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$\ds{%
{\cal S}
\equiv
\sum_{n = 1}^{\infty}{{4n - 4 \choose n - 1} \over 2^{4n - 3}\,\pars{3n - 2}}
=
{1 \over 2}
\sum_{n = 0}^{\infty}{4n \choose n}\,{\pars{1/16}^{n} \over 3n + 1}
=
{16^{1/3} \over 2}
\sum_{n = 0}^{\infty}{4n \choose n}\,{\pars{16^{-1/3}}^{3n + 1} \over 3n + 1}}$.
$$
\mbox{Let's define}\quad
{\rm f}\pars{z}
\equiv
\sum_{n = 0}^{\infty}{4n \choose n}\,{z^{3n + 1} \over 3n + 1}
\quad\mbox{such that}\quad
{\cal S} = {16^{1/3} \over 2}{\rm f}\pars{1 \over 16^{1/3}}
$$
\begin{align}
\!\!\!\!{\rm f}'\pars{z}
&=
\sum_{n = 0}^{\infty}z^{3n}{4n \choose n}
=
\sum_{n = 0}^{\infty}z^{3n}\int_{\verts{z'}\ =\ 1^{-}}
{\pars{1 + z'}^{4n} \over z'^{n + 1}}\,{\dd z' \over 2\pi\ic}
=
\!\!\!\int_{\verts{z'}\ =\ 1^{-}}\!{\dd z' \over 2\pi\ic}\,{1 \over z'}
\sum_{n = 0}^{\infty}\bracks{z^{3}\pars{1 + z'}^{4} \over z'}^{n}
\\[3mm]&=
\int_{\verts{z'}\ =\ 1^{-}}\!{\dd z' \over 2\pi\ic}
{1 \over z' - z^{3}\pars{1 + z'}^{4}}
\end{align}
With WA, we try to find the zeros of $ax^{4} - x + 1 = 0$ $\pars{~a \equiv z^{3}, \quad x \equiv z' + 1~}$ and they $\underline{\bf look}$ quite involved. The interesting value of $a$ is $a = z^{3} = 1/16$ and the behavior in $\pars{0,z_{m}}$ with $z_{m} > 16^{-1/3}$. With WA, we look for zeros of $x^{4} -16x + 16 = 0$. It
$\underline{\bf yields}$ the following roots, in terms of $z'$:
$$
z' = 1\,,\quad0.0874\,,\quad -2.5437 \pm 2.2303\,\ic
$$
It's clear that there is one root close to zero but ${\bf \mbox{we don't know how the}\
z' = 1\ \mbox{root evolves when}\ z\ \mbox{moves away of}\ z = 16^{-1/3}}$. The contribution of the root $z_{0}$ "close to zero" is given by:
$$
\lim_{z' \to z_{0}}{z' - z_{0} \over z' - z^{3}\pars{1 + z'}^{4}}
=
{1 \over 1 - 4z^{3}\pars{1 + z_{0}}^{3}}
=
{1 \over 1 - 4z^{3}\pars{z_{0}/z^{3}}^{3/4}}
=
{1 \over 1 - 4z^{3/4}z_{0}^{3/4}}
$$
Notice that $z_{0}$ is a function of $z$. We hope that a precise ( analytical ) solution of the zeros mentioned above will yields ${\rm f}\pars{z}$.