chick
raze
sometimes
he
saw
ducks.
after
a
good
rain
they
would
paddle
through
puddles
and
soak
up
the
sun
.
one
day
there
was
a
duckling.
no
sign
of
any
siblings
or
parents
.
head
almost
bigger
than
its
body
.
it
waddled
through
wet
grass
, unsteady
on
its
palmate
feet
, chirping:
where
did
you
go
?
what
is
this
place
?
find
me
.
find
me
.
please
come
find
me
.
he
wanted
to
ask
the
hatchling
how
he
could
help
.
it
was
gone
before
he
made
a
sound
.
every
time
he
returned
to
the
park
to
goose
step
down
the
paved
path
that
coiled
through
everything
,
he
would
find
himself
saying
in
a
language
not
his
own
:
where
did
you
go
?
what
is
this
place
?
find
me
.
find
me
.
please
come
find
me
.
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go
blather
from