diff --git a/nt/mix/default.nix b/nt/mix/default.nix
index 257a1e5..2d1c362 100644
--- a/nt/mix/default.nix
+++ b/nt/mix/default.nix
@@ -1,190 +1,20 @@
-{this, ...}: let
-  inherit
-    (builtins)
-    attrNames
-    hasAttr
-    isAttrs
-    isFunction
-    listToAttrs
-    removeAttrs
-    typeOf
-    ;
-
-  inherit
-    (this)
-    enfIsPrimitive
-    ;
-
-  inherit
-    (this.std)
-    filterAttrs
-    hasInfix
-    mergeAttrsList
-    nameValuePair
-    removeSuffix
-    ;
-
-  inherit
-    (this.parse)
-    projectOnto
-    ;
-
-  inherit
-    (this.types)
-    Wrap
-    ;
-
-  modNameFromPath = path: let
-    name = baseNameOf path |> removeSuffix ".nix";
-  in
-    assert (! hasInfix "." name)
-    || throw ''
-      Mix module ${path} has invalid name \"${name}\".
-      Module names must not contain the . (period) character.
-    ''; name;
-in rec {
-  # by default the imported module is given the basename of its path
-  # but you can set it manually by using the `mix.mod` function.
-
-  importMod = path: inputs:
-    assert enfIsPrimitive "path" path "importMod"; let
-      mod = import path;
-    in
-      if isAttrs mod
-      then mod
-      else let
-        modResult = mod inputs;
-      in
-        # TODO: create a better version of toString that can handle sets, lists, and null
-        assert isFunction mod
-        || throw ''
-          Mix modules expect primitive type "set" or "lambda" (returning "set").
-          Got primitive type "${typeOf mod}" instead.
-        '';
-        assert isAttrs modResult
-        || throw ''
-          Mix module provided as primitive type "lambda" must return primitive type "set"!
-          Got primitive return type "${typeOf modResult} instead."
-        ''; modResult;
-
-  mkSubMods = list: inputs:
-    list
-    |> map (path: nameValuePair (modNameFromPath path) (importMod path inputs))
-    |> listToAttrs;
-
-  mkIncludes = list: inputs:
-    list
-    |> map (path: (importMod path inputs))
-    |> mergeAttrsList;
-
-  # create a new and empty mixture
-  newMixture' = let
-    self = {
-      # trapdoor attribute
-      _' = {
-        path = [];
-        modName = null;
-      };
-    };
-  in
-    self;
-
-  # a splash of this, a splash of that ^_^
-  add = ingredients: mixture: let
-    sidedish = mergeAttrsList ingredients;
-  in
-    # bone apple tea ;-;
-    mixture // filterAttrs (x: _: ! hasAttr x mixture) sidedish;
-
-  newMixture = inputs: modBuilder: let
-    inputs' = removeAttrs inputs ["this"];
-    inputsWithThis = inputs' // {this = mixture;};
-
-    # mixture components are ordered based on shadowing
-    mixture =
-      inputs'
-      // mkSubMods meta.submods.public inputsWithThis
-      // mkIncludes meta.includes.public inputsWithThis
-      // content;
-
-    # this = {
-    #   # trapdoor attribute
-    #   _' = {
-    #     path = [];
-    #   };
-    #   parent' = throw "Mix: The mixture's root module has no parent by definition.";
-    # };
-
-    # partition modAttrs' into metadata and content
-    modAttrs' = modBuilder mixture;
-    content = removeAttrs modAttrs' (attrNames meta);
-    # attributes expected by and that directly modify mix's behaviour
-    meta =
-      modAttrs'
-      |> projectOnto
-      {
-        includes = {
-          public = [];
-          private = [];
-          protected = [];
-        };
-        submods = {
-          public = [];
-          private = [];
-          protected = [];
-        };
-        options = Wrap {};
-        config = Wrap {};
-      };
-  in
-    mixture;
-
-  mkMod = mixture: modBuilder: let
-    # XXX: TODO
-    # modAttrs = modBuilder privateMixture;
-    modAttrs = modBuilder mixture;
-
-    # attributes expected by and that directly modify mix's behaviour
-    meta =
-      modAttrs
-      |> projectOnto
-      {
-        includes = {
-          public = [];
-          private = [];
-          protected = [];
-        };
-        submods = {
-          public = [];
-          private = [];
-          protected = [];
-        };
-        options = Wrap {};
-        config = Wrap {};
-      };
-
-    # XXX: TODO
-    # protectedMixture = add [public protected] mixture;
-    # privateMixture = add [private] protectedMixture;
-
-    mkInterface = name: mixture: base:
-      mergeAttrsList [
-        base
-        (mkIncludes meta.includes.${name} mixture)
-        (mkSubMods meta.submods.${name} mixture)
+{
+  this,
+  mix,
+  ...
