Well I just reread Vineland and the news is still bad...

[robinlandseadel at comcast.net]

                      Me:
                      . . . .Anyone looking for "Relativity" in AtD might want 
                      to listen up for changes in the narrator's voice, as we 
                      move from one genre to another.
           Ya Sam:
           A provocative question for you, Robin. How come 
           these different voices are so enamored with the 
           phrase 'a couple, three'?

Don't know---good question, brain's gettin' kinda tired. Two thoughts,
mirroring and the presence of the observer. I will keep my eyes open.