Ahh I didn't realise the fancy pliers are on their way and you had time to think about all the what ifs...

...I doubt very much the end of the line will be damaged.

If you were to go for a flexible pipe all the way from the master cylinder why wouldn't you plumb it straight to the caliper?

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

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Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!