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I have to have some sort of surgical procedure done to my right hand. M. is in the room and has just had it done, his entire hand is wrapped up in a big white bundle of tape and gauze. The procedure seems to involve a rotating saw and I tell the doctor I don't know if I can handle it. He admits it is intense. It turns out the saw is actually some kind of sander and the procedure sands down my nails, and the surface of my fingertips down to near the bone--the doctor does it a finger at a time and it doesn't hurt at all. I remark that it will be awhile before I play the guitar again.