The first magenta and green? (was

[MalignD at aol.com]

<< To illustrate, one of the things which I don't believe has ever been 
successfully resolved is the provenance or significance of that colour combination 
which recurs throughout Pynchon's work from GR on: >>

This used to drive me mad.  One theory I had, which I'm sure is wrong, was 
that it referred to gels and the use of color in stage lighting to create mood.  
The Forster quote is wonderfully suggestive.  Of what, I'm not sure.