jumps in.
If connects, then
connects too - and Black dies with a bent four in the corner.
So has to cut. Now
cuts, and due to shortage of liberties,
must capture to gain a liberty before making the atari at
.
captures four Black stones...
But the four Black stones is part of Black's under the stones setup, as seen by . But what is
doing, donating yet another stone?
White continues donating stones with and
, which are promptly captured.
However, the final Blow is the throw-in at . The ending is a ko for life for Black.
In this problem, it turns out that not only Black uses the under the stones technique. What is so magical is the way White sacrificed stones again and again. In fact, to answer the question posed in the hint, a total of ten White stones were captured in the main line.