to mutilate
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Examples
Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure.
In order to fit into certain ideals, you need to mutilate yourself.
What if the puzzle of the world was a shape you didn't fit into? And the only way to survive was to mutilate yourself, carve away your corners, sand yourself down, modify yourself to fit? How come we haven't been able to change the puzzle instead?