>So is it so that in Pynchon parabolas are parabolas >only parabolically and ellipses are ellipses only >elliptically? Parobably. Derek Davis 3311 Baring St., Phila., PA 19104 dsbdavis at omni.voicenet.com Voice: 215-222-4956 http://pobox.com/slt/ (home of Silly Little Tomte Publications)