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Another approach...
Select your pink pen stroke and Object> Expand- just click OK in the dialog
Select both the expanded Pen path and the shape you want to cut (make sure it is a filled path or outlined text and not just a path with a stroke)
Go to the Pathfinder Panel and click Minus Front
This will cut the shape into separate parts.
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The eraser tool in Illustrator doesn't work like the eraser tool in Photoshop. It won't work for this. I would use the Shape Builder tool instead.
Type some text, and do Type > Create outlines
Open the Pathfinder and hit the *Unite" button.
Draw a shape around the bottom half of the text using the Pen Tool, with no fill, and a stroke you can see.
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