Duck Prophecy

Then I saw the elders sitting in the circles of the world, saying "what must we do to stop the suffering?" and into their circles the Duck flew to rest on the centerpole of the lodge. Many said "It is the Duck, great mystery is upon us", while others said "It is the Duck, disaster is near", and while still others said "It is the Duck, someone will be plucked from the illusion"... Then the Duck spoke, and as he did the smoke in the lodges began to churn and become two, side by side pictures of what was to come. "I am the Duck, the watcher of all dreams, and I have a message. Both of these paths are possible, but only one will be chosen"...In the smoke shapes formed events, on one side was the decimation of a planet and its peoples...Wars fought with clubs and sticks and even humans feasting on others as all other food became tainted with the foulness of wars. Disease and pain were rampant, as was cruelty and suffering...