diff --git a/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/ATNConfigSet.java b/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/ATNConfigSet.java
index 2cc793326..4cd7f3f43 100755
--- a/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/ATNConfigSet.java
+++ b/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/ATNConfigSet.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public class ATNConfigSet implements Set<ATNConfig> {
 		// a previous (s,i,pi,_), merge with it and save result
 		boolean rootIsWildcard = !fullCtx;
 		PredictionContext merged =
-			PredictionContext.merge(existing.context, config.context, rootIsWildcard);
+			PredictionContext.merge(existing.context, config.context, contextCache, rootIsWildcard);
 		// no need to check for existing.context, config.context in cache
 		// since only way to create new graphs is "call rule" and here. We
 		// cache at both places.
diff --git a/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/ArrayPredictionContext.java b/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/ArrayPredictionContext.java
index 3b3affcd8..adedf8602 100644
--- a/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/ArrayPredictionContext.java
+++ b/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/ArrayPredictionContext.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.antlr.v4.runtime.atn;
 
+import org.antlr.v4.runtime.misc.NotNull;
+
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 
@@ -123,13 +125,17 @@ public class ArrayPredictionContext extends PredictionContext {
 	 *  elements from this context and merge into new context.
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public PredictionContext popAll(int invokingState, boolean fullCtx) {
+	public PredictionContext popAll(int invokingState,
+									@NotNull PredictionContextCache contextCache,
+									boolean fullCtx)
+	{
 		int index = Arrays.binarySearch(this.invokingStates, invokingState);
 		if ( index < 0 ) {
 			return this;
 		}
 
-		PredictionContext newCtx = this.parents[index].popAll(invokingState, fullCtx);
+		PredictionContext newCtx =
+			this.parents[index].popAll(invokingState, contextCache, fullCtx);
 		for (int i = 0; i < this.invokingStates.length; i++) {
 			if (i == index) continue;
 			PredictionContext next;
@@ -141,7 +147,7 @@ public class ArrayPredictionContext extends PredictionContext {
 													  this.invokingStates[i]);
 			}
 			boolean rootIsWildcard = fullCtx;
-			newCtx = merge(newCtx, next, rootIsWildcard);
+			newCtx = merge(newCtx, next, contextCache, rootIsWildcard);
 		}
 
 		return newCtx;
diff --git a/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/ParserATNSimulator.java b/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/ParserATNSimulator.java
index 8a1d97154..00fbf55e0 100755
--- a/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/ParserATNSimulator.java
+++ b/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/ParserATNSimulator.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 */
 public class ParserATNSimulator<Symbol extends Token> extends ATNSimulator {
 	public static boolean debug = false;
-	public static boolean debug_list_atn_decisions = true;
+	public static boolean debug_list_atn_decisions = false;
 	public static boolean dfa_debug = false;
 	public static boolean retry_debug = false;
 
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ public class ParserATNSimulator<Symbol extends Token> extends ATNSimulator {
 				if ( dfa_debug ) System.out.println("ctx sensitive state "+outerContext+" in "+s);
 				boolean loopsSimulateTailRecursion = true;
 				boolean fullCtx = false;
+				contextCache = new PredictionContextCache("predict ctx cache built in execDFA");
 				ATNConfigSet s0_closure =
 					computeStartState(dfa.atnStartState, outerContext,
 									  greedy, loopsSimulateTailRecursion,
@@ -388,6 +389,7 @@ public class ParserATNSimulator<Symbol extends Token> extends ATNSimulator {
 										   outerContext,
 										   decState.getNumberOfTransitions(),
 										   greedy);
+				contextCache = null;
 				return fullCtxSet.uniqueAlt;
 			}
 			if ( s.isAcceptState ) {
@@ -419,7 +421,9 @@ public class ParserATNSimulator<Symbol extends Token> extends ATNSimulator {
 									   " at DFA state "+s.stateNumber);
 				}
 
