enchmark: timing 300000 iterations of short_range, short_splice...
short_range:  2 wallclock secs ( 1.16 usr +  0.00 sys =  1.16 CPU) @ 259459.46/s (n=300000)
short_splice:  1 wallclock secs ( 0.75 usr +  0.00 sys =  0.75 CPU) @ 400000.00/s (n=300000)
                 Rate  short_range short_splice
short_range  259459/s           --         -35%
short_splice 400000/s          54%           --
Benchmark: timing 200000 iterations of long_range, long_splice...
long_range: 36 wallclock secs (37.30 usr +  0.00 sys = 37.30 CPU) @ 5362.38/s (n=200000)
long_splice:  0 wallclock secs ( 0.50 usr +  0.00 sys =  0.50 CPU) @ 400000.00/s (n=200000)
                Rate  long_range long_splice
long_range    5362/s          --        -99%
long_splice 400000/s       7359%          --