Visit the office of Mr. shrink. Mr. shrink. Mr. shrink. Visit the office of Mr. shrink, his shrink ray makes things smaller.
Visit the office of Mr. shrink. Mr. shrink. Mr. shrink. Visit the office of Mr. shrink, his shrink ray makes him seem taller.
~Never grow up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Mrs. Dowager received a very large endowment from her mother.”
“I can shrink that!”
~ 1966, Dr. Shrink at the Disorientation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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