1998 Mercury 9.9 Wiring question

EasyQ17

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I just got a new to me kicker on Craigslist. 1998 Mercury 9.9, Tiller model with electric start. I installed it used it for a few hours trolling for some salmon and everything worked good(except I didn't catch anything). When I got back home and was cleaning up and running fresh water through it I noticed these two wires. One is Brown and One is Black. The Brown goes to the blue splitter and then to a black with yellow stripe, the black goes right to ground.

I had a 2 stroke Merc 9.8 that was pull start before so I thought this might be part of the starting circuit, but it started fine. The guy I bought it from took it off a boat he bought so I thought maybe it was part of a remote start? I tried to use the google, but wasn't able to get an answer or find a diagram that helped me figure out where these go.

I am not sure what these do or where they go. Even after I found them I was able to start and run the engine. Thanks for the help.
 

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