diff --git a/extra/fuel/fuel.factor b/extra/fuel/fuel.factor
index 5306ff9d00..86fdbec7c5 100644
--- a/extra/fuel/fuel.factor
+++ b/extra/fuel/fuel.factor
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ GENERIC: fuel-pprint ( obj -- )
 M: object fuel-pprint pprint ; inline
 
 : fuel-maybe-scape ( ch -- seq )
-    dup "?#()[]'`" member? [ CHAR: \ swap 2array ] [ 1array ] if ;
+    dup "\"?#()[]'`" member? [ CHAR: \ swap 2array ] [ 1array ] if ;
 
 M: word fuel-pprint
     name>> V{ } clone [ fuel-maybe-scape append ] reduce >string write ;
diff --git a/misc/fuel/fuel-help.el b/misc/fuel/fuel-help.el
index 8124fff19f..36791a1b40 100644
--- a/misc/fuel/fuel-help.el
+++ b/misc/fuel/fuel-help.el
@@ -50,10 +50,20 @@
         (make-ring fuel-help-history-cache-size))) ; next
 
 (defvar fuel-help--history (fuel-help--make-history))
+(defvar fuel-help--cache (make-hash-table :weakness 'key))
+
+(defsubst fuel-help--cache-get (name)
+  (gethash name fuel-help--cache))
+
+(defsubst fuel-help--cache-insert (name str)
+  (puthash name str fuel-help--cache))
+
+(defsubst fuel-help--cache-clear ()
+  (clrhash fuel-help--cache))
 
 (defun fuel-help--history-push (term)
   (when (and (car fuel-help--history)
-             (not (string= (caar fuel-help--history) (car term))))
+             (not (string= (car fuel-help--history) term)))
     (ring-insert (nth 1 fuel-help--history) (car fuel-help--history)))
   (setcar fuel-help--history term))
 
@@ -69,6 +79,9 @@
       (ring-insert (nth 2 fuel-help--history) (car fuel-help--history)))
     (setcar fuel-help--history (ring-remove (nth 1 fuel-help--history) 0))))
 
+(defun fuel-help--history-current-content ()
+  (fuel-help--cache-get (car fuel-help--history)))
+
 
 ;;; Fuel help buffer and internals:
 
@@ -92,34 +105,43 @@
       def)))
 
 (defun fuel-help--word-help (&optional see word)
-  (let ((def (or word (fuel-help--read-word see))))
-    (when def
-      (let ((cmd `(:fuel* (,def ,(if see 'fuel-word-see 'fuel-word-help))
-                          "fuel" t)))
-        (message "Looking up '%s' ..." def)
-        (let* ((ret (fuel-eval--send/wait cmd 2000))
-               (res (fuel-eval--retort-result ret)))
-          (if (not res)
-              (message "No help for '%s'" def)
-            (fuel-help--insert-contents def res)))))))
+  (let* ((def (or word (fuel-help--read-word see)))
+         (cached (fuel-help--cache-get def)))
+    (if cached
+        (fuel-help--insert-contents def cached)
+      (when def
+        (let ((cmd `(:fuel* (,def ,(if see 'fuel-word-see 'fuel-word-help))
+                            "fuel" t)))
+          (message "Looking up '%s' ..." def)
+          (let* ((ret (fuel-eval--send/wait cmd 2000))
+                 (res (fuel-eval--retort-result ret)))
+            (if (not res)
+                (message "No help for '%s'" def)
+              (fuel-help--insert-contents def res))))))))
 
 (defun fuel-help--get-article (name label)
-  (message "Retrieving article ...")
-  (let* ((cmd `(:fuel* ((,name fuel-get-article)) "fuel" t))
-         (ret (fuel-eval--send/wait cmd 2000))
-         (res (fuel-eval--retort-result ret)))
-    (fuel-help--insert-contents label res)
-    (message "")))
+  (let ((cached (fuel-help--cache-get name)))
+    (if cached
+        (fuel-help--insert-contents name cached)
+      (message "Retrieving article ...")
+      (let* ((cmd `(:fuel* ((,name fuel-get-article)) "fuel" t))
+             (ret (fuel-eval--send/wait cmd 2000))
+             (res (fuel-eval--retort-result ret)))
+        (fuel-help--insert-contents name res)
+        (message "")))))
 
 (defun fuel-help--get-vocab (name)
-  (message "Retrieving vocabulary help ...")
-  (let* ((cmd `(:fuel* ((,name fuel-vocab-help)) "fuel" (,name)))
-         (ret (fuel-eval--send/wait cmd 2000))
-         (res (fuel-eval--retort-result ret)))
-    (if (not res)
-        (message "No help available for vocabulary %s" name)
-      (fuel-help--insert-contents label res)
-      (message ""))))
+  (let ((cached (fuel-help--cache-get name)))
+    (if cached
+        (fuel-help--insert-contents name cached)
+      (message "Retrieving vocabulary help ...")
+      (let* ((cmd `(:fuel* ((,name fuel-vocab-help)) "fuel" (,name)))
+             (ret (fuel-eval--send/wait cmd 2000))
+             (res (fuel-eval--retort-result ret)))
+        (if (not res)
+            (message "No help available for vocabulary %s" name)
+          (fuel-help--insert-contents name res)
+          (message ""))))))
 
 (defun fuel-help--follow-link (label link type)
   (let ((fuel-help-always-ask nil))
@@ -137,9 +159,9 @@
     (if (stringp art)
         (insert art)
       (fuel-markup--print art)
-      (fuel-markup--insert-newline))
-    (unless nopush
-      (fuel-help--history-push (cons def (buffer-string))))
+      (fuel-markup--insert-newline)
+      (fuel-help--cache-insert def (buffer-string)))
+    (unless nopush (fuel-help--history-push def))
     (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
     (fuel-popup--display)
     (goto-char (point-min))
@@ -166,7 +188,7 @@ buffer."
         (fuel-help-always-ask nil))
     (unless item
       (error "No next page"))
-    (fuel-help--insert-contents (car item) (cdr item) t)))
+    (fuel-help--insert-contents item (fuel-help--cache-get item) t)))
 
 (defun fuel-help-previous ()
   "Go to next page in help browser."
@@ -175,12 +197,13 @@ buffer."
         (fuel-help-always-ask nil))
     (unless item
       (error "No previous page"))
-    (fuel-help--insert-contents (car item) (cdr item) t)))
+    (fuel-help--insert-contents item (fuel-help--cache-get item) t)))
 
 (defun fuel-help-clean-history ()
   "Clean up the help browser cache of visited pages."
   (interactive)
   (when (y-or-n-p "Clean browsing history? ")
+    (fuel-help--cache-clear)
     (setq fuel-help--history (fuel-help--make-history)))
   (message ""))