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'''single up all lines'''<br>
This is a special phrase for Pynchon. It is used in ''V.'' (p.11), ''The Crying of Lot 49'' (p.31), ''Gravity's Rainbow'' (p.489), ''Mason & Dixon'' (pp.258 and 260), and it is the very first sentence of ''Against the Day''. Apparently, ''Vineland'' is the only novel without this phrase.
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This is a special phrase for Pynchon. It is used in ''V.'' (pp.11 and 438), ''The Crying of Lot 49'' (p.31), ''Gravity's Rainbow'' (p.489), ''Mason & Dixon'' (pp.258 and 260), and it is the very first sentence of ''Against the Day''. Apparently, ''Vineland'' is the only novel without this phrase.
  
 
See [http://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=ATD_1-25 here] for a longer note on the significance of this phrase.
 
See [http://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=ATD_1-25 here] for a longer note on the significance of this phrase.

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Cora Smith
Also from The Postman Always Rings Twice.

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Charlie the fucking Tuna
Charlie the Tuna is a cartoon character and mascot for StarKist Tuna. You can see his "designer shades" and "beret" here.

single up all lines
This is a special phrase for Pynchon. It is used in V. (pp.11 and 438), The Crying of Lot 49 (p.31), Gravity's Rainbow (p.489), Mason & Dixon (pp.258 and 260), and it is the very first sentence of Against the Day. Apparently, Vineland is the only novel without this phrase.

See here for a longer note on the significance of this phrase.



Chapter 1
pp. 1-18
Chapter 2
pp. 19-45
Chapter 3
pp. 46-49
Chapter 4
pp. 50-54
Chapter 5
pp. 55-67
Chapter 6
pp. 68-88
Chapter 7
pp. 89-110
Chapter 8
pp. 111-123
Chapter 9
pp. 124-153
Chapter 10
pp. 154-162
Chapter 11
pp. 163-185
Chapter 12
pp. 186-206
Chapter 13
pp. 207-234
Chapter 14
pp. 235-255
Chapter 15
pp. 256-274
Chapter 16
pp. 275-295
Chapter 17
pp. 296-314
Chapter 18
pp. 315-342
Chapter 19
pp. 343-350
Chapter 20
pp. 351-363
Chapter 21
pp. 364-369
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