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My difficulty comes from the last line. I realize that {{JP:かきむしる}} means
something like "to scratch off" and that {{JP:おさえる}} means something like "to
seize/grab hold of." I know that the first verb is modifying the {{JP:よう}} but
unless the reading "I grabbed the scratched off scab on my chest" is correct
(which is what I get from looking up the meaning of {{JP:よう}} ) then I'm
stumped. Could anyone illuminate it for me please?

> 「どうなってんの？」「何だよ、これ」
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> まったくだ。何だよ、これ。なんでこんな場所に。なんで？ いつから？
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> かきむしる **ように** 胸を押さえる。
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What does よう mean in this sentence?
> かきむしる **ように** 胸を押さえる

It means "(I) press (my) chest **as if / like** scratching it".

The ように here means "as if / like". Similar to みたいに / まるで～ように / ～かのように.
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ように As if. かきむしるように胸を押さえる。 He put his hands on his chest as if scratching it.
Another example is 狂ったように叫んだ。 He Scremed as if he was crazy.

「どうなんってんの？」「何だよ、これ」 まったくだ。何だよ、これ。なんでこんな場所に。なんで？ いつから？ So they find something
strenge, not sure what it is, No sure where it comes from. I think because of
the confusion, He put his hands on his chest as if scratching it. Expression
of his anguish. Normally we scratch our head, but this person is scratching
his chest.
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