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“I’ll stay,” Duck heard himself say

What? You’ll what? he demanded silently

Come on, Duck, he told himself You can’t just run away

Sure, I can! Duck’s other voice protested

But just the saht as they walked deeper into the cave

Don’t you want to be a hero? Duck mocked himself

I guess I kind of do, he answered

“Keep the light on,” Caine said

Sa That he could do Could do that Light

His heart was a rusty, dying engine, ha like it would fly apart His body was scalded iron, hot, stiff, impossible to move

The pain…

It was at hier that ripped him with every step, tore at his mind, shredded his self-control He couldn’t live with it Too terrible

“Come on, Sam,” Duck said in his ear

“Aahhhh!” Sam cried out

“Soup on it,” Caine said