diff --git a/Examples/SpriteHandler_examples.h b/Examples/SpriteHandler_examples.h
index 9caa0c3..47b1633 100644
--- a/Examples/SpriteHandler_examples.h
+++ b/Examples/SpriteHandler_examples.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ namespace sprite_handler
   void example1()
   {
     ScreenHandler<20, 40> sh;
-    Text tt;
     SpriteHandler sprh;
     keyboard::KeyPressData kpd;
     auto keyboard = std::make_unique<keyboard::StreamKeyboard>();
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ namespace sprite_handler
         return_cursor();
         sh.clear();
         sprh.draw(sh, anim_frame);
-        sh.print_screen_buffer(tt, Color::Black);
+        sh.print_screen_buffer(Color::Black);
         Delay::sleep(0'200'000);
         
         kpd = keyboard->readKey();
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ namespace sprite_handler
     }
     
 quit:
-    end_screen(sh, tt);
+    end_screen(sh);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/GameEngine.h b/GameEngine.h
index 493123c..2d6ae4d 100644
--- a/GameEngine.h
+++ b/GameEngine.h
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ class GameEngine
   std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock> real_start_time_s;
   OneShot time_inited;
   
-  Text t;
   ScreenHandler<NR, NC> sh;
   
   Color bg_color = Color::Default;
@@ -261,7 +260,7 @@ class GameEngine
 private:
   void pre_quit()
   {
-    end_screen(sh, t);
+    end_screen(sh);
     if (m_params.enable_terminal_window_resize)
       if (term_win_rows > 0 && term_win_cols > 0)
         resize_terminal_window(term_win_rows, term_win_cols);
@@ -445,7 +444,7 @@ class GameEngine
         update();
     }
       
-    sh.print_screen_buffer(t, bg_color);
+    sh.print_screen_buffer(bg_color);
     //sh.print_screen_buffer_chars();
     //sh.print_screen_buffer_fg_colors();
     //sh.print_screen_buffer_bg_colors();
diff --git a/ScreenHandler.h b/ScreenHandler.h
index b8710d4..098eb17 100644
--- a/ScreenHandler.h
+++ b/ScreenHandler.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ RGBA clamp(const RGBA& t) { return RGBA { math::clamp(t.r, 0., 1.), math::clamp(
 template<int NR = 30, int NC = 80>
 class ScreenHandler
 {
+  std::unique_ptr<Text> m_text;
+
   // Draw from top to bottom.
   std::array<std::array<char, NC>, NR> screen_buffer;
   std::array<std::array<Color, NC>, NR> fg_color_buffer;
@@ -75,6 +77,10 @@ class ScreenHandler
   std::vector<OrderedText> ordered_texts;
 
 public:
+  ScreenHandler()
+    : m_text(std::make_unique<Text>())
+  {}
+
   void clear()
   {
     for (auto& row : screen_buffer)
@@ -269,7 +275,7 @@ class ScreenHandler
     }
   }
 
-  void print_screen_buffer(Text& t, Color bg_color) const
+  void print_screen_buffer(Color bg_color) const
   {
     std::vector<std::tuple<char, Color, Color>> colored_str;
     colored_str.resize(NR*(NC + 1));
@@ -285,7 +291,7 @@ class ScreenHandler
       }
       colored_str[i++] = { '\n', Color::Default, Color::Default };
     }
-    t.print_complex(colored_str);
+    m_text->print_complex(colored_str);
   }
 
   void print_screen_buffer_chars() const
diff --git a/ScreenUtils.h b/ScreenUtils.h
index 6995022..76f0f89 100644
--- a/ScreenUtils.h
+++ b/ScreenUtils.h
@@ -232,14 +232,14 @@ void begin_screen()
 }
 
 template<int NR, int NC>
-void end_screen(ScreenHandler<NR, NC>& sh, Text& t)
+void end_screen(ScreenHandler<NR, NC>& sh)
 {
   auto orig_colors [[maybe_unused]] = restore_terminal_colors();
 #ifndef __APPLE__
   sh.clear();
   sh.replace_fg_color(orig_colors.fg_color);
   sh.replace_bg_color(orig_colors.bg_color);
-  sh.print_screen_buffer(t, orig_colors.bg_color);
+  sh.print_screen_buffer(orig_colors.bg_color);
 #endif
   restore_cursor();
   show_cursor();