1) Articles 1, 2, 3 are conditions of the tap. Without them, it didn't happen. The "second attempt" is not a rekick as such, it's the first real kick.
The lack of clarity and cases in the book also leaves open other possibilities:
2) you could penalize your example as encroachment.
3) you could assume the referenced penalty applies to the entire rule.
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