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The rules presented by Helen and Jake are displayed in a ten-commandment-style card boards. As far as it could be read, some of the rules are:
Rule I: "Persistence questioning on parental judgment is punishable. Occasional questioning of parental judgment indicates healthy skepticism and shall be permitted at the pleasure of mother and father (
Rule II: "The ruling council shall determine when occasional questioning becomes persistent questioning and shall not be required to provide advance notice of said determination."
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Rule 18. "The ruling council does not allow dates on school nights."
Rule 19. "Interdependent
Rule 20. "Curfew shall be considered to be 10
Rule 21. "Telephone usage shall occur on an "as need (only?)" basis."
Rules 21 to 26 are not explicitly stated, but have to do with the procedure to sign in when coming from a late night.▼
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(*) appears with different numbers in different scenes
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===Daria's Reading Material===
While grounded, Daria is shown reading Herman Melville's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick ''Moby-Dick''] in the living room. This may be commentary on Helen's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick#Ahab Ahab-like mania] for legal procedure. Later, when Quinn is frustrated with boredom, she breaks down and asks Daria for a book. Daria (who is reading Fyodor Dostoyevsky's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brothers_Karamazov ''The Brothers Karamazov'']) responds by offering her Homer's ''Iliad'' which provokes this exchange:
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