A 65-year-old man with a 3-month history of left lower abdominal pain and altered bowel habits is found to have a low rectal carcinoma. He undergoes abdominoperineal resection (APR) with formation of an end colostomy. The stoma is marked as **B** in the diagram. Which of the following is the most characteristic feature of a stoma located at this position?
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