private void setDeadUntilNewline() throws RLEDecodingBoundsException
    {
        while (xFillCounter < cols)
            {
                try
                    {
                        board[yFillCounter][xFillCounter] = Universe.State.DEAD;
                    }
                catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException AIBexp)
                    {
                        throw new RLEDecodingBoundsException(AIBexp, xFillCounter, yFillCounter);
                    }
                xFillCounter++;
            }
        xFillCounter = 0;
        yFillCounter++;
    }