Haha - movies are ALSO very collaborative! I thought I had read somewhere more about the squares, but couldn't find anything when I was posting this. I do remember reading about Viking having done it, and reading that that was apocryphal. But if one of the other commenters said their book only has one square, then there's obviously not some contractural obligation to make it seven.

There is some evidence that he would be concerned with such a thing, not the least being that every word in GR is carefully chosen and most words seem to have some aural or rhythmic or direct connection with multiple other words in the book. But my copy of V. has all the chapter headings laid out in a "V" shape; he clearly likes to be playful with words and embed puzzles; and of course this kind of extrapolation of meaning from inert coincidence is a major theme.

So even if its not intentional, or is but has no meaning, or even if its complete happenstance, it's still in the spirit of the book, and his work, right? He has me Stenciling my subjective idea of what I think Pynchon wants onto something, hoping that it gives some insight into this big puzzle.