VIRGIL

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VIRGIL [8-10 / 15º-(-30º)] is one of the constellations in the "One Size Fits All" (1975) "universe". VIRGIL is a pun on Virgo, one of the 13 constellations of the Zodiac.

The star "Embankment" (from the first edition of the artwork) is renamed "Charing Cross"; together with "Waterloo", this is a reference to two subway stations near Royal Festival Hall in London, where Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask was recorded for the Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970) album. Other London subway stations: "Marylebone", "Edgware Road", "Bayswater", "Queensway"

The New York subway system: "125th", "Lenox", "Houston", "Spring Garden St.", "Canal", on the "Yellow" line.

The Philadelphia subway system: "Olney", "Wyoming", "Huntingpark", on the "Orange" line.

The Los Angeles subway system: ?

Other stars: "Horn Relay", "Acc. Flasher", "R.Dir.Sig.Lamp".

? "6 Red"

? "Black"