I have long been accustomed to students coming to my office to ask questions. Recently, though, the traffic has increased not because they have more questions, but because word has gotten around about my ducks. They are now coming to visit the 350 or so ducks that share my office.

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There are wooden ducks, metal ducks, ceramic ducks, glass ducks, vintage celluloid ducks, ducks stuffed with various fibres, a Lego duck, a puppet duck, ducks made of real rubber and of course the