diff --git a/syndicate/HOWITWORKS.md b/syndicate/HOWITWORKS.md
index 72d776e..6c3c95e 100644
--- a/syndicate/HOWITWORKS.md
+++ b/syndicate/HOWITWORKS.md
@@ -561,186 +561,3 @@ interested in the `present` constructor.
    itself, not just the index structures. For example, the care that
    must be taken regarding `cleanup-changes` and abandoning work
    during exception handling.
-
-<!--
-
-# Example expansions
-
-Starting at the top.
-
-    > (message-struct speak (who what))
-    > (assertion-struct present (who))
-
-    > (syntax->datum (expand-once '(on (message (speak $who $what)) (void))))
-    '(add-endpoint!
-      (current-facet)
-      ""
-      #t
-      (lambda ()
-        (if #t
-          (values
-           (observe (speak (capture (discard)) (capture (discard))))
-           (skeleton-interest
-            (list struct:speak #f #f)
-            '()
-            (list)
-            '((0 0) (0 1))
-            (capture-facet-context
-             (lambda (op who what)
-               (when (eq? op '!)
-                 (schedule-script!
-                  #:priority
-                  *normal-priority*
-                  (current-actor)
-                  (lambda () (begin/void-default (void)))))))
-            #f))
-          (values (void) #f))))
-
-    > (syntax->datum (expand-once '(on (asserted (present $who)) (void))))
-    '(add-endpoint!
-      (current-facet)
-      ""
-      #t
-      (lambda ()
-        (if #t
-          (values
-           (observe (present (capture (discard))))
-           (skeleton-interest
-            (list struct:present #f)
-            '()
-            (list)
-            '((0 0))
-            (capture-facet-context
-             (lambda (op who)
-               (when (eq? op '+)
-                 (schedule-script!
-                  #:priority
-                  *normal-priority*
-                  (current-actor)
-                  (lambda () (begin/void-default (void)))))))
-            #f))
-          (values (void) #f))))
-
-    > (syntax->datum (expand-once '(on (message `(speak ,$who ,$what)) (void))))
-    '(add-endpoint!
-      (current-facet)
-      ""
-      #t
-      (lambda ()
-        (if #t
-          (values
-           (observe (list `speak (capture (discard)) (capture (discard))))
-           (skeleton-interest
-            (list 'list #f #f #f)
-            '((0 0))
-            (list `speak)
-            '((0 1) (0 2))
-            (capture-facet-context
-             (lambda (op who what)
-               (when (eq? op '!)
-                 (schedule-script!
-                  #:priority
-                  *normal-priority*
-                  (current-actor)
-                  (lambda () (begin/void-default (void)))))))
-            #f))
-          (values (void) #f))))
-
-    > (syntax->datum (expand-once '(on (asserted `(present ,$who)) (void))))
-    '(add-endpoint!
-      (current-facet)
-      ""
-      #t
-      (lambda ()
-        (if #t
-          (values
-           (observe (list `present (capture (discard))))
-           (skeleton-interest
-            (list 'list #f #f)
-            '((0 0))
-            (list `present)
-            '((0 1))
-            (capture-facet-context
-             (lambda (op who)
-               (when (eq? op '+)
-                 (schedule-script!
-                  #:priority
-                  *normal-priority*
-                  (current-actor)
-                  (lambda () (begin/void-default (void)))))))
-            #f))
-          (values (void) #f))))
-
-    > (struct arp-query (protocol protocol-address interface-name link-address) #:prefab)
-    > (syntax->datum (expand-once '(on (asserted (observe (arp-query $protocol $protocol-address interface-name _))) (void))))
-    '(add-endpoint!
-      (current-facet)
-      ""
-      #t
-      (lambda ()
-        (if #t
-          (values
-           (observe
-            (observe
-             (arp-query
-              (capture (discard))
-              (capture (discard))
-              interface-name
-              (discard))))
-           (skeleton-interest
-            (list struct:observe (list struct:arp-query #f #f #f #f))
-            '((0 0 2))
-            (list interface-name)
-            '((0 0 0) (0 0 1))
-            (capture-facet-context
-             (lambda (op protocol protocol-address)
-               (when (eq? op '+)
-                 (schedule-script!
-                  #:priority
-                  *normal-priority*
-                  (current-actor)
-                  (lambda () (begin/void-default (void)))))))
-            #f))
-          (values (void) #f))))
-
-    > (struct tabular-layout (row col) #:prefab)
-    > (assertion-struct layout-solution (container-id spec size rectangle))
-    > (syntax->datum (expand-once '(on (asserted (observe (layout-solution container-id (tabular-layout $row $col) $size _))) (void))))
-    '(add-endpoint!
-      (current-facet)
-      ""
-      #t
-      (lambda ()
-        (if #t
-          (values
-           (observe
-            (observe
-             (layout-solution
-              container-id
-              (tabular-layout (capture (discard)) (capture (discard)))
-              (capture (discard))
-              (discard))))
-           (skeleton-interest
-            (list
-             struct:observe
-             (list
-              struct:layout-solution
-              #f
-              (list struct:tabular-layout #f #f)
-              #f
-              #f))
-            '((0 0 0))
-            (list container-id)
-            '((0 0 1 0) (0 0 1 1) (0 0 2))
-            (capture-facet-context
-             (lambda (op row col size)
-               (when (eq? op '+)
-                 (schedule-script!
-                  #:priority
-                  *normal-priority*
-                  (current-actor)
-                  (lambda () (begin/void-default (void)))))))
-            #f))
-          (values (void) #f))))
-
--->