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Submitted to Contest #324
Doug’s webbed feet paddled vigorously through the clear blue water of Averdale Pond. He huffed and puffed, the wind whistling all around him. The fragrance of dirt hung in the air as usually comes with fresh rainfall, but the small duckling didn’t notice. His gaze fixed on his two brothers, Nate and Dage, who both swam as gracefully as Ma did.“Hurry up, Doug!” Nate quacked, a sneer on his soft feathered face. “Ma’s wants all of us in the barn before that storm comes!”“Don’t want Farmer Brown to find you out here either, all alone,” Dage mock...
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