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Originally posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.
The game shall be stopped. A5 shall be required to remove the jewelry immediately OR (bold letters my emphasis) be required to leave the game and not return until after removing the jewelry.
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Ah the vagueries and ambiguities of human language!
You read the above verbiage and infer that you have two equally acceptable, mutually exclusive options from which you may choose based upon personal preference.
I read the same text and infer an algorithm, a step-by-step guide to solving the problem. The first step is to "require [A5] to remove the jewelry immediately...." If that fails, the second step is to "require [A5] to leave the game...."
The way I read it, I disagree with both your initial and revised interpretations. The rule does not require A5 to leave the game with no other recourse (as has already been conceeded). Nor does A.R. 18 give the referee the option of arbitrarily requiring A5 to leave the game.
Rather, A.R. 18 specifies that the primary remedy is the immediate removal of the jewelry, and that requiring A5 to leave the game is a secondary measure if A5 cannot, or will not, remove the jewelry immediately.