This is what happens when you read Gene Wolfe beforegoing to sleep...

Jerry Friedman · 18 Apr 2012, 15:44 · from 2012-April.txt.gz

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From: jerry_friedman at yahoo.com (Jerry Friedman)
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:44:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: (urth) This is what happens when you read Gene Wolfe
	beforegoing to sleep...
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> From: Jeff Wilson <jwilson at clueland.com>
> 
> On 4/17/2012 9:49 PM, Gerry Quinn wrote:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JerryFriedman.jpg
>> Okay, I give up. What does L = ?
> 
> My guesses are:
> 1. Length under relativistic Lorentz contraction.

Correct.

> 2. Loop's electrical induction.
> 3. Lolita.

*now working on equations to solve /Lolita/*

Jerry Friedman

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