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little above the place where it had been cut. I had snipped off the loose parts of each the night before.
The other finger was dressed with little hope on my part of it’s ever being useful again. Tho’ I understand that he has since been able to get his bread by writing.
The stumps of the forefr & middle fr can be of no use as I imagine.
I have no doubt that