+				contextCache = new PredictionContextCache("predict ctx cache built in execDFA");
 				alt = execATN(dfa, s, input, startIndex, outerContext);
+				contextCache = null;
 				// this adds edge even if next state is accept for
 				// same alt; e.g., s0-A->:s1=>2-B->:s2=>2
 				// TODO: This next stuff kills edge, but extra states remain. :(
@@ -942,7 +946,7 @@ public class ParserATNSimulator<Symbol extends Token> extends ATNSimulator {
 						   boolean collectPredicates,
 						   boolean greedy, boolean loopsSimulateTailRecursion)
 	{
-//		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(config.context));
+//		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(config.context));
 
 		final int initialDepth = 0;
 		closureCheckingStopStateAndLoopRecursion(config, configs, closureBusy, collectPredicates, greedy,
@@ -1017,7 +1021,9 @@ public class ParserATNSimulator<Symbol extends Token> extends ATNSimulator {
 				if ( debug ) System.out.print("Loop end; pop, stack=" + config.context);
 				LoopEndState end = (LoopEndState)config.state;
 				// pop all the way back until we don't see the loopback state anymore
-				config.context = config.context.popAll(end.loopBackStateNumber, configs.fullCtx);
+				config.context = config.context.popAll(end.loopBackStateNumber,
+													   contextCache,
+													   configs.fullCtx);
 				if ( debug ) System.out.println(" becomes "+config.context);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/PredictionContext.java b/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/PredictionContext.java
index ff8e6efc6..7100361f0 100644
--- a/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/PredictionContext.java
+++ b/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/PredictionContext.java
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@ import org.antlr.v4.runtime.misc.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.IdentityHashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-public abstract class PredictionContext implements Iterable<SingletonPredictionContext> {
+public abstract class PredictionContext implements Iterable<SingletonPredictionContext>,
+													   Comparable<PredictionContext> // to sort node lists by id
+{
 	/** Represents $ in local ctx prediction, which means wildcard. *+x = *. */
 	public static final EmptyPredictionContext EMPTY = new EmptyPredictionContext();
 
@@ -68,7 +71,14 @@ public abstract class PredictionContext implements Iterable<SingletonPredictionC
 		return this == EMPTY;
 	}
 
-	public abstract PredictionContext popAll(int invokingState, boolean fullCtx);
+	public abstract PredictionContext popAll(int invokingState,
+											 @NotNull PredictionContextCache contextCache,
+											 boolean fullCtx);
+
+	@Override
+	public int compareTo(PredictionContext o) { // used for toDotString to print nodes in order
+		return id - o.id;
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	public int hashCode() {
@@ -109,6 +119,7 @@ public abstract class PredictionContext implements Iterable<SingletonPredictionC
 
 	// dispatch
 	public static PredictionContext merge(PredictionContext a, PredictionContext b,
+										  @NotNull PredictionContextCache contextCache,
 										  boolean rootIsWildcard)
 	{
 		if ( (a==null&&b==null) || a.equals(b) ) return a; // share same graph if both same
@@ -116,6 +127,7 @@ public abstract class PredictionContext implements Iterable<SingletonPredictionC
 		if ( a instanceof SingletonPredictionContext && b instanceof SingletonPredictionContext) {
 			return mergeSingletons((SingletonPredictionContext)a,
 								   (SingletonPredictionContext)b,
+								   contextCache,
 								   rootIsWildcard);
 		}
 
@@ -134,19 +146,21 @@ public abstract class PredictionContext implements Iterable<SingletonPredictionC
 			b = new ArrayPredictionContext((SingletonPredictionContext)b);
 		}
 		return mergeArrays((ArrayPredictionContext) a, (ArrayPredictionContext) b,
+						   contextCache,
 						   rootIsWildcard);
 	}
 
 	// http://www.antlr.org/wiki/download/attachments/32014352/singleton-merge.png
 	public static PredictionContext mergeSingletons(SingletonPredictionContext a,
 													SingletonPredictionContext b,
+													@NotNull PredictionContextCache contextCache,
 													boolean rootIsWildcard)
 	{
-		PredictionContext rootMerge = mergeRoot(a, b, rootIsWildcard);
+		PredictionContext rootMerge = mergeRoot(a, b, contextCache, rootIsWildcard);
 		if ( rootMerge!=null ) return rootMerge;
 
