“…Since no zigzag paths are allowed, each branch has a unique orientation. For example, the branch with the quadratics (3, 2, 3, 4), (3, 2, 3 2 , 4), (3, 2, 3 3 , 4) is a left branch, whereas the branch with (3, 2, 3, 4), (3,2,4,2,3,4), (3, (2, 4) 2 , 2, 3, 4) is a right branch. We call the first vertex at the top of any branch its tip.…”