I have this very simple, working gnuplot code:

```
splot x * x

```

This plots a surface from -10 < x < 10 and -10 < y < 10.

[![plot of z = x^2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xDLyN.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xDLyN.png)

I want to plot the same surface from -10 < x < 10 and -10 < y < -9 HOWEVER I still want the graph's axes to use -10 < x < 10 and -10 < y < 10. The axes bounds should not change, but the range of values plotted should be smaller.

In other words, the surface should look like a thin band in one small section of the plot. The rest should be empty space. Below is a very poor effort at creating what I want using the graph I have.

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jv1bL.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jv1bL.png)

I have tried manipulating `yrange`, but this changes BOTH the surface bounds and the axes bounds. I have also tried disabling `autoscale` but I'm unsure what to do next.