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The child, now sleeping, loudly snores. The nightlight shines there on the wall. If you could peer under the door, The sight awaiting would enthrall: It seems the toys have come to life! They are engaged in no mere game: A toyland battle to the death! The superheroes are to blame; The men in green have few troops left; Their losses heavy in the strife. With Duplo blocks, they barricade, Regroup their forces there behind. They inventory their grenades, Make mental notes of where they've mined, Prepare to meet their tragic end. Magneto rises from the floor, Unleashes his attractive beam; The troops let out a racous roar, for they are plastic, it would seem, thus to his will they do not bend. A team dispatched to try and flank, To scale the chair, come from the back. But Hulk awaits them like a tank, Behind a pillow, sneak attack. The spear is blunted, further thinned. The captain, knowing things are dire, Determines he will save the men, and laying bare some lamp cord wire, he challenges Magneto then; His sergeant understands and grins. Magnetic forces back in play, the soldier runs, flips the switches. The predator becomes the prey; Magneto, arcing current, twitches: a turning point in this grim war. The flash of light wakes up the child; she bolts up, eyes now open wide. The spell is broken; meek and mild, the toys, inert, lay side by side. Her head back down, again she snores. ---------- So that's an ABABC DEDEC tail-rhyme, and kind of a fun one!
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