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Charger's Start Button

A small, recessed metallic button mounted on the horse's harness or saddle, likely chrome-plated and glinting under the courtyard's lamplight. Romana slams her palm against it repeatedly, shouting for the horse to respond, but the mare remains unresponsive, forcing her to abandon it and kick the creature into motion.
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S16E15 · The Androids of Tara Part 3
Romana abandons horse to flee courtyard

The start button—sought desperately by Romana—proves to be a red herring. Its physical presence on the harness is noted but unresponsive, forcing Romana to abandon technology in favor of brute force and vocal commands to spur the horse into action.

Before: Recessed metallic button on the harness, glinting under lamplight; presumably functional in anticipated operation
After: Unused, its futility exposed in the urgency of the moment
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