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"Carlos!" I gasped. I looked at Tanner's husk of a body, "What happened?"
"Like I said to him, anyone can be replaced," he grinned, the same one I'd seen on Tanner's face, "especially now."
I swallowed hard, feeling venerable. "But why Tanner? And how! I mean it's always smaller guy--like me--into a larger guy, right?"
"Tanner, he'd forgotten his place, and was disrespectful."
I felt the colour drain from my face, "How?" I blurted out.
"My smart guys had come up with a new machine. Now we can put someone bigger into a smaller person," his eyes glinted, "even a kid."
"But was worked hard, why him?"
"Tanner asked a lot of questions as well," he muttered; I felt my gut flip.