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Duck had never seen the ocean before. Now, looking out at the waves, she understands why people talk about it and lakes so differently.
It's huge. It's so big, she can't even see where it ends. Even the waves are giant! What would normally just be a pleasant ripple in the water is, instead, a massive sheet of water that could drown her in seconds. That, along with the horrible saltiness, keeps her decidedly on the shore.
Rusalka comes from a lake, while the little mermaid is from the sea. Why, she wonders, does the lake nymph kill her prince, while the mermaid forgives him?
Maybe harsher places can make your heart softer. Underneath all her pain, Rue was kind too...
Lost in thought, Duck fails to notice that her leg has gotten caught in a mess of seaweed until the tide begins to pull it back into the ocean.
"QUA- QUACK!!!" She squawks in horror as the frothing white maw of the sea starts to overtake her. As a human, she could free herself easily... but her stupid wings can't detangle anything! She's going to drown!
No!!! I'm a duck!! I'm supposed to be a great swimmer!!! If I die by drowning, that'll be way too embarrassing!!!
She manages to make a loud, flailing commotion before she disappears under a large wave.
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