For Tuesday

I'm working on getting more information to you guys prior to your scheduled reading. So for Tuesday, one of the sections I want to focus on is pp166-67 where Pynchon introduces IG Farben and coal tar. A close reading will give you most of what you need, but it's an important passage because the refinement of coal tar--a waste product--into the various dyes and chemicals becomes crucial as GR progresses. Of note here, is the metaphoric spin that Pynchon puts on the preterite substance.