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.

[…] 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.”

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