What is the meaning of の here?

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    「ぐっ、これは‥
    「呪いか！？
    「の、呪いなどと‥
    「自らを‥　滅ぼしかねない‥　ものまでを‥使うと‥いうのか‥‥‥ヒトは‥？
    
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It's a monologue from the game. That's the role of の in this sentence「の、呪いなどと‥
?




It is used to represent stuttering speech. 'No-noroi nado to...'.

Without the comma (pause-indicator) it would be more difficult to interpret it
as a stutter.




It is used to represent stuttering speech. 'No-noroi nado to...'.

Without the comma (pause-indicator) it would be more difficult to interpret it
as a stutter.

