diff --git a/pitfall/pdfkit/lib/mixins/text.coffee b/pitfall/pdfkit/lib/mixins/text.coffee
index 70ca5616..48c7fc21 100644
--- a/pitfall/pdfkit/lib/mixins/text.coffee
+++ b/pitfall/pdfkit/lib/mixins/text.coffee
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ module.exports =
     for pos, i in positions
       # If we have an x or y offset, we have to break out of the current TJ command
       # so we can move the text position.
-      console.log("pos.xOffset or pos.yOffset=" + (pos.xOffset or pos.yOffset))
+      #console.log("pos.xOffset or pos.yOffset=" + (pos.xOffset or pos.yOffset))
       if pos.xOffset or pos.yOffset
         # Flush the current buffer
         flush i
diff --git a/pitfall/pdfkit/node_modules/fontkit/index.js b/pitfall/pdfkit/node_modules/fontkit/index.js
index e0ba656a..8d7e9fc1 100644
--- a/pitfall/pdfkit/node_modules/fontkit/index.js
+++ b/pitfall/pdfkit/node_modules/fontkit/index.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fontkit.registerFormat = function (format) {
 
 fontkit.openSync = function (filename, postscriptName) {
   var buffer = fs.readFileSync(filename);
-  console.log(filename);
+  //console.log(filename);
   return fontkit.create(buffer, postscriptName);
 };
 
@@ -12285,6 +12285,7 @@ var TTFFont = (_class = function () {
   };
 
   TTFFont.prototype._decodeDirectory = function _decodeDirectory() {
+    console.log("Directory.decode="+Directory.decode)
     return this.directory = Directory.decode(this.stream, { _startOffset: 0 });
   };
 
diff --git a/pitfall/pitfall/directory.rkt b/pitfall/pitfall/directory.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1a84583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pitfall/pitfall/directory.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#lang pitfall/racket
+(provide (all-defined-out))
+
+(define (directory-decode . xs)
+  'boom)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pitfall/pitfall/embedded.rkt b/pitfall/pitfall/embedded.rkt
index df85d4f6..f2c9c265 100644
--- a/pitfall/pitfall/embedded.rkt
+++ b/pitfall/pitfall/embedded.rkt
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ For now, we'll just measure width of the characters.
       (values subset-idx posn)))
   (list subset-idxs new-positions))
 
+(require racket/runtime-path)
+(define-runtime-path charter-path "test/assets/charter.ttf")
 
 (define/contract (embed this)
   (->m void?)
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ For now, we'll just measure width of the characters.
 
   ;; todo
   ;; (send (send (· this subset) encodeStream) pipe fontFile)
-  (send fontFile end) ;; temp
+  (send fontFile end (send (· this subset) encode)) ;; temp
 
   ;; todo
   ;; (define familyClass (send (· this font) has-table? #"OS/2"))
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ For now, we'll just measure width of the characters.
                                         'FontFile2) fontFile)
 
   (· descriptor end)
-  (report (· descriptor toString) 'descriptor-id)
+  #;(report (· descriptor toString) 'descriptor-id)
 
   (define descendantFont (send (· this document) ref
                                (mhash
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ For now, we'll just measure width of the characters.
                                              (hash-ref (· this widths) idx (λ () (error 'embed (format "hash key ~a not found" idx)))))))))
 
   (· descendantFont end)
-  (report (· descendantFont toString) 'descendantFont)
+  #;(report (· descendantFont toString) 'descendantFont)
   (hash-set*! (· this dictionary payload)
               'Type "Font"
               'Subtype "Type0"
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ For now, we'll just measure width of the characters.
                                          end
                                          end
                                          })
-  (report (· cmap toString) 'cmap-id)
+  #;(report (· cmap toString) 'cmap-id)
   cmap)
 
 (define/contract (toHex . codePoints)
diff --git a/pitfall/pitfall/fontkit.rkt b/pitfall/pitfall/fontkit.rkt
index 5946b885..eca555f7 100644
--- a/pitfall/pitfall/fontkit.rkt
+++ b/pitfall/pitfall/fontkit.rkt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #lang pitfall/racket
-(require "freetype-ffi.rkt" ffi/unsafe racket/runtime-path "subset.rkt" "glyph.rkt" "layout-engine.rkt" "bbox.rkt" "glyphrun.rkt" "cmap-processor.rkt")
+(require "freetype-ffi.rkt" ffi/unsafe racket/runtime-path "subset.rkt" "glyph.rkt" "layout-engine.rkt" "bbox.rkt" "glyphrun.rkt" "cmap-processor.rkt" "directory.rkt")
 (provide (all-defined-out))
 
 (define-runtime-path charter-path "test/assets/charter.ttf")
@@ -7,25 +7,31 @@
 ;; approximates
 ;; https://github.com/devongovett/fontkit/blob/master/src/TTFFont.js
 
