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The Cuttlefish Man
“Now, stop stalling: my patience has worn thin—
Open that steel door, so I can get in!
If you refuse, I’ll drown you like a rat,
Then go back up and catch another brat.
Maybe he’ll understand which course to take,
When his innocent young life is at stake;
Maybe he’d like to go home, where he could
Grow up to be a man and do some good.”
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