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&.&&&&.&.& EXPOSED, AND WITH A DAGGER CUT THROUGH .&..&.&...
&&...&&&&& THE SKIN STARTING AT THE GUTS, MOVING &&.&&&&..&
.&..&....& UP OVER THE RIBCAGE, TOWARDS THE HEAD. .&&...&.&.
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&.&&&.&&.& INSIDE, GRAB AND PULL (HOLD THE CUT ..&&&..&.&
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