Scramble predicts “Early Spring”

On this morning of single-digit temperatures, Scramble the Duck gave the world yet another accurate prediction. After thorough meterological investigation, Scramble told his translators to tell the world that there will be relief from these cold temperatures--there will be an early spring!

Benjamin Torcellini's opening speech gave a summary of why Scramble's work is so important: "The weather in New England is something special, something that cannot be predicted by a furry rodent who rarely even looks at the weather. This is why a new critter came to the stage, to perhaps save the people of the New England corridor from a possible winter catastrophe." While groundhogs may not be very accurate, Scramble can boast 100% accuracy.

Scramble