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FICTION: Carl - A Duck For Our Times

Standing by the pond on this sunny but cold early April morning, I can't help but feel suspiscious. Clutching a bag of bread, this is where I've been invited to carry out a breakfast interview with Carl. I've been forewarned of his timekeeping so am pleasently surprised to see him float into view after only five minutes of waiting.

Carl is one of millions of ducks nationwide who suffer from Canard Plastiquitis - a condition which sees every cell in their body react violently to the air around them when the break out their shells.