Cactus ID please

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  1. longk

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    I rescued this cactus from a skip earlier...................
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    Three questions;
    1] what is it? It has some spectacularly nasty barbed soft spines.
    2] is it salvagable?
    3] what's the best way to take cuttings if possible? I've dropped some of the teets on some sandy soil.

    Many thanks.
     
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