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A barber discovers a detached human nose in his bread and attempts furtively to hide and discard it. The absent nose belongs to a self-important minor official who wakes to find his face altered and pursues recovery through humiliating, frantic measures. The severed nose acquires an autonomous social presence, moving among uniforms and offices and exposing the protagonist to public embarrassment. Episodes pair surreal mishap with pointed satire of bureaucracy, status anxiety, and the fragility of identity. The plot unfolds in brisk, episodic scenes that culminate in an odd restitution that restores appearances while underscoring the story's comic critique of social order.
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