I must confess that the message in that story eludes me.
I agree that the reference suggests that the killer thinks that, like the duck, he will get away, but what, if anything, does it suggest about what is going to happen to us, the rabbit?
As I'm writing this, though, it's becoming clear to me that he's telling his team members that he's done in DC/VA. He's sending a message that he will be moving to another location.
we get the stump, silly!
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