\documentclass{ppex} \nonstopmode \usepackage [matrix,curve,arrow,tips,frame]{xy} \pagestyle{empty} \setlength\textwidth{183.0pt} \begin{document} \ResetPreambleCommands \ReadyForTheFray \usepackage [matrix,curve,arrow,tips,frame]{xy} \[\UseTips \entrymodifiers={++[o][F]} \xymatrix @-1mm { *+\txt{in} \ar[r] & 1 \ar@(dr,dl)[]^b \ar[r]_a & 2 \ar@(d,dl)[]^a \ar[r]_b & 3 \ar `u[l] `^d[l]_a [l] \ar[r]_b & *++[o][F=]{4} \ar `dl_l[ll]+/d6mm/`l_ul[ll]^a [ll] \ar `u^l[lll]+/u1cm/`l^d[lll]_b [lll] }\] \end{document}