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	'''Whist'''<br>		'''Whist'''<br>
	Whist is a classic English trick-taking card game which was played widely in the 18th and 19th centuries. It derives from the 16th game of Trump or Ruff, via Ruff and Honours. Although the rules are extremely simple, there is enormous scope for scientific play. From [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whist ~~WIKI~~]		Whist is a classic English trick-taking card game which was played widely in the 18th and 19th centuries. It derives from the 16th game of Trump or Ruff, via Ruff and Honours. Although the rules are extremely simple, there is enormous scope for scientific play. From [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whist Wikipedia]

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	'''Juniata'''<br>		'''Juniata'''<br>
	The Juniata River is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 90 miles (145 km) long, in central Pennsylvania in the United States. The river is considered scenic along much of its route, having a broad and shallow course passing through several mountain ridges and steeply-lined water gaps. It formed an early 18th-century frontier region in Pennsylvania and was the site of Native American attacks against white settlements during the French and Indian War. From [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniata_River WIKI]		The Juniata River is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 90 miles (145 km) long, in central Pennsylvania in the United States. The river is considered scenic along much of its route, having a broad and shallow course passing through several mountain ridges and steeply-lined water gaps. It formed an early 18th-century frontier region in Pennsylvania and was the site of Native American attacks against white settlements during the French and Indian War. From [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniata_River WIKI]

	'''Harris's Ferry'''<br>		'''Harris's Ferry'''<br>
	See page [~~http~~://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_31:_302-314#Page_310 310].		See page [https://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_31:_302-314#Page_310 310].

	'''Proprietarian politics... Anti-Proprietarians'''<br>		'''Proprietarian politics... Anti-Proprietarians'''<br>
	The British kings repeatedly granted territory to an individual or a small group, rather than to a chartered company. These men, called proprietors, or sometimes "Lords Proprietors", were invested not only with property under private law but also with gubernatorial authority to administer it with extraordinary authority, somewhat recalling the earl palatine before the Glorious Revolution. The method was most notably used during the early colonization along the Atlantic coasts of North America and the Caribbean by Great Britain. A good example is the Province of Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn (the state still bears the name meaning "woodlands of Penn") by King Charles II of England. This type of indirect rule eventually fell out of favor as the English Sovereigns sought to concentrate their power and authority, and the colonies were converted to crown colonies, i.e. governed by officials appointed by the King. From [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_colony WIKI]		The British kings repeatedly granted territory to an individual or a small group, rather than to a chartered company. These men, called proprietors, or sometimes "Lords Proprietors", were invested not only with property under private law but also with gubernatorial authority to administer it with extraordinary authority, somewhat recalling the earl palatine before the Glorious Revolution. The method was most notably used during the early colonization along the Atlantic coasts of North America and the Caribbean by Great Britain. A good example is the Province of Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn (the state still bears the name meaning "woodlands of Penn") by King Charles II of England. This type of indirect rule eventually fell out of favor as the English Sovereigns sought to concentrate their power and authority, and the colonies were converted to crown colonies, i.e. governed by officials appointed by the King. From [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_colony WIKI]

	'''Field of Duck-Green, not to mention reliable Magenta'''<br>		'''Field of Duck-Green, not to mention reliable Magenta'''<br>
	This combined color motif of bright green and magenta comes up several times in ''Inherent Vice'' and also appears on the dust jacket of the book. Indeed Pynchon works this visual gag into almost every novel, with numerous mentions in GR - see 'Magenta and Green', [~~http~~://gravitys-rainbow.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=M GRwiki].		This combined color motif of bright green and magenta comes up several times in ''Inherent Vice'' and also appears on the dust jacket of the book. Indeed Pynchon works this visual gag into almost every novel, with numerous mentions in GR - see 'Magenta and Green', [https://gravitys-rainbow.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=M GRwiki].

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	'''Topick of Virtual Representation'''<br>		'''Topick of Virtual Representation'''<br>
	In the early stages of the American Revolution, colonists in North America followed rules imposed upon them by the British Parliament because the colonies were not represented in Parliament. According to the British constitution, colonists argued, taxes could only be levied on British subjects with their consent. Because the colonists were represented only in their provincial assemblies, they said, only those legislatures could levy taxes in the colonies. This concept was famously expressed as "No taxation without representation." From [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_representation ~~WIKI~~]		In the early stages of the American Revolution, colonists in North America followed rules imposed upon them by the British Parliament because the colonies were not represented in Parliament. According to the British constitution, colonists argued, taxes could only be levied on British subjects with their consent. Because the colonists were represented only in their provincial assemblies, they said, only those legislatures could levy taxes in the colonies. This concept was famously expressed as "No taxation without representation." From [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_representation Wikipedia]

