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It's a duck!
12024-09-23T07:42:45-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f592plain2024-09-23T07:43:02-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5To be honest, we asked DALLE for the duck. Why? Because the French word for duck, "canard," is synonymous with unfounded rumor. And Kostychev, well, he is the duck in this story.
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12024-09-20T10:21:02-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5Kostychev "the Canard"3As adjutant to Femers, Kostychev had access to information. One of Volkov's prime sources, he reported that there would be a riot in honor of Grand Duke Paul. Fell to his knees and recanted his testimony when admonished not to lie.plain2024-09-23T11:42:37-04:0046.63590982945986, 32.626260088329374Image generated with DALLE-d using prompt "an 18th-century Russian army officer with a duck in the background" Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
