diff --git a/browser.js b/browser.js
index 6662ec6..fec3932 100755
--- a/browser.js
+++ b/browser.js
@@ -25,17 +25,23 @@ var pouchdbstore = require('./pwiki/store/pouchdb')
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 var store = 
-module.store = { 
-	// XXX base localstorage...
+/* XXX the store cache is not working correctly yet -- should be global 
+// 		and not local to a specific store...
+// 		...i.e. likely like MetaStore, it should be Level-2...
+module.store = object.mixin({ 
 	__proto__: localstoragestore.localStorageStore,
 	__prefix__: '--pwiki-root:',
 	data: localStorage,
-	/*/
-	__proto__: basestore.MetaStore,
-	//*/
-	
-	next: { __proto__: basestore.MetaStore },
+	next: { __proto__: basestore.Store },
+}, basestore.CachedStoreMixin)
+/*/
+module.store = { 
+	__proto__: localstoragestore.localStorageStore,
+	__prefix__: '--pwiki-root:',
+	data: localStorage,
+	next: { __proto__: basestore.Store },
 }
+//*/
 
 module.setup = 
 Promise.all([
diff --git a/pwiki/store/base.js b/pwiki/store/base.js
index 3f617dc..bd0d13e 100755
--- a/pwiki/store/base.js
+++ b/pwiki/store/base.js
@@ -704,54 +704,56 @@ module.MetaStore = {
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 
+// XXX should this be a level-1 or level-2???
 // XXX might be a fun idea to actually use this as a backend for BaseStore...
 // XXX make this a mixin...
 // XXX add cache invalidation strategies...
 // 		- timeout
 // 		- count
 // XXX TEST...
-var CachedStore =
-module.CachedStore = {
-	__proto__: MetaStore,
+var CachedStoreMixin =
+module.CachedStoreMixin = {
+	//__proto__: MetaStore,
 	
 	// format:
 	// 	{
 	// 		<path>: <value>,
 	// 	}
-	__cache: undefined,
-	__paths: undefined,
+	__cache_data: undefined,
+	get __cache(){
+		return (this.__cache_data = this.__cache_data ?? {}) },
+	set __cache(value){
+		this.__cache_data = value },
 
 	resetCache: function(){
-		delete this.__paths 
-		delete this.__cache
+		delete this.__cache_data
 		return this },
 
-	__paths__: function(){
-		return this.__paths 
-			?? (this.__paths = 
-				object.parentCall(CachedStore.__paths__, this)) },
 	__exists__: async function(path){
-		return path in this.cache
-			|| object.parentCall(CachedStore.__exists__, this, path) },
+		return path in this.__cache
+			|| object.parentCall(CachedStoreMixin.__exists__, this, ...arguments) },
 	__get__: async function(path){
-		return this.cache[path] 
-			?? (this.cache[path] = 
-				object.parentCall(CachedStore.__get__, this, path, ...args)) },
+		return this.__cache[path] 
+			?? (this.__cache[path] = 
+				await object.parentCall(CachedStoreMixin.__get__, this, ...arguments)) },
 	__update__: async function(path, data){
-		this.__paths.includes(path)
-			|| this.__paths.push(path)
+		// XXX this is wrong???
 		this.__cache[path] = data
-		return object.parentCall(CachedStore.__update__, this, path, data) },
+		return object.parentCall(CachedStoreMixin.__update__, this, ...arguments) },
 	__delete__: async function(path){
-		var i = this.__paths.indexOf(path)
-		i > 0
-			&& this.__paths.splice(i, 1)
 		delete this.__cache[path]
-		return object.parentCall(CachedStore.__delete__, this, path) },
+		return object.parentCall(CachedStoreMixin.__delete__, this, ...arguments) },
 }
 
 
 
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+var Store =
+module.Store =
+	MetaStore
+
+
 
 /**********************************************************************
 * vim:set ts=4 sw=4 :                               */ return module })
diff --git a/pwiki/store/file.js b/pwiki/store/file.js
index 528f1c6..41821a8 100755
--- a/pwiki/store/file.js
+++ b/pwiki/store/file.js
@@ -520,8 +520,7 @@ module.backup = {
 // XXX add monitor API + cache + live mode (auto on when lock detected)...
 var FileStoreRO =
 module.FileStoreRO = {
-	//__proto__: base.BaseStore,
-	__proto__: base.MetaStore,
+	__proto__: base.Store,
 
 	// XXX
 	__path__: 'data/fs',
diff --git a/pwiki/store/localstorage.js b/pwiki/store/localstorage.js
index c974bd0..33384be 100755
--- a/pwiki/store/localstorage.js
+++ b/pwiki/store/localstorage.js
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ var base = require('./base')
 // XXX EXPERIMENTAL, needs testing in browser...
 var localStorageStore =
 module.localStorageStore = {
-	//__proto__: base.BaseStore,
-	__proto__: base.MetaStore,
+	__proto__: base.Store,
 	__prefix__: '--pwiki:',
 
 	// XXX add caching of unserialized data???
diff --git a/pwiki/store/pouchdb.js b/pwiki/store/pouchdb.js
index c54a17a..8b2ffe1 100755
--- a/pwiki/store/pouchdb.js
+++ b/pwiki/store/pouchdb.js
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ var PouchDB = require('pouchdb')
 
 var PouchDBStore =
 module.PouchDBStore = {
-	//__proto__: base.BaseStore,
-	__proto__: base.MetaStore,
+	__proto__: base.Store,
 
 	// XXX should this be __path__???
 	// 		...this sets the path where the store is created...