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"It beat at her, pushing her and pulling her like a cat playing with the mouse it was about to eat."

Explain the meaning as it is used in the novel, Refugee.

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It means that she is nervous or keeps getting reminded of something in her mind that she wants to forget. It could also imply a dilemma in a decision
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