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"I read a heart breaking story about a mother who'd just moved into a house, and her young child got some splinters in his toes and was in quite a lot of pain," he said.

So if Democratic voters splinter, Bianco or Hilton could win one of the top two spots, despite the state’s deep blue tilt.

That people will splinter into hostile groups when common sense would lead them to unite is what fuels “The Last of Us,” as a game and a series, and lifts it into classical epic territory.

"Fortunately, it was a small injury from plastic splinters from the right window."

A splinter group, the Northeast cartel, was among those designated as a terrorist organization last month by the Trump administration.