Sorry, Not a good day :-< cut and paste should be _triple_-checked <snip> http://www.randomwalk.de/shoelace/l4b.jpg -1 5 4 B(1 5) -6 A(1 5) -3 B(1 5) 7 A(1 5) 2 B(1 5) 8 To get some practice: Currently my shoes have n=4: -1 7 -3 5 -4 A(3 5) 6 B(7 3) -2 B(1 7) 8 Hugo Pfoertner