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- 01The 13-pound, 3.5-foot tamping iron entered below Gage's left eye and exited through the top of his skull.
- 02Before the accident, Gage was a reliable foreman; after, he was profane, impulsive, and unable to keep any job.
- 03Gage kept the rod for the rest of his life; both he and the iron are now at Harvard Medical School.