> {}{} **** is the {} and from the context, I would say that **{}** is the {}
Grammatically speaking, I believe the only real restriction is that the must come before the , not necessarily _directly_ before it, but I think that is more common.
1. directly follows
2. I think it makes more sense that **_"an ability"_** would be _"exposed_ or _"revealed"_ upon _"falling into a life-or-death situation"_ than that a person ({}{}) would