+}: let
+  inputs = {
+    nt = this;
+    inherit mix;
+  };
+in
+  mix.newMixture inputs (mixture: {
+    includes = {
+      public = [
+        ./mixture.nix
       ];
-    # XXX: TODO
-    # NOTE: public submodules are still DESCENDENTS
-    # NOTE: and should be able to access protected values :)
-    # public = mkInterface "public" protectedMixture content;
-    # protected = mkInterface "protected" protectedMixture public;
-    # private = mkInterface "private" privateMixture protected;
-    content = throw "TODO";
-    public = mkInterface "public" mixture content;
-    protected = mkInterface "protected" mixture public;
-    private = mkInterface "private" mixture protected;
-  in
-    # XXX: TODO
-    # public;
-    modAttrs;
-}
+      protected = [
+        ./import.nix
+      ];
+    };
+  })
diff --git a/nt/mix/import.nix b/nt/mix/import.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99c26c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nt/mix/import.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+{this, ...}: let
+  inherit
+    (builtins)
+    isAttrs
+    isFunction
+    listToAttrs
+    typeOf
+    ;
+
+  inherit
+    (this)
+    enfIsPrimitive
+    ;
+
+  inherit
+    (this.std)
+    hasInfix
+    mergeAttrsList
+    nameValuePair
+    removeSuffix
+    ;
+
+  modNameFromPath = path: let
+    name = baseNameOf path |> removeSuffix ".nix";
+  in
+    assert (! hasInfix "." name)
+    || throw ''
+      Mix module ${path} has invalid name \"${name}\".
+      Module names must not contain the . (period) character.
+    ''; name;
+in rec {
+  # by default the imported module is given the basename of its path
+  # but you can set it manually by using the `mix.mod` function.
+
+  importMod = path: inputs:
+    assert enfIsPrimitive "path" path "importMod"; let
+      mod = import path;
+    in
+      if isAttrs mod
+      then mod
+      else let
+        modResult = mod inputs;
+      in
+        # TODO: create a better version of toString that can handle sets, lists, and null
+        assert isFunction mod
+        || throw ''
+          Mix modules expect primitive type "set" or "lambda" (returning "set").
+          Got primitive type "${typeOf mod}" instead.
+        '';
+        assert isAttrs modResult
+        || throw ''
+          Mix module provided as primitive type "lambda" must return primitive type "set"!
+          Got primitive return type "${typeOf modResult} instead."
+        ''; modResult;
+
+  mkIncludes = list: inputs:
+    list
+    |> map (path: (importMod path inputs))
+    |> mergeAttrsList;
+
+  mkSubMods = list: inputs:
+    list
+    |> map (path: nameValuePair (modNameFromPath path) (importMod path inputs))
+    |> listToAttrs;
+}
diff --git a/nt/mix/mixture.nix b/nt/mix/mixture.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44a41a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nt/mix/mixture.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+{
+  this,
+  nt,
+  ...
+}: let
+  inherit
+    (nt.parse)
+    projectOnto
+    ;
+
+  inherit
+    (this.mix)
+    mkIncludes
+    mkSubMods
+    ;
+in {
+  newMixture = inputs: modBuilder: let
+    mkInputs = this: {inherit this;} // inputs;
+
+    # parse mixture declaration structure
+    decl =
+      modBuilder mixture.private
+      |> projectOnto
+      {
+        includes = {
+          public = [];
+          private = [];
+          protected = [];
+        };
+        submods = {
+          public = [];
+          private = [];
+          protected = [];
+        };
+        # XXX: TODO: are these needed?
+        # options = Wrap {};
+        # config = Wrap {};
+      };
+
+    descendentInputs = mkInputs mixture.protected;
+    mkMixtureIncludes = layer: mkIncludes decl.includes.${layer} descendentInputs;
+    mkMixtureSubMods = layer: mkSubMods decl.submods.${layer} descendentInputs;
+    includes = {
+      public = mkMixtureIncludes "public";
+      protected = includes.public // mkMixtureIncludes "protected";
+      private = includes.protected // mkMixtureIncludes "private";
+    };
+    submods = {
+      public = mkMixtureSubMods "public";
+      protected = submods.public // mkMixtureSubMods "protected";
+      private = submods.protected // mkMixtureSubMods "private";
+    };
+
+    # mixture components are ordered based on shadowing
+    mixture = {
+      public =
+        includes.public
+        // submods.public;
+      protected =
+        includes.protected
+        // submods.protected;
+      private =
+        includes.private
+        // submods.private;
+    };
+  in
+    mixture.public;
+}