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>>The number "1." for a step is a multipurpose identifier that
clarifies there is only one step and it is a step just
like any other. Having number for some kinds of steps and not for
others implies that there's something different about the type of
step it is.<<
Hmmm. As I see it, there *is* something different about it:
It's a single *action*, not one of two or more actions that are
steps in a sequence.
