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branches towards the edge of the

lake. Gary got up and followed.

“It’s not moving much,” Gary

frowned as Josh knelt down to take a

closer look at the brown speckled

feathered bird as it sat resting its head

on the ground by the water’s edge.

“Maybe it’s asleep!”

“It’s not asleep,” Josh disagreed.

“It’s definitely ill. None of the ducks

look right.”

He placed his hands around the

soft little body. Now you might think

that this kind of action would send any

sleeping duck into a frenzy of

quacking and pecking – but Josh had

a way with animals and wildlife. A kind

of calming effect. The bird just moved

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