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+/-  constitution, ethereum
+|%
+++  parse-id
+  |=  id=@t
+  ^-  ships:function:^constitution
+  |^
+    %+  rash  id
+    ;~  pose
+      (function %ships 'ships' shipname)
+      (function %get-spawned 'getSpawned' shipname)
+    ==
+  ::
+  ++  function
+    |*  [tag=@tas fun=@t rul=rule]
+    ;~(plug (cold tag (jest fun)) (ifix [pel per] rul))
+  ::
+  ++  shipname
+    ;~(pfix sig fed:ag)
+  --
+--