 		if ( a.invokingState==b.invokingState ) { // a == b
-			PredictionContext parent = merge(a.parent, b.parent, rootIsWildcard);
+			PredictionContext parent = merge(a.parent, b.parent, contextCache, rootIsWildcard);
 			// if parent is same as existing a or b parent or reduced to a parent, return it
 			if ( parent == a.parent ) return a; // ax + bx = ax, if a=b
 			if ( parent == b.parent ) return b; // ax + bx = bx, if a=b
@@ -154,7 +168,9 @@ public abstract class PredictionContext implements Iterable<SingletonPredictionC
 			// merge parents x and y, giving array node with x,y then remainders
 			// of those graphs.  dup a, a' points at merged array
 			// new joined parent so create new singleton pointing to it, a'
-			return new SingletonPredictionContext(parent, a.invokingState);
+			PredictionContext a_ = new SingletonPredictionContext(parent, a.invokingState);
+			a_ = contextCache.add(a_);
+			return a_;
 		}
 		else { // a != b payloads differ
 			// see if we can collapse parents due to $+x parents if local ctx
@@ -174,7 +190,9 @@ public abstract class PredictionContext implements Iterable<SingletonPredictionC
 					payloads[1] = a.invokingState;
 				}
 				PredictionContext[] parents = {singleParent, singleParent};
-				return new ArrayPredictionContext(parents, payloads);
+				PredictionContext a_ = new ArrayPredictionContext(parents, payloads);
+				a_ = contextCache.add(a_);
+				return a_;
 			}
 			// parents differ and can't merge them. Just pack together
 			// into array; can't merge.
@@ -186,7 +204,9 @@ public abstract class PredictionContext implements Iterable<SingletonPredictionC
 				payloads[1] = a.invokingState;
 				parents = new PredictionContext[] {b.parent, a.parent};
 			}
-			return new ArrayPredictionContext(parents, payloads);
+			PredictionContext a_ = new ArrayPredictionContext(parents, payloads);
+			a_ = contextCache.add(a_);
+			return a_;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -195,6 +215,7 @@ public abstract class PredictionContext implements Iterable<SingletonPredictionC
 	/** Handle case where at least one of a or b is $ (EMPTY) */
 	public static PredictionContext mergeRoot(SingletonPredictionContext a,
 											  SingletonPredictionContext b,
+											  @NotNull PredictionContextCache contextCache,
 											  boolean rootIsWildcard)
 	{
 		if ( rootIsWildcard ) {
@@ -206,15 +227,17 @@ public abstract class PredictionContext implements Iterable<SingletonPredictionC
 			if ( a == EMPTY ) { // $ + x = [$,x]
 				int[] payloads = {EMPTY_FULL_CTX_INVOKING_STATE, b.invokingState};
 				PredictionContext[] parents = {null, b.parent};
-				ArrayPredictionContext joined =
+				PredictionContext joined =
 					new ArrayPredictionContext(parents, payloads);
+				joined = contextCache.add(joined);
 				return joined;
 			}
 			if ( b == EMPTY ) { // x + $ = [$,x] ($ is always first if present)
 				int[] payloads = {EMPTY_FULL_CTX_INVOKING_STATE, a.invokingState};
 				PredictionContext[] parents = {null, a.parent};
-				ArrayPredictionContext joined =
+				PredictionContext joined =
 					new ArrayPredictionContext(parents, payloads);
+				joined = contextCache.add(joined);
 				return joined;
 			}
 		}
@@ -224,6 +247,7 @@ public abstract class PredictionContext implements Iterable<SingletonPredictionC
 	// http://www.antlr.org/wiki/download/attachments/32014352/array-merge.png
 	public static PredictionContext mergeArrays(ArrayPredictionContext a,
 												ArrayPredictionContext b,
+												@NotNull PredictionContextCache contextCache,
 												boolean rootIsWildcard)
 	{
 		// merge sorted payloads a + b => M
@@ -252,7 +276,8 @@ public abstract class PredictionContext implements Iterable<SingletonPredictionC
 					mergedInvokingStates[k] = payload;
 				}
 				else { // ax+ay -> a'[x,y]
-					PredictionContext mergedParent = merge(a_parent, b_parent, rootIsWildcard);
+					PredictionContext mergedParent =
+						merge(a_parent, b_parent, contextCache, rootIsWildcard);
 					mergedParents[k] = mergedParent;
 					mergedInvokingStates[k] = payload;
 				}
@@ -298,16 +323,19 @@ public abstract class PredictionContext implements Iterable<SingletonPredictionC
 			if ( p < lastSlot ) {
 				int n = p+1; // how many slots we really used in merge
 				if ( n == 1 ) { // for just one merged element, return singleton top
-					return new SingletonPredictionContext(mergedParents[0],
-														  mergedInvokingStates[0]);
+					PredictionContext a_ = new SingletonPredictionContext(mergedParents[0],
+																		  mergedInvokingStates[0]);
+					a_ = contextCache.add(a_);
+					return a_;
 				}
 				mergedParents = Arrays.copyOf(mergedParents, n);
 				mergedInvokingStates = Arrays.copyOf(mergedInvokingStates, n);
 			}
 		}
 
