Choosing a starting slide?

Is there a way to set the slideshow to start at slide #2 instead of slide #1, without changing the slide order or using image ids?

I have two of the same slideshow sitting side by side and I’d like the first to start at slide #1, and the second to start at slide #2. I can do this using exclude=”ID” but in the event that the slide is deleted, using exclude=”ID” becomes irrelevant.

Thanks ??

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