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"[...]Exception: Fix bayonet. (See par. 318.) The following bugle signals are used in exceptional cases on the battle field. Their principal uses are in field exercises and practice firing. Commence firing: Officers charged with fire direction and control open fire as soon as practicable. When given to a firing line, the signal is equivalent to fire at will. Cease firing: All parts of the line execute cease firing at once. These signals are not used by units smaller than a regiment, except when such unit is independent or detached from its regiment.[...]".