I'm thinking this.
Obviously black can't play like this...
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[go]$$Wc Self-atari
$$ ----------------
$$ . . . O X X . O |
$$ . . . O X X 3 O |
$$ . . . O . O X O |
$$ . . O . , O X 4 |
$$ . . . . . O X . |
$$ . . . . . O X 2 |
$$ . . . . . O X 1 |
$$ . . . . . O X O |
$$ . . . . . . O . |
$$ . . . . , . O . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |[/go]
Nor can black do this.
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[go]$$Wc Black is still dead by bent 4.
$$ ----------------
$$ . . . O X X C O |
$$ . . . O X X 2 O |
$$ . . . O . O X O |
$$ . . O . , O X . |
$$ . . . . . O X 4 |
$$ . . . . . O X 3 |
$$ . . . . . O X 1 |
$$ . . . . . O X O |
$$ . . . . . . O 5 |
$$ . . . . , . O . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |[/go]
Or this.
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[go]$$Wc Self-atari again
$$ ----------------
$$ . . . O X X . O |
$$ . . . O X X 3 O |
$$ . . . O . O X O |
$$ . . O . , O X 4 |
$$ . . . . . O X 2 |
$$ . . . . . O X . |
$$ . . . . . O X 1 |
$$ . . . . . O X O |
$$ . . . . . . O . |
$$ . . . . , . O . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |[/go]
But if black takes the stones white cannot capture the 4...
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[go]$$Wc Self-atari
$$ ----------------
$$ . . . O C C 7 O |
$$ . . . O C 8 3 O |
$$ . . . O 5 O X O |
$$ . . O . , O X 6 |
$$ . . . . . O X . |
$$ . . . . . O X 2 |
$$ . . . . . O X C |
$$ . . . . . O X C |
$$ . . . . . . O 4 |
$$ . . . . , . O . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |[/go]
So, how does white kill then?

Like this:
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[go]$$Wc Oh boy...
$$ ----------------
$$ . . . O X X . O |
$$ . . . O X X . O |
$$ . . . O . O X O |
$$ . . O . , O X . |
$$ . . . . . O X . |
$$ . . . . . O X 1 |
$$ . . . . . O X . |
$$ . . . . . O X O |
$$ . . . . . . O . |
$$ . . . . , . O . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |[/go]
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[go]$$Wc Self-ataris everywhere
$$ ----------------
$$ . . . O X X . O |
$$ . . . O X X 3 O |
$$ . . . O . O X O |
$$ . . O . , O X . |
$$ . . . . . O X 2 |
$$ . . . . . O X 1 |
$$ . . . . . O X . |
$$ . . . . . O X O |
$$ . . . . . . O . |
$$ . . . . , . O . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |[/go]
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[go]$$Wc So much dead shape
$$ ----------------
$$ . . . O X X . O |
$$ . . . O X X . O |
$$ . . . O . O X O |
$$ . . O . , O X 2 |
$$ . . . . . O X . |
$$ . . . . . O X 1 |
$$ . . . . . O X 3 |
$$ . . . . . O X O |
$$ . . . . . . O . |
$$ . . . . , . O . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |[/go]
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[go]$$Wc So much dead shape
$$ ----------------
$$ . . . O X X . O |
$$ . . . O X X 2 O |
$$ . . . O . O X O |
$$ . . O . , O X . |
$$ . . . . . O X . |
$$ . . . . . O X 1 |
$$ . . . . . O X 3 |
$$ . . . . . O X O |
$$ . . . . . . O . |
$$ . . . . , . O . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |[/go]
There is only 1 sequence I can't figure out...
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[go]$$Wc
$$ ----------------
$$ . . . O C 9 7 O |
$$ . . . O C 8 3 O |
$$ . . . O 5 O X O |
$$ . . O . , O X 6 |
$$ . . . . . O X . |
$$ . . . . . O X 1 |
$$ . . . . . O X 2 |
$$ . . . . . O X C |
$$ . . . . . . O 4 |
$$ . . . . , . O . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |[/go]
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[go]$$Bc
$$ ----------------
$$ . . . O 1 . 3 . |
$$ . . . O 6 X 2 4 |
$$ . . . O O O X 5 |
$$ . . O . , O X X |
$$ . . . . . O X . |
$$ . . . . . O X O |
$$ . . . . . O X X |
$$ . . . . . O X . |
$$ . . . . . . O X |
$$ . . . . , . O . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |[/go]
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[go]$$Bc Favorable ko for white
$$ ----------------
$$ . . . O C 4 X 1 |
$$ . . . O O X 2 3 |
$$ . . . O O O X X |
$$ . . O . , O X X |
$$ . . . . . O X . |
$$ . . . . . O X O |
$$ . . . . . O X X |
$$ . . . . . O X . |
$$ . . . . . . O X |
$$ . . . . , . O . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |
$$ . . . . . . . . |[/go]
Is this the best white can do?