Aaand still following Mark Watches Stuff.

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But I put all my thoughts under a cut to save space, and here they are:

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All that and a bit! Something occurred to me on the way to work last night that I'm sure hadn't occurred to me before, as well-- neither Fakir nor Rue can understand Duck when she quacks, but Drosselmeyer does. There's that idea that doesn't quite go away in a few fanfics, that Duck the duckling was a creation of Drosselmeyer's, just as the Prince is (I came up with it myself in my first fic, and consciously had avoided reading any fanfic before posting that one) and I wonder if that's any indication.... but I left any definitive answer ambiguous in the minds of the characters, as I am uncertain myself. A little more mystery is a good thing. But, I think only Mr. Cat and Duck are shown reverting to animals at the end-- every other animal seems to show up as a human. Although, there is a surprised cow as the Raven Corps de Ballet disappears; still, that's not when the Story ends and everyone goes back to normal. But I note we don't see Femio