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Yeah, I would look inside with a borescope or light to see if it is actually still in the cylinder, could have snuck out an exhaust port or slipped inside the crankcase. You sure wouldn’t want to pull the head off only to find nothing in the cylinder. If you don’t see it with the borescope, I would just run it, the plastic straw isn’t going to hurt anything unless somehow it gets stuck in the reeds, which seems unlikely.
If you do pull the head, then yes, the mating surfaces should be dressed with a fine emery and checked for flatness before reassembly. Be careful, the new head gasket will fit either way but most be oriented in a particular way. Be sure to use grease on the head bolt threads and torque them properly. Recheck torque after your first run.