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He could follow this new shaft and at least see so Some proof that he wasn’t actually blind

But so, “No!” His instincts were telling him to run

“There’s light down there It ued with himself

But although Duck had never been the most attentive student, and had very little information of a scientific nature in his brain, he was an avid fan of The Silow, in cartoon form And it featured in any number of comics

“It’s radiation,” he said

This rong, he realized, filled with righteous indignation Everyone said there was no radiation left froo, when the low have coround seams and crevices

They had lied Or maybe they just hadn’t realized

“Not a good idea to go that way,” he told himself

“But it’s the only light,” he cried, and began to ith frustration because it seee back into absolute darkness

And then, Duck heard so

He froze He strained his senses to listen

A soft, swishing sound Very faint

A long silence And then, there it was again Swish Swish

He’d low It was a sound he knew Water And it did not, thank God, come from the radioactive shaft

Duck hated the ocean But all things considered, he hated it a bit less than he hated this cave