-		ArrayPredictionContext M =
+		PredictionContext M =
 			new ArrayPredictionContext(mergedParents, mergedInvokingStates);
+		M = contextCache.add(M);
 
 		// if we created same array as a or b, return that instead
 		// TODO: track whether this is possible above during merge sort for speed
@@ -336,13 +364,14 @@ public abstract class PredictionContext implements Iterable<SingletonPredictionC
 		}
 	}
 
-	public static String toDotString(PredictionContext context) {
+	public static String toDOTString(PredictionContext context) {
 		if ( context==null ) return "";
 		StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
 		buf.append("digraph G {\n");
 		buf.append("rankdir=LR;\n");
 
 		List<PredictionContext> nodes = getAllContextNodes(context);
+		Collections.sort(nodes);
 
 		for (PredictionContext current : nodes) {
 			if ( current instanceof SingletonPredictionContext ) {
@@ -476,7 +505,7 @@ public abstract class PredictionContext implements Iterable<SingletonPredictionC
 	public static List<PredictionContext> getAllContextNodes(PredictionContext context) {
 		List<PredictionContext> nodes = new ArrayList<PredictionContext>();
 		Map<PredictionContext, PredictionContext> visited =
-		new IdentityHashMap<PredictionContext, PredictionContext>();
+			new IdentityHashMap<PredictionContext, PredictionContext>();
 		getAllContextNodes_(context, nodes, visited);
 		return nodes;
 	}
diff --git a/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/PredictionContextCache.java b/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/PredictionContextCache.java
index af166c51b..0b12e9888 100644
--- a/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/PredictionContextCache.java
+++ b/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/PredictionContextCache.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class PredictionContextCache {
 		if ( ctx==PredictionContext.EMPTY ) return PredictionContext.EMPTY;
 		PredictionContext existing = cache.get(ctx);
 		if ( existing!=null ) {
-			System.out.println(name+" reuses "+existing);
+//			System.out.println(name+" reuses "+existing);
 			return existing;
 		}
 		cache.put(ctx, ctx);
diff --git a/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/SingletonPredictionContext.java b/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/SingletonPredictionContext.java
index 293ac3840..a55c629fc 100644
--- a/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/SingletonPredictionContext.java
+++ b/runtime/Java/src/org/antlr/v4/runtime/atn/SingletonPredictionContext.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.antlr.v4.runtime.atn;
 
+import org.antlr.v4.runtime.misc.NotNull;
+
 import java.util.Iterator;
 
 public class SingletonPredictionContext extends PredictionContext {
@@ -49,9 +51,12 @@ public class SingletonPredictionContext extends PredictionContext {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public PredictionContext popAll(int invokingState, boolean fullCtx) {
+	public PredictionContext popAll(int invokingState,
+									@NotNull PredictionContextCache contextCache,
+									boolean fullCtx)
+	{
 		if ( invokingState == this.invokingState ) {
-			return parent.popAll(invokingState, fullCtx);
+			return parent.popAll(invokingState, contextCache, fullCtx);
 		}
 		return this;
 	}
diff --git a/tool/playground/Bar.java b/tool/playground/Bar.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9d19585d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tool/playground/Bar.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class Bar {
+    private int bitsOrSingle(int bits, int ch) {
+        boolean d =
+			!(3==4 &&
+			  (ch == 0xff || ch == 0xb5 ||
+//               ch == 0x53 || ch == 0x73 ||
+//               ch == 0x4b || ch == 0x6b ||
+               ch == 0xc5 || ch == 0xe5));
+        return 9;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tool/test/org/antlr/v4/test/TestGraphNodes.java b/tool/test/org/antlr/v4/test/TestGraphNodes.java
index 0015b95f3..a6c2c3bfc 100644
--- a/tool/test/org/antlr/v4/test/TestGraphNodes.java
+++ b/tool/test/org/antlr/v4/test/TestGraphNodes.java
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ package org.antlr.v4.test;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 import org.antlr.v4.runtime.atn.ArrayPredictionContext;
 import org.antlr.v4.runtime.atn.PredictionContext;
+import org.antlr.v4.runtime.atn.PredictionContextCache;
 import org.antlr.v4.runtime.atn.SingletonPredictionContext;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
+	PredictionContextCache contextCache;
+
 	@Override
 	protected void setUp() throws Exception {
 		PredictionContext.globalNodeCount = 1;
+		contextCache = new PredictionContextCache("testing");
 	}
 
