diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index c8dc292..a6e13d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
+        python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a72514..8368638 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ import textkernel
 tkdict = textkernel.from_file('path/to/kernel/file')
 ```
 
+(The file path can be any URL accepted by [`FCPath`](https://rms-filecache.readthedocs.io/en/latest/module.html#filecache.file_cache_path.FCPath).)
+
 The returned dictionary `tkdict` is keyed by all the parameter names (on the left side of
 an equal sign) in the text kernel, and each associated dictionary value is that found on
 the right side. Values are Python ints, floats, strings, datetime objects, or lists of
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 13f3026..cfc8dcf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ name = "rms-textkernel"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 description = "Routines for parsing SPICE text kernels"
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dependencies = [
     "numpy",
     "pyparsing",
+    "rms-filecache",
     "rms-julian"
 ]
 license = {text = "Apache-2.0"}
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ classifiers = [
   "Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules",
   "Topic :: Utilities",
   "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
-  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ec14ea2..14bb4e9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ myst-parser
 numpy
 pyparsing
 pytest
+rms-filecache
 rms-julian
 sphinx
 sphinxcontrib-napoleon
diff --git a/textkernel/__init__.py b/textkernel/__init__.py
index 2e0ba6d..2781b9d 100644
--- a/textkernel/__init__.py
+++ b/textkernel/__init__.py
@@ -23,9 +23,10 @@
 
 __all__ = ['from_text', 'from_file', 'continued_value', 'update_dict']
 
-import pathlib
 import re
 
+import filecache
+
 from textkernel._DATA_GRAMMAR          import _DATA_GRAMMAR
 from textkernel._NAME_GRAMMAR          import _NAME_GRAMMAR
 from textkernel._PREDEFINED_BODY_INFO  import _PREDEFINED_BODY_INFO
@@ -306,7 +307,8 @@ def from_file(path, tkdict=None, *, contin=''):
     Parse the contents of a text kernel, returning a dict of the values found.
 
     Args:
-        path (str or Path): The path to a kernel file as a string or `pathlib.Path`.
+        path (str or Path or FCPath): The path to a kernel file as a string,
+            `pathlib.Path`, or `filecache.FCPath`.
         tkdict (dict, optional): An optional starting dictionary. If provided, the new
             content is merged into the one provided; otherwise, a new dictionary is
             returned.
@@ -372,7 +374,7 @@ def from_file(path, tkdict=None, *, contin=''):
           ID.
     """
 
-    text = pathlib.Path(path).read_text(encoding='latin8')
+    text = filecache.FCPath(path).read_text(encoding='latin1')
     return from_text(text, tkdict=tkdict, commented=True, contin=contin)