I open my eyes. I am surrounded by mud. I hear muffled sounds above me. I move my legs.<\/p>\n
Hungry.<\/p>\n
I thrash all four limbs and push until I am out of the mud. A wall of water is above me. The water is cold but at least it isn’t frozen. I shove off the mud and paddle upwards. I see light.<\/p>\n
My beak breaks the surface of the water. I turn my head in both directions. The coast is clear.<\/p>\n
I swim to the shore and crawl onto a flat rock.<\/p>\n
The heat of the sun warms me.<\/p>\n
I am back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"