 	public boolean rootIsWildcard() { return true; }
@@ -18,188 +22,190 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 	@Test public void test_$_$() {
 		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(PredictionContext.EMPTY,
 													  PredictionContext.EMPTY,
+													  contextCache,
 													  rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_$_$_fullctx() {
 		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(PredictionContext.EMPTY,
 													  PredictionContext.EMPTY,
+													  contextCache,
 													  fullCtx());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_x_$() {
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(x(), PredictionContext.EMPTY, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(x(), PredictionContext.EMPTY, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_x_$_fullctx() {
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(x(), PredictionContext.EMPTY, fullCtx());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(x(), PredictionContext.EMPTY, contextCache, fullCtx());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s2 [shape=box, label=\"[$, 9]\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s2 [shape=box, label=\"[$, 9]\"];\n" +
 			"  s2->s0 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_$_x() {
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(PredictionContext.EMPTY, x(), rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(PredictionContext.EMPTY, x(), contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_$_x_fullctx() {
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(PredictionContext.EMPTY, x(), fullCtx());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(PredictionContext.EMPTY, x(), contextCache, fullCtx());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s2 [shape=box, label=\"[$, 9]\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s2 [shape=box, label=\"[$, 9]\"];\n" +
 			"  s2->s0 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_a_a() {
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a(), a(), rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a(), a(), contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s1 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s1 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
 			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_a$_ax() {
 		PredictionContext a1 = a();
 		PredictionContext x = x();
 		PredictionContext a2 = createSingleton(x, 1);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a1, a2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a1, a2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s1 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s1 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
 			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_a$_ax_fullctx() {
 		PredictionContext a1 = a();
 		PredictionContext x = x();
 		PredictionContext a2 = createSingleton(x, 1);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a1, a2, fullCtx());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a1, a2, contextCache, fullCtx());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s5 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
-			"  s4 [shape=box, label=\"[$, 9]\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
-			"  s5->s4;\n" +
+			"  s4 [shape=box, label=\"[$, 9]\"];\n" +
+			"  s5 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
 			"  s4->s0 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
+			"  s5->s4;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_ax$_a$() {
 		PredictionContext x = x();
 		PredictionContext a1 = createSingleton(x, 1);
 		PredictionContext a2 = a();
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a1, a2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a1, a2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s3 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s3 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
 			"  s3->s0;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_ax$_a$_fullctx() {
 		PredictionContext x = x();
 		PredictionContext a1 = createSingleton(x, 1);
 		PredictionContext a2 = a();
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a1, a2, fullCtx());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a1, a2, contextCache, fullCtx());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s5 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
-			"  s4 [shape=box, label=\"[$, 9]\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
-			"  s5->s4;\n" +
+			"  s4 [shape=box, label=\"[$, 9]\"];\n" +
+			"  s5 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
 			"  s4->s0 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
+			"  s5->s4;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_a_b() {
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a(), b(), rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a(), b(), contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s3 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s3 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
 			"  s3->s0 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s3->s0 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_ax_ax_same() {
 		PredictionContext x = x();
 		PredictionContext a1 = createSingleton(x, 1);
 		PredictionContext a2 = createSingleton(x, 1);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a1, a2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a1, a2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s2 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
-			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
-			"  s2->s1;\n" +
+			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
+			"  s2 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
 			"  s1->s0;\n" +
+			"  s2->s1;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_ax_ax() {
@@ -207,18 +213,18 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		PredictionContext x2 = x();
 		PredictionContext a1 = createSingleton(x1, 1);
 		PredictionContext a2 = createSingleton(x2, 1);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a1, a2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a1, a2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s3 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
-			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
-			"  s3->s1;\n" +
+			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
+			"  s3 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
 			"  s1->s0;\n" +
+			"  s3->s1;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_abx_abx() {
@@ -228,20 +234,20 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		PredictionContext b2 = createSingleton(x2, 2);
 		PredictionContext a1 = createSingleton(b1, 1);
 		PredictionContext a2 = createSingleton(b2, 1);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a1, a2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a1, a2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s5 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
-			"  s3 [label=\"2\"];\n" +
-			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
-			"  s5->s3;\n" +
-			"  s3->s1;\n" +
+			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
+			"  s3 [label=\"2\"];\n" +
+			"  s5 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
 			"  s1->s0;\n" +
+			"  s3->s1;\n" +
+			"  s5->s3;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_abx_acx() {
@@ -251,40 +257,40 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		PredictionContext c = createSingleton(x2, 3);
 		PredictionContext a1 = createSingleton(b, 1);
 		PredictionContext a2 = createSingleton(c, 1);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a1, a2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a1, a2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s8 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
-			"  s7 [shape=box, label=\"[2, 3]\"];\n" +
-			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
-			"  s8->s7;\n" +
+			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
+			"  s7 [shape=box, label=\"[2, 3]\"];\n" +
+			"  s8 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
