@hazardwarning Nope; you did just fine.
// @variablepulserate
@matigo Because I was following some very specific instructions that I don't fully understand. I may go to a 16 which has the advantage of access via the web. Nothing to lose.
Frustrated that I can create a teeny EC2 instance of Ubuntu 14.04 but, despite all troubleshooting, simply cannot SSH into it. Stopped, for now.