First, I provide a synthetic formulation of the contrast between the two types of sociocosmic regimes that I have been developing at various points of the book.

Even more incredible is the legion of two-year-olds who win handsomely as juveniles and then disappear from the racetrack.

[…] three-barreled drillings, the two-barreled shotgun/rifle cape guns, and the four-barreled vierlings, which all featured some combination of rifle with shotgun barrels within the same gun.

He swallowed and shook his head. “No comparison.”