
+        [(hash-ref type 'decode #f) => (λ (proc) (proc stream ret operands))]
+        [else (case type
+                [(number offset sid) (car operands)]
+                [(boolean) (if (car operands) #t #f)]
+                [else operands])]))
 
     (define (encodeOperands type stream ctx operands)
-      (error 'encodeOperands-undefined))
+      (error 'cff-dict-encodeOperands-undefined))
 
-    (define (decode stream parent)
-      (error 'decode-undefined))
+    (define/augment (decode stream parent)
+      (define end (+ (pos stream) (hash-ref parent 'length)))
+      (define ret (make-hash))
+      (define operands null)
 
-    (define (size dict parent [includePointers #true])
-      (error 'size-undefined))
+      ;; define hidden properties
+      (hash-set! ret x:parent-key parent)
+      (hash-set! ret x:start-offset-key (pos stream))
 
-    (define (encode stream dict parent)
-      (error 'encode-undefined))))
+      ;; fill in defaults
+      (for ([(key field) (in-hash @fields)])
+           (hash-set! ret (second field) (fourth field)))
+
+      (let loop ()
+        (when (< (pos stream) end)
+          (define b (read-byte stream))
+          (cond
+            [(< b 28)
+             (when (= b 12)
+               (set! b (bitwise-or (arithmetic-shift b 8) (read-byte stream))))
+
+             (define field (hash-ref @fields b #false))
+             (unless field
+               (error 'cff-dict-decode (format "unknown operator: ~a" b)))
+
+             (define val (decodeOperands (third field) stream ret operands))
+             (when val
+               (if (PropertyDescriptor? val)
+
+          (loop)))
+
+      )
+
+    (define/augment (size dict parent [includePointers #true])
+      (error 'cff-dict-size-undefined))
+
+    (define/augment (encode stream dict parent)
+      (error 'cff-dict-encode-undefined))))
 
 (define (CFFDict [ops null]) (make-object CFFDict% ops))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-font.rkt b/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-font.rkt
index 7e15d67a..7052e562 100644
--- a/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-font.rkt
+++ b/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-font.rkt
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/fontkit/blob/master/src/cff/CFFFont.js
       ;; because fontkit depends on overloading 'version key, and we don't
       (hash-set! cff-font 'version (hash-ref cff-font 'x:version))
 
-      #;(when (and (hash-has-key? cff-font 'version) (< (hash-ref cff-font 'version) 2))
-        (match (hash-ref cff-font 'topDictIndex)
-          [(list dict) (hash-set! cff-font 'topDict dict)]
-          [_ (error 'only-single-font-allowed-in-cff)]))
+      (when (and (hash-has-key? cff-font 'version) (< (hash-ref cff-font 'version) 2))
+          (match (hash-ref cff-font 'topDictIndex)
+            [(list dict) (hash-set! cff-font 'topDict dict)]
+            [_ (error 'only-single-font-allowed-in-cff)]))
 
       #;(hash-set! cff-font 'isCIDFont (hash-ref (hash-ref cff-font 'topDict) 'ROS))
       cff-font)))
diff --git a/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-top.rkt b/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-top.rkt
index b6896b3d..03965338 100644
--- a/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-top.rkt
+++ b/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-top.rkt
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/fontkit/blob/master/src/cff/CFFTop.js
     1 (dictify 'hdrSize uint8
                'offSize uint8
                'nameIndex (CFFIndex (x:string #:length 'length))
-               ;;'topDictIndex (CFFIndex CFFTopDict)
+               'topDictIndex (CFFIndex CFFTopDict)
                ;;'stringIndex (CFFIndex (x:string #:length 'length))
                ;;'globalSubrIndex (CFFIndex)
                )