I had planned to swap out two standard switches in a double-gang box with smart switches but discovered that the line wire appears to be one continuous wire that is stripped in two sections, where it wraps around one screw terminal on each switch and then exits out of the box via a different point.

I’ve installed smart switches (which have connection wires not terminals) in other locations; however, they were single-gang boxes with ends of wires. Accordingly, I’m curious if someone could tell me the best way to proceed.

[![Switch Wiring](https://i.stack.imgur.com/j6M3m.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/j6M3m.jpg)