code: def inflate(deflated_vector):
      
      dv = json.loads(deflated_vector)
      #result = np.zeros(dv['reductions']) # some claim vector length 5555, others
      #5530. this could have occurred doing remote computations? or something.
      # anyhow, we will use 5555.  Let's just hard code it.  Gosh darnit.
      result = np.zeros(5555) # some claim vector length 5555, others
      for n in dv['indices']:
          result[int(n)] = dv['indices'][n]
      #print("Inflated vector. Length", len(result))
      return result
docs: Given a defalated vector, inflate it into a np array and return it