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+/**
+ * Expects an object containing a blob, a start index and an end index
+ * for slicing. Returns the contents of the blob read as text.
+ */
+onmessage = function(event) {
+  var blob = event.data.blob;
+  var start = event.data.start;
+  var end = event.data.end;
+
+  var slicedBlob = blob.slice(start, end);
+
+  var fileReader = new FileReaderSync();
+  var text = fileReader.readAsText(slicedBlob);
+
+  postMessage(text);
+};