Get the content of a specific page (by ID)

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I have the following front-page template made:

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In place of those large Lorem Ipsum blocks, I need to show an “excerpt” from a specific page to fill that box (a certain number of characters).

How do I get a pages content in String format so that I can echo it out and trim down to a certain number of characters?

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<?php

// would echo post 7's content up until the <!--more--> tag
$post_7 = get_post(7); 
$excerpt = $post_7->post_excerpt;
echo $excerpt;

// would get post 12's entire content after which you
// can manipulate it with your own trimming preferences
$post_12 = get_post(12); 
$trim_me = $post_12->post_content;
my_trim_function( $trim_me );

?>

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