	'''Fort Pitt'''<br>[[Image:BraddocksDefeat.jpg\|thumb\|Braddock's Defeat\|right]]Fort Pitt was a fort in what is now the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The fort was built in 1758 during the French and Indian War, next to the site of Fort Duquesne. The French built Fort Duquesne in 1754, at the beginning of that war, and it became a focal point due to its strategic river location. The Braddock expedition, a 1755 attempt to take Fort Duquesne, met with a bloody repulse at the Monongahela River. The French garrison viciously mauled an attacking British regiment in September 1758, but abandoned and destroyed the fort at the approach of General John Forbes's expedition in November. From [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Pitt_(Pennsylvania) ~~WIKI~~]		'''Fort Pitt'''<br>[[Image:BraddocksDefeat.jpg\|thumb\|Braddock's Defeat\|right]]Fort Pitt was a fort in what is now the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The fort was built in 1758 during the French and Indian War, next to the site of Fort Duquesne. The French built Fort Duquesne in 1754, at the beginning of that war, and it became a focal point due to its strategic river location. The Braddock expedition, a 1755 attempt to take Fort Duquesne, met with a bloody repulse at the Monongahela River. The French garrison viciously mauled an attacking British regiment in September 1758, but abandoned and destroyed the fort at the approach of General John Forbes's expedition in November. From [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Pitt_(Pennsylvania) Wikipedia]

	''''Tis the year '55 all over... after Braddock's Defeat'''<br>		''''Tis the year '55 all over... after Braddock's Defeat'''<br>
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	'''setting up their observatory at John Harland's farm'''<br>		'''setting up their observatory at John Harland's farm'''<br>
	See the [~~http~~://wikimapia.org/13906779/Stargazer-s-Stone LINK]		See the [https://wikimapia.org/13906779/Stargazer-s-Stone LINK]

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	'''Alexander Bryant's farm'''<br>		'''Alexander Bryant's farm'''<br>
	Listed as Alexander ''Bryan'' in the Journal and all historical records. See this [~~http~~://www.whiteclayfriends.org/mason_and_dixon.php LINK] for much more info pertaining to M&D around this time.		Listed as Alexander ''Bryan'' in the Journal and all historical records. See this [https://www.whiteclayfriends.org/mason_and_dixon.php LINK] for much more info pertaining to M&D around this time.

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	'''a newly-set chunk of Rose Quartz'''<br>		'''a newly-set chunk of Rose Quartz'''<br>
	See pages [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_44:_440-447#Page_440 440] & [~~http~~://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_44:_440-447#Page_441 441].		See pages [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_44:_440-447#Page_440 440] & [https://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_44:_440-447#Page_441 441].

	'''By June...they are instructed to proceed...'''<br>		'''By June...they are instructed to proceed...'''<br>
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	'''Tangent Line'''<br>		'''Tangent Line'''<br>
	[http://www.udel.edu/johnmack/mason_dixon/#fig6 diagram]<br>		[https://web.archive.org/web/20080105035839/http://www.udel.edu/johnmack/mason_dixon/#fig6 diagram]<br>

	'''Nanticoke'''<br>		'''Nanticoke'''<br>
	The Nanticoke River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in southern Kent County, Delaware, flows through Sussex County, Delaware, and forms the boundary between Dorchester County, Maryland and Wicomico County, Maryland. From [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanticoke_River ~~WIKI~~]		The Nanticoke River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in southern Kent County, Delaware, flows through Sussex County, Delaware, and forms the boundary between Dorchester County, Maryland and Wicomico County, Maryland. From [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanticoke_River Wikipedia]

	'''Great Cypress Swamp'''<br>		'''Great Cypress Swamp'''<br>
	The Great Cypress Swamp (also known as Great Pocomoke Swamp, Cypress Swamp, or Big Cypress Swamp), is a forested freshwater swamp located on the Delmarva Peninsula in South Delaware and Southeastern Maryland... It is the northernmost of the southern swamps and one of many along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It covers about 50 square miles (130 km2), mostly in southern Sussex County, Delaware. It is the source of the Pocomoke River, which flows south, and Pepper Creek, which flows northeast. From [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Cypress_Swamp ~~WIKI~~]		The Great Cypress Swamp (also known as Great Pocomoke Swamp, Cypress Swamp, or Big Cypress Swamp), is a forested freshwater swamp located on the Delmarva Peninsula in South Delaware and Southeastern Maryland... It is the northernmost of the southern swamps and one of many along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It covers about 50 square miles (130 km2), mostly in southern Sussex County, Delaware. It is the source of the Pocomoke River, which flows south, and Pepper Creek, which flows northeast. From [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Cypress_Swamp Wikipedia]

	'''"Middle Point"'''<br>		'''"Middle Point"'''<br>
	Mason and Dixon confirmed earlier survey work which delineated Delaware's southern boundary from the Atlantic Ocean to the ”Middle Point” stone (along what is today known as the Transpeninsular Line). They proceeded nearly due north from this to the Pennsylvania border. From [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_dixon_line ~~WIKI~~]		Mason and Dixon confirmed earlier survey work which delineated Delaware's southern boundary from the Atlantic Ocean to the ”Middle Point” stone (along what is today known as the Transpeninsular Line). They proceeded nearly due north from this to the Pennsylvania border. From [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_dixon_line Wikipedia]

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