4 files changed, 11 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/baseref.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/baseref.hpp
index 59550dd..93e18ae 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/baseref.hpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/baseref.hpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ private:
 		{
 			std::initializer_list<ref const *>({&args...});
 			f(args...);
-			return concepts::nothing;
+			return "nothing";
 		};
 	}
 };
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/common.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/common.hpp
index 9e19760..73de3b4 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/common.hpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/common.hpp
@@ -10,7 +10,5 @@ using level0::concept;
 template <typename T> struct baseref;
 struct ref;
 
-namespace concepts { extern ref nothing; extern ref name; }
-
 }
 }
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/concepts.cpp b/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/concepts.cpp
index be643a9..08d645a 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/concepts.cpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/concepts.cpp
@@ -14,16 +14,6 @@ static struct init { init() {
 	givename(intellect::level0::concepts::level0allocations(), "level0-allocations");
 } } __init;
 
-ref level1("level1"), allocations("allocations");
-ref is("is", level1-allocations);
-ref name("name", level1-allocations);
-ref nothing("nothing", level1-allocations);
-ref anonymous("anonymous", level1-allocations);
-ref link("link", level1-allocations);
-ref level0("level0", level1-allocations) , level2("level2", level1-allocations) , level3("level3", level1-allocations) , level4("level4", level1-allocations) , level5("level5", level1-allocations) , level6("level6", level1-allocations) , level7("level7", level1-allocations) , level8("level8", level1-allocations) , level9("level9", level1-allocations);
-ref allocator("allocator"), allocates("allocates");
-
-ref _false("false", level1-allocations), _true("true", level1-allocations);
 
 }
 }
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/concepts.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/concepts.hpp
index cd92f26..2b460d6 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/concepts.hpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/level-1/concepts.hpp
@@ -7,13 +7,16 @@ namespace level1 {
 
 namespace concepts {
 
-extern ref nothing; // default value of a ref
-extern ref name; // used as the link to value<std::string> naming each concept
-extern ref is; // a link to define group relationships, links to the more general class
-extern ref anonymous; // a group given concepts with generated names
-extern ref link; // TODO: for concepts that are links, link them with is=link
-extern ref level0, level1, level2, level3, level4, level5, level6, level7, level8, level9, level10;
-extern ref allocator, allocates, allocations;
+static ref level1("level1"), allocations("allocations");
+static ref is("is", level1-allocations); // a link to define group relationships, links to the more general class
+static ref name("name", level1-allocations); // used as the link to value<std::string> naming each concept
+static ref nothing("nothing", level1-allocations); // default value of a ref
+static ref anonymous("anonymous", level1-allocations); // a group given concepts with generated names
+static ref link("link", level1-allocations); // TODO: for concepts that are links, link them with is=link
+static ref level0("level0", level1-allocations) , level2("level2", level1-allocations) , level3("level3", level1-allocations) , level4("level4", level1-allocations) , level5("level5", level1-allocations) , level6("level6", level1-allocations) , level7("level7", level1-allocations) , level8("level8", level1-allocations) , level9("level9", level1-allocations);
+static ref allocator("allocator"), allocates("allocates");
+
+static ref _false("false", level1-allocations), _true("true", level1-allocations);
 
 //extern ref true, false; <-- casting provides as if these were declared