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OK, I think we're starting to compare apples & oranges here. A batter-runner who commits to 2B by "making an attempt" has done so only on a "hit" (where F3 can tag the batter-runner with the ball & get an out) - not when considering a look-back violation. In your scenario - walked batter who does not stop, rounds first by X number of strides, then stops, then returns to 1B - it does not matter how many steps the runner takes. This runner DID NOT STOP, until they stopped & wen back to 1B. For look-back purposes, there is no violation here. Taking it to the extreme - suppose this runner gets almost to 2B, stops, and then immediately returns to 1B. This is OK. Go back and check the criteria for the look-back to be in effect, I think you'll understand better now.
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