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Shrinking Violet

Robert Dunn

People tell me the world is shrinking.
Well, of course the world is shrinking.
It says right there on the label right there—
World Washing Instructions: LAUNDER
IN COLD WATER ONLY. Says that
Right there in big black and white letters.
I might also add, thanks to my camping
Experience: Never bang the planet on a rock
While washing it in a steam ... it is fragile,
After all, and you never know just what
You are going to bang loose if you do...

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