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Theorem 19.2 (Observation-growth gap). If $L$ is nonregular, then $q_L(N)$ is strictly increasing and $q_L(N)\ge N+2$ for every $N\ge0$ . Equivalently, if $q_L$ ever fails to increase at an adjacent pair of horizons, then it remains bounded.

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