\BOOKMARK [1][-]{section.1}{Introduction}{}% 1
\BOOKMARK [1][-]{section.2}{The recursive structure}{}% 2
\BOOKMARK [1][-]{section.3}{The main theorems}{}% 3
\BOOKMARK [1][-]{section.4}{Estimates for the rate of growth}{}% 4
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.4.1}{Ruler sequences and smoothing }{section.4}% 5
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.4.2}{The tabular construction }{section.4}% 6
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.4.3}{ Estimates for the lengths \(m\) \(n\) of the blocks}{section.4}% 7
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.4.4}{ Estimates for the records \(m\)\(n\) }{section.4}% 8
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.4.5}{ An estimate for \(m\)\(n\) }{section.4}% 9
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.4.6}{The first occurrence of t}{section.4}% 10
\BOOKMARK [1][-]{section.5}{Comments and generalizations}{}% 11
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.5.1}{The Finiteness Conjecture}{section.5}% 12
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.5.2}{Curling number transforms of other sequences}{section.5}% 13
\BOOKMARK [2][-]{subsection.5.3}{Generalizations}{section.5}% 14