diff --git a/rogueviz/embeddings/embeddings.cpp b/rogueviz/embeddings/embeddings.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d351b43e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rogueviz/embeddings/embeddings.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include "../rogueviz.h"
+
+namespace rogueviz {
+
+unique_ptr<embedding> current_embedding;
+
+namespace embeddings {
+
+vector<vector<int> > directed_edges;
+
+rogueviz::edgetype *any;
+
+struct rv_embedding : public embedding {
+  hyperpoint as_hyperpoint(int id) override {
+    return currentmap->relative_matrix(vdata[id].m->base, currentmap->gamestart(), C0) * (vdata[id].m->at * C0);
+    }
+  };
+
+void read_edgelist(string fname) {
+
+  rogueviz::init(RV_GRAPH);
+
+  rv_hook(hooks_clearmemory, 100, [] {
+    directed_edges.clear();
+    current_embedding = nullptr;
+    });
+
+  any = rogueviz::add_edgetype("embedded edges");
+
+  fhstream f(fname, "rt");
+  if(!f.f) return file_error(fname);
+
+  set<pair<int, int>> edgesets;
+
+  while(true) {
+    int i = rogueviz::readLabel(f), j = rogueviz::readLabel(f);
+    if(i == -1 || j == -1) break;
+
+    sizeto(directed_edges, i);
+    sizeto(directed_edges, j);
+
+    if(edgesets.count({i, j}) == 0 && edgesets.count({j, i}) == 0)
+      addedge(i, j, 1, any);
+
+    if(edgesets.count({i, j}) == 0) {
+      edgesets.emplace(i, j);
+      directed_edges[i].push_back(j);
+      }
+    }
+
+  int id = 0;
+  auto all = currentmap->allcells();
+
+  if(rogueviz::rv_quality >= 0) {
+    for(auto& v: vdata) 
+      v.be(all[gmod(id++, isize(all))], Id);
+    current_embedding = std::make_unique<rv_embedding> ();
+    }
+  }
+
+int a = arg::add3("-edgelist", [] { arg::shift(); read_edgelist(arg::args()); });
+
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/rogueviz/rogueviz-all.cpp b/rogueviz/rogueviz-all.cpp
index 7df0b757..632d4ad9 100644
--- a/rogueviz/rogueviz-all.cpp
+++ b/rogueviz/rogueviz-all.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
 
 #include "sag/sag.cpp"
 
+#include "embeddings/embeddings.cpp"
+
 #include "watcher.cpp"
 
 // the following comments are read by mymake so that it knows that the files include other files there:
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@
 // hidden dependencies: rogueviz/ads/
 // hidden dependencies: rogueviz/sag/
 // hidden dependencies: rogueviz/ru/
+// hidden dependencies: rogueviz/embeddings/
 
 //#endif
 
diff --git a/rogueviz/rogueviz.h b/rogueviz/rogueviz.h
index b1791a18..85e2101a 100644
--- a/rogueviz/rogueviz.h
+++ b/rogueviz/rogueviz.h
@@ -81,9 +81,17 @@ namespace rogueviz {
   void addedge(int i, int j, double wei, edgetype *t);
   extern vector<int> legend;
   extern vector<cell*> named;
-  
+
   int readLabel(fhstream& f);
 
+  struct embedding {
+    virtual hyperpoint as_hyperpoint(int id) = 0;
+    virtual ld distance(int i, int j) { return hdist(as_hyperpoint(i), as_hyperpoint(j)); }
+    virtual ld zero_distance(int id) { return hdist0(as_hyperpoint(id)); }
+    };
+
+  extern unique_ptr<embedding> current_embedding;
+
   #if CAP_TEXTURE
   struct rvimage {
     basic_textureinfo tinf;