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To squeeze the long story into the part worth keeping.
means To make something denser, shorter, or more concentrated by removing what isn't essential.
from From Latin condensare, to make thick, from densus, dense — the same root packed into density and dense.
PhysicsGas becomes liquid; clouds practice it daily.
OppositeDilate, expand, rarefy, or simply ramble.
MilkCondensed milk is just water shown the door.