INCREDIBLE mate in 3!

Can you see the mate in 3, white to move, black pawns are going this way:

The key is to notice that the black king has almost nowhere to go, in fact if it were his turn at the beginning he would be in stalemate because of this pin… the answer pivots on a clever way to not let the black king escape - while giving him the legal moves to avoid stalemate.
It is the devilishly clever Bishop f6, which black is forced to take because it is his only move due to the same pin, then the boisterous King f8 blocks black into the corner, where he cowers, quivering, waiting for the inevitable... knight f7 checkmate!

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