diff --git a/quad/quad/typewriter-test.rkt b/quad/quad/typewriter-test.rkt
index 17d5425e..d3be045e 100644
--- a/quad/quad/typewriter-test.rkt
+++ b/quad/quad/typewriter-test.rkt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#lang quad/typewriter 32
+#lang quad/typewriter 8
 
 ◊quad[#:fontsize "11"]{Get Ready ◊quad[#:link "http://beautifulracket.com"]{An expression that} is not a value can ◊quad[#:fontsize "22"]{always}  ◊quad[#:fontsize "7"]{be partitioned} into two parts: a redex, which is the part that changed in a single-step simplification (highlighted), and the continuation, which is the evaluation context surrounding an expression. In (- 4 (+ 1 1)), the redex is (+ 1 1), and the continuation is (- 4 []), where [] takes the place of the redex. That is, the continuation says how to "continue" after the redex is reduced to a value. ◊quad[#:link "http://beautifulracket.com"]{An expression that} is not a value can ◊quad[#:fontsize "22"]{always}  ◊quad[#:fontsize "7"]{be partitioned} into two parts: a redex, which is the part that changed in a single-step simplification (highlighted), and the continuation, which is the evaluation context surrounding an expression. In (- 4 (+ 1 1)), the redex is (+ 1 1), and the continuation is (- 4 []), where [] takes the place of the redex. That is, the continuation says how to "continue" after the redex is reduced to a value. ◊quad[#:link "http://beautifulracket.com"]{An expression that} is not a value can ◊quad[#:fontsize "22"]{always}  ◊quad[#:fontsize "7"]{be partitioned} into two parts: a redex, which is the part that changed in a single-step simplification (highlighted), and the continuation, which is the evaluation context surrounding an expression. In (- 4 (+ 1 1)), the redex is (+ 1 1), and the continuation is (- 4 []), where [] takes the place of the redex. That is, the continuation says how to "continue" after the redex is reduced to a value.}
diff --git a/quad/quad/typewriter.rkt b/quad/quad/typewriter.rkt
index 181f9e86..12393750 100644
--- a/quad/quad/typewriter.rkt
+++ b/quad/quad/typewriter.rkt
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@
          #:finish-wrap-proc (λ (pcs) (list ($page (hasheq 'offset '(36 36)) (filter-not $break? pcs))))))
 
 (define (typeset qarg)
-  (current-layout-caching #true) ; from fontland/font
   (define chars 65)
   (define line-width (* 7.2 chars))
   (define lines-per-page (* 40 line-height))
@@ -152,11 +151,13 @@
                  [pipe (open-output-file path #:exists 'replace)]
                  [font (path->string charter)]
                  [fontSize 12]))
-    (define q (typeset qin))
-    (report draw-counter)
-    (time-name draw (draw q doc))
-    (report draw-counter)
-    (time-name end-doc (send doc end))))
+    ;; 181127: with layout caching, draw takes about 1.5x linebreak; without, about 2x 
+    (parameterize ([current-layout-caching #true]) ; from fontland/font
+      (define q (typeset qin))
+      (report draw-counter)
+      (time-name draw (draw q doc))
+      (report draw-counter)
+      (time-name end-doc (send doc end)))))
 
 (define-macro (mb . ARGS)
   (with-syntax ([PS (syntax-property #'ARGS 'ps)]