-(define-subclass object% (TTFFont filename)
+;; This is the base class for all SFNT-based font formats in fontkit.
+;;  It supports TrueType, and PostScript glyphs, and several color glyph formats.
+(define-subclass object% (TTFFont [stream (open-input-bytes #"")])
   (super-new)
-  (field [_tables (mhash)]
+  (when stream (unless (input-port? stream)
+                 (raise-argument-error 'TTFFont "input port" stream)))
+  (field [_directoryPos (let-values ([(l c p) (port-next-location stream)])
+                          p)]
+         [_tables (mhash)]
          [_glyphs (mhash)]
          [_layoutEngine #f])
-  
-  (field [buffer (file->bytes filename)])
 
-  (define (buffer->font buffer)
-    'made-ttf-font)
+  (field [directory #f])
+  (send this _decodeDirectory)
+
+  (define/public (_decodeDirectory)
+    (set! directory (directory-decode stream (mhash '_startOffset 0)))
+    directory)
 
-  (define (probe buffer)
+  (define/public (probe buffer)
     (and
      (member (bytes->string/latin-1 (subbytes buffer 0 4))
              (list "true" "OTTO" "\u0\u1\u0\u0"))
      'TTF-format))
   
-  (and (probe buffer) (buffer->font buffer))
-
   (field [ft-library (FT_Init_FreeType)])
   (field [ft-face (FT_New_Face ft-library charter-path 0)])
 
@@ -224,21 +230,24 @@
 ;;fontkit.registerFormat(DFont); ;; todo
 
 
-(define/contract (create filename [postscriptName #f])
+
+(define/contract (openSync filename [postscriptName #f])
   ((string?) ((or/c string? #f)) . ->* . any/c)
+  (define buffer (file->bytes filename))
+  (create buffer postscriptName))
+
+
+
+(define/contract (create buffer [postscriptName #f])
+  ((bytes?) ((or/c string? #f)) . ->* . any/c)
   (or
    (for*/first ([format (in-list formats)]
-                [font (in-value (make-object format filename))]
-                #:when font)
+                #:when (send (make-object format) probe buffer))
+     (define font (make-object format (open-input-bytes buffer)))
      (if postscriptName
          (send font getFont postscriptName) ; used to select from collection files like TTC
          font))
-   (error 'create "unknown font format")))
-
-
-(define/contract (openSync filename [postscriptName #f])
-  ((string?) ((or/c string? #f)) . ->* . any/c)
-  (create filename postscriptName))
+   (error 'fontkit:create "unknown font format")))
 
 
 (module+ test
diff --git a/pitfall/pitfall/reference.rkt b/pitfall/pitfall/reference.rkt
index 0f43161d..d2dd6a6f 100644
--- a/pitfall/pitfall/reference.rkt
+++ b/pitfall/pitfall/reference.rkt
@@ -14,17 +14,19 @@
 
 
 (define/contract (write this x)
-  ((or/c string? isBuffer?) . ->m . void?)
-  (push-field! byte-strings this (if (isBuffer? x)
-                                     x
-                                     (bytes-append (newBuffer x) #"\n"))))
+  ((or/c string? isBuffer? input-port?) . ->m . void?)
+  (push-field! byte-strings this
+               (let loop ([x x])
+                 (cond
+                   [(isBuffer? x) x]
+                   [(input-port? x) (loop (port->bytes x))]
+                   [else (bytes-append (newBuffer x) #"\n")]))))
 
 (define got-byte-strings? pair?)
 
 (define/contract (end this [chunk #f])
-  (() ((or/c string? isBuffer?)) . ->*m . void?)
-  (when chunk
-    (send this write chunk))
+  (() ((or/c string? isBuffer? input-port?)) . ->*m . void?)
+  (when chunk (send this write chunk))
 
   #;(report* 'end! (· this id))
   (define bstrs-to-write
diff --git a/pitfall/pitfall/subset.rkt b/pitfall/pitfall/subset.rkt
index eb375f92..da129930 100644
--- a/pitfall/pitfall/subset.rkt
+++ b/pitfall/pitfall/subset.rkt
@@ -36,4 +36,11 @@
 
 (define-subclass Subset (TTFSubset)
   (super-new)
-  )
\ No newline at end of file
+
+  (as-methods
+   encode)
+  )
+
+(define/contract (encode this)
+  (->m input-port?)
+  (· this font stream))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pitfall/pitfall/test/test12.pdf b/pitfall/pitfall/test/test12.pdf
index 0abd17f6..74a772a1 100644
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diff --git a/pitfall/pitfall/test/test12.rkt b/pitfall/pitfall/test/test12.rkt
index 27819d30..f3b98066 100644
--- a/pitfall/pitfall/test/test12.rkt
+++ b/pitfall/pitfall/test/test12.rkt
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
     [text "Some text with an embedded font" 100 100 (hash
                                                        'width #f)]))
 
+;; test against non-subsetted font version
 (define-runtime-path this "test12rkt.pdf")
-(make-doc this #f proc #:test #f)
+(make-doc this #f proc #:pdfkit #f)
 
-#;(define-runtime-path that "test12crkt.pdf")
-#;(make-doc that #t proc #:test #f)
+(define-runtime-path that "test12crkt.pdf")
+(make-doc that #t proc #:pdfkit #f)
 
 #;(module+ test
   (define doc (make-object PDFDocument))
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