I can cut if he extends, and if he protects, I'll hane at the marked white stone.

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He still isn't alive in the corner, though I suspect he will live, but his outside stones are still a target. I'll probably just approach the upper left to ladder break and try to open up the cut at a some. Or maybe I should protect my stones at the bottom first. With my forcing moves against his bottom group, they should be fine. I'm not too happy about the shape of my stones, but they should work.

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