I am using Illustrator. I got this:    and I want to create this effect:    At the moment I am using a white border to create this effect but I want to remove the part from the outer lines. I know that this is possible but how?
I've used "//" and "\" to create this "W", and have made them into outlines, as I'm trying to give the different layers a colour, as well as having a white space where the lines touch and I would like to remove the top of the second "\".   I'm struggling with the white space at the moment and now I've added a stroke, the fill has decreased. Is there another way I could do this?   I've also tried to use my pen tool to remove the top of the "\" but when using "Path Finder" I cannot find an option to "Minus Forward". I'm a newbie so any advice would be lovely :)
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