Wonder why someone would do that--cut off her nose to spite her face. Wikipedia tells us that cutting off the nose used to be (is?) a rather common punishment and that nuns did it to protect their virginity from marauding Vikings. I always assumed it was an exaggeration to caution against unwise behavior, but it seems some people actually go to such extremes, risking injury to themselves to make a point. Perhaps pride makes them do it.
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