+			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"  s7->s1 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s7->s1 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
-			"  s1->s0;\n" +
+			"  s8->s7;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_ax_bx_same() {
 		PredictionContext x = x();
 		PredictionContext a = createSingleton(x, 1);
 		PredictionContext b = createSingleton(x, 2);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a, b, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a, b, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s4 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
-			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
+			"  s4 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
+			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"  s4->s1 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s4->s1 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
-			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_ax_bx() {
@@ -292,75 +298,75 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		PredictionContext x2 = x();
 		PredictionContext a = createSingleton(x1, 1);
 		PredictionContext b = createSingleton(x2, 2);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a, b, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a, b, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s5 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
-			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
+			"  s5 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
+			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"  s5->s1 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s5->s1 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
-			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_ax_by() {
 		PredictionContext a = createSingleton(x(), 1);
 		PredictionContext b = createSingleton(y(), 2);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a, b, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a, b, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s5 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
-			"  s3 [label=\"10\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
 			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
+			"  s3 [label=\"10\"];\n" +
+			"  s5 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
+			"  s1->s0;\n" +
+			"  s3->s0;\n" +
 			"  s5->s1 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s5->s3 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
-			"  s3->s0;\n" +
-			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_a$_bx() {
 		PredictionContext x2 = x();
 		PredictionContext a = a();
 		PredictionContext b = createSingleton(x2, 2);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a, b, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a, b, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s4 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s4 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
 			"  s4->s0 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s4->s0 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_a$_bx_fullctx() {
 		PredictionContext x2 = x();
 		PredictionContext a = a();
 		PredictionContext b = createSingleton(x2, 2);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a, b, fullCtx());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a, b, contextCache, fullCtx());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s4 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
-			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
+			"  s4 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
+			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"  s4->s0 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s4->s1 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
-			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_aex_bfx() {
@@ -370,25 +376,25 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		PredictionContext f = createSingleton(x2, 6);
 		PredictionContext a = createSingleton(e, 1);
 		PredictionContext b = createSingleton(f, 2);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a, b, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(a, b, contextCache, rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s7 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
-			"  s4 [label=\"6\"];\n" +
-			"  s2 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
-			"  s3 [label=\"5\"];\n" +
 			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
-			"  s7->s3 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
-			"  s7->s4 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
-			"  s4->s2;\n" +
+			"  s2 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
+			"  s3 [label=\"5\"];\n" +
+			"  s4 [label=\"6\"];\n" +
+			"  s7 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
+			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"  s2->s0;\n" +
 			"  s3->s1;\n" +
-			"  s1->s0;\n" +
+			"  s4->s2;\n" +
+			"  s7->s3 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
+			"  s7->s4 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	// Array merges
@@ -396,14 +402,14 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 	@Test public void test_A$_A$_fullctx() {
 		ArrayPredictionContext A1 = array(PredictionContext.EMPTY);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A2 = array(PredictionContext.EMPTY);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, fullCtx());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, contextCache, fullCtx());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
 			"  s1 [shape=box, label=\"[-2]\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_Aab_Ac() { // a,b + c
@@ -412,18 +418,18 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		SingletonPredictionContext c = c();
 		ArrayPredictionContext A1 = array(a, b);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A2 = array(c);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s6 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2, 3]\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s6 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2, 3]\"];\n" +
 			"  s6->s0 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s6->s0 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"  s6->s0 [label=\"parent[2]\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_Aa_Aa() {
@@ -431,16 +437,16 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		SingletonPredictionContext a2 = a();
 		ArrayPredictionContext A1 = array(a1);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A2 = array(a2);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s3 [shape=box, label=\"[1]\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s3 [shape=box, label=\"[1]\"];\n" +
 			"  s3->s0;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_Aa_Abc() { // a + b,c
@@ -449,18 +455,18 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		SingletonPredictionContext c = c();
 		ArrayPredictionContext A1 = array(a);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A2 = array(b, c);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s6 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2, 3]\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s6 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2, 3]\"];\n" +
 			"  s6->s0 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s6->s0 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"  s6->s0 [label=\"parent[2]\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_Aac_Ab() { // a,c + b
@@ -469,50 +475,50 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		SingletonPredictionContext c = c();
 		ArrayPredictionContext A1 = array(a, c);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A2 = array(b);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s6 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2, 3]\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s6 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2, 3]\"];\n" +
 			"  s6->s0 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s6->s0 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"  s6->s0 [label=\"parent[2]\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_Aab_Aa() { // a,b + a
 		ArrayPredictionContext A1 = array(a(), b());
 		ArrayPredictionContext A2 = array(a());
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s3 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s3 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
 			"  s3->s0 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s3->s0 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_Aab_Ab() { // a,b + b
 		ArrayPredictionContext A1 = array(a(), b());
 		ArrayPredictionContext A2 = array(b());
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s3 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s3 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
 			"  s3->s0 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s3->s0 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_Aax_Aby() { // ax + by but in arrays
@@ -520,21 +526,21 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		SingletonPredictionContext b = createSingleton(y(), 2);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A1 = array(a);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A2 = array(b);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s7 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
-			"  s3 [label=\"10\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
 			"  s1 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
+			"  s3 [label=\"10\"];\n" +
+			"  s7 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2]\"];\n" +
+			"  s1->s0;\n" +
+			"  s3->s0;\n" +
 			"  s7->s1 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s7->s3 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
-			"  s3->s0;\n" +
-			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_Aax_Aay() { // ax + ay -> merged singleton a, array parent
@@ -542,19 +548,19 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		SingletonPredictionContext a2 = createSingleton(y(), 1);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A1 = array(a1);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A2 = array(a2);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s8 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
-			"  s7 [shape=box, label=\"[9, 10]\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
-			"  s8->s7;\n" +
+			"  s7 [shape=box, label=\"[9, 10]\"];\n" +
+			"  s8 [label=\"1\"];\n" +
 			"  s7->s0 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s7->s0 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
+			"  s8->s7;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_Aaxc_Aayd() { // ax,c + ay,d -> merged a, array parent
@@ -562,21 +568,21 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		SingletonPredictionContext a2 = createSingleton(y(), 1);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A1 = array(a1, c());
 		ArrayPredictionContext A2 = array(a2, d());
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s10 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 3, 4]\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
 			"  s9 [shape=box, label=\"[9, 10]\"];\n" +
+			"  s10 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 3, 4]\"];\n" +
+			"  s9->s0 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
+			"  s9->s0 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"  s10->s9 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s10->s0 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"  s10->s0 [label=\"parent[2]\"];\n" +
-			"  s9->s0 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
-			"  s9->s0 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_Aaubv_Acwdx() { // au,bv + cw,dx -> [a,b,c,d]->[u,v,w,x]
@@ -586,27 +592,27 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		SingletonPredictionContext d = createSingleton(x(), 4);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A1 = array(a, b);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A2 = array(c, d);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s11 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2, 3, 4]\"];\n" +
-			"  s7 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
-			"  s5 [label=\"8\"];\n" +
-			"  s3 [label=\"7\"];\n" +
 			"  s1 [label=\"6\"];\n" +
+			"  s3 [label=\"7\"];\n" +
+			"  s5 [label=\"8\"];\n" +
+			"  s7 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
+			"  s11 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2, 3, 4]\"];\n" +
+			"  s1->s0;\n" +
+			"  s3->s0;\n" +
+			"  s5->s0;\n" +
+			"  s7->s0;\n" +
 			"  s11->s1 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s11->s3 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"  s11->s5 [label=\"parent[2]\"];\n" +
 			"  s11->s7 [label=\"parent[3]\"];\n" +
-			"  s7->s0;\n" +
-			"  s5->s0;\n" +
-			"  s3->s0;\n" +
-			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_Aaubv_Abvdx() { // au,bv + bv,dx -> [a,b,d]->[u,v,x]
@@ -616,24 +622,24 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		SingletonPredictionContext d = createSingleton(x(), 4);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A1 = array(a, b1);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A2 = array(b2, d);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s11 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2, 4]\"];\n" +
-			"  s7 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
-			"  s3 [label=\"7\"];\n" +
 			"  s1 [label=\"6\"];\n" +
+			"  s3 [label=\"7\"];\n" +
+			"  s7 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
+			"  s11 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2, 4]\"];\n" +
+			"  s1->s0;\n" +
+			"  s3->s0;\n" +
+			"  s7->s0;\n" +
 			"  s11->s1 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s11->s3 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"  s11->s7 [label=\"parent[2]\"];\n" +
-			"  s7->s0;\n" +
-			"  s3->s0;\n" +
-			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_Aaubv_Abwdx() { // au,bv + bw,dx -> [a,b,d]->[u,[v,w],x]
@@ -643,25 +649,25 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		SingletonPredictionContext d = createSingleton(x(), 4);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A1 = array(a, b1);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A2 = array(b2, d);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s12 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2, 4]\"];\n" +
-			"  s7 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
-			"  s11 [shape=box, label=\"[7, 8]\"];\n" +
 			"  s1 [label=\"6\"];\n" +
-			"  s12->s1 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
-			"  s12->s11 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
-			"  s12->s7 [label=\"parent[2]\"];\n" +
+			"  s7 [label=\"9\"];\n" +
+			"  s11 [shape=box, label=\"[7, 8]\"];\n" +
+			"  s12 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2, 4]\"];\n" +
+			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"  s7->s0;\n" +
 			"  s11->s0 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s11->s0 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
-			"  s1->s0;\n" +
+			"  s12->s1 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
+			"  s12->s11 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
+			"  s12->s7 [label=\"parent[2]\"];\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_Aaubv_Abvdu() { // au,bv + bv,du -> [a,b,d]->[u,v,u]; u,v shared
@@ -671,22 +677,22 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		SingletonPredictionContext d = createSingleton(u(), 4);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A1 = array(a, b1);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A2 = array(b2, d);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s11 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2, 4]\"];\n" +
-			"  s3 [label=\"7\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
 			"  s1 [label=\"6\"];\n" +
+			"  s3 [label=\"7\"];\n" +
+			"  s11 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2, 4]\"];\n" +
+			"  s1->s0;\n" +
+			"  s3->s0;\n" +
 			"  s11->s1 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s11->s3 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"  s11->s1 [label=\"parent[2]\"];\n" +
-			"  s3->s0;\n" +
-			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}
 
 	@Test public void test_Aaubu_Acudu() { // au,bu + cu,du -> [a,b,c,d]->[u,u,u,u]
@@ -696,21 +702,21 @@ public class TestGraphNodes extends TestCase {
 		SingletonPredictionContext d = createSingleton(u(), 4);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A1 = array(a, b);
 		ArrayPredictionContext A2 = array(c, d);
-		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, rootIsWildcard());
-		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		PredictionContext r = PredictionContext.merge(A1, A2, contextCache,  rootIsWildcard());
+		System.out.println(PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 		String expecting =
 			"digraph G {\n" +
 			"rankdir=LR;\n" +
-			"  s11 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2, 3, 4]\"];\n" +
-			"  s1 [label=\"6\"];\n" +
 			"  s0 [label=\"$\"];\n" +
+			"  s1 [label=\"6\"];\n" +
+			"  s11 [shape=box, label=\"[1, 2, 3, 4]\"];\n" +
+			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"  s11->s1 [label=\"parent[0]\"];\n" +
 			"  s11->s1 [label=\"parent[1]\"];\n" +
 			"  s11->s1 [label=\"parent[2]\"];\n" +
 			"  s11->s1 [label=\"parent[3]\"];\n" +
-			"  s1->s0;\n" +
 			"}\n";
-		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDotString(r));
+		assertEquals(expecting, PredictionContext.toDOTString(r));
 	}