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\section{Hold That Thought\ldots}
\lettrine[lraise=0.05]{W}{e} have seen four examples
where the Second Law of Thermodynamics would suggest
--- at best --- maintenance of the status quo,
and more likely a steady deterioration.
(Many more examples could be cited.)
But in all four instances, an enormous transformation bootstrapped itself to greater complexity.
A transformation from the less sophisticated into something unexpected and unprecedented.
Hold that thought{\ldots}