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Sleepy late night session, fueled only by coke and working on katagami do not mix!
No permanent damage done, and I stopped immediately and put it all away. My tired, possibly jittery, hand slipped the blade too far and cut through a bridge that was supposed to remain. Luckily I can shift the location of the bridge by a fraction—about 1/2—of an inch where I have not cut yet. If it had been in one of the chrysanthemums a similar slip would have been far harder to conceal or adapt into the design. Another reason to proceed only when well rested and after clearing my mind and relaxing. No TV and only soft music.