File becomes huge when printing

I'm using Acrobat 9. I have an 11-page pdf, originated by someone else, that I've marked up with comments and edits. The file size is 387KB but when I print it it takes forever to spool (15 minutes and counting as I write) and the size in the Windows print dialogue shows that it's 222MB (of which 151MB has currently been transferred.)
Has anyone any ideas why this might be happening? And can I do anything about it?
Giles.

Normal behavior. EPS is a very inefficient file format in many ways
including size and the lack of support for transparency.
Why are you using it?
Bob

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