Figure 42.—Opening the sternum.
Open the midline, beginning at the opening made when the aitch bone was split. With the handle of the knife inserted in the opening and with the blade pointed outward to avoid cutting the intestines ([fig. 43]), open the midline to the opening made at the breast ([fig. 44]). Allow the intestines and stomach to roll outward and hang ([fig. 45]). Do not allow them to fall because the esophagus will tear and spill its contents onto the carcass.
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Figure 43.—Opening the midline.
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Figure 44.—Opening the midline.