diff --git a/fontland/fontland/cff-glyph.rkt b/fontland/fontland/cff-glyph.rkt
index 9a597b69..7229c576 100644
--- a/fontland/fontland/cff-glyph.rkt
+++ b/fontland/fontland/cff-glyph.rkt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/fontkit/blob/master/src/glyph/CFFGlyph.js
   (define gsubrs (hash-ref cff 'globalSubrIndex null))
   (define gsubrsBias (bias this gsubrs))
 
-  (define privateDict (privateDictForGlyph cff (glyph-id this)))
+  (define privateDict (or (privateDictForGlyph cff (glyph-id this)) (make-hash)))
   (define subrs (hash-ref privateDict 'Subrs null))
   (define subrsBias (bias this subrs))
 
diff --git a/fontland/fontland/subset.rkt b/fontland/fontland/subset.rkt
index cfff69fc..8ff5b24b 100644
--- a/fontland/fontland/subset.rkt
+++ b/fontland/fontland/subset.rkt
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/fontkit/blob/master/src/subset/CFFSubset.js
   (set-cff-subset-charstrings! this null)
   (define gsubrs (make-hash))
   (for ([gid (in-list (subset-glyphs this))])
-    #R gid
-
     (set-cff-subset-charstrings!
      this
      (append (cff-subset-charstrings this)
@@ -191,6 +189,12 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/fontkit/blob/master/src/subset/CFFSubset.js
              'stringIndex (cff-subset-strings this)
              'globalSubrIndex (cff-subset-gsubrs this)))
 
+  (for ([k (sort (dict-keys topDict) symbol<?)])
+    (define val (dict-ref topDict k))
+    (unless (or (list? val) (dict? val))
+      k
+      val))
+  
   (encode CFFTop top stream))
 
 #;(module+ test
diff --git a/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-dict.rkt b/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-dict.rkt
index 5602cff4..3dfaee08 100644
--- a/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-dict.rkt
+++ b/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-dict.rkt
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/fontkit/blob/master/src/cff/CFFDict.js
 
     (augment [@size size])
     (define (@size dict parent [includePointers #true])
-      #RRR @name
-      #RRR includePointers
       
       (define ctx
         (mhasheq x:parent-key parent
@@ -104,8 +102,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/fontkit/blob/master/src/cff/CFFDict.js
              [val (in-value (dict-ref dict (list-ref field 1) #false))]
              #:unless (let ([ res (or (not val) (equal? val (list-ref field 3)))])
                         res))
-        #R k
-        #R len
+        
         (define operands (encodeOperands (list-ref field 2) #f ctx val))
         (set! len (+ len
                      (for/sum ([op (in-list operands)])
@@ -114,16 +111,18 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/fontkit/blob/master/src/cff/CFFDict.js
         (define key (if (list? (list-ref field 0))
                         (list-ref field 0)
                         (list (list-ref field 0))))
-        (set! len (+ len #R (length key))))
+        (set! len (+ len (length key))))
       
-      (when #R includePointers
-        (set! len (+ len #R (hash-ref ctx x:pointer-size-key))))
+      (when includePointers
+        (set! len (+ len (hash-ref ctx x:pointer-size-key))))
 
-      (define final-len len)
-      #R final-len)
+      len)
 
     (augment [@encode encode])
     (define (@encode dict stream parent)
+      #RRR 'entering-cff-dict-encode
+        #R @name
+        #R @fields
       (define ctx (mhasheq
                    x:pointers-key null
                    x:start-offset-key (pos stream)
@@ -150,10 +149,13 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/fontkit/blob/master/src/cff/CFFDict.js
 
       (define i 0)
       (let loop ()
-        (when (< i (length (hash-ref ctx x:pointers-key)))
+        (when (< i #R (length (hash-ref ctx x:pointers-key)))
           (define ptr (list-ref (hash-ref ctx x:pointers-key) i))
+          #R ptr
           (set! i (add1 i))
           (send (hash-ref ptr 'type) encode (hash-ref ptr 'val) stream (hash-ref ptr 'parent))
-          (loop))))))
+          (loop)))
+
+      #R 'returning-from-cff-dict-encode)))
 
       (define (CFFDict [name 'unknown] [ops null]) (make-object CFFDict% name ops))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-pointer.rkt b/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-pointer.rkt
index 1022a9b5..e6449751 100644
--- a/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-pointer.rkt
+++ b/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-pointer.rkt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #lang debug racket/base
 (require racket/class racket/list xenomorph/pointer xenomorph/base "cff-struct.rkt")
-(provide CFFPointer)
+(provide CFFPointer CFFPointer%)
 
 #|
 approximates
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/fontkit/blob/master/src/cff/CFFPointer.js
 
     (override [@encode encode])
     (define (@encode value stream ctx)
+      #R 'entering=cff-pointer-encode
       (cond
         [(not stream)
          ;; compute the size (so ctx.pointerSize is correct)
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/fontkit/blob/master/src/cff/CFFPointer.js
          (send this size value ctx)
          (list (Ptr 0))]
         [else
-         #RRR 'rees
          (define ptr #false)
          (set! offset-type (make-object
                                (class x:base%
diff --git a/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-top.rkt b/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-top.rkt
index 94e1d214..998da96c 100644
--- a/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-top.rkt
+++ b/fontland/fontland/table/cff/cff-top.rkt
@@ -132,19 +132,22 @@ https://github.com/mbutterick/fontkit/blob/master/src/cff/CFFTop.js
     
     (augment [@decode decode])
     (define (@decode stream parent operands)
-      (hash-set! parent 'length (first operands))
-      (send ptr decode stream parent (list (second operands))))
+      (hash-set! parent 'length #R (list-ref operands 0))
+      (send ptr decode stream parent (list (list-ref operands 1))))
 
     (define/augment (size dict ctx)
       (list (send CFFPrivateDict size dict ctx #false)
             (car (send ptr size dict ctx))))
 
     (define/augment (encode dict stream ctx)
+      #R 'encoding-privateop
+      (begin0
       (list (send CFFPrivateDict size dict ctx #false)
-            (car (send ptr encode dict stream ctx))))))
+              #R (car (send ptr encode dict stream ctx)))
+      #R 'returning-from-privateop))))
 
-(define (CFFPrivateOp . args)
-  (apply make-object CFFPrivateOp% args))
+(define (CFFPrivateOp)
+  (make-object CFFPrivateOp%))
 
 (define FontDict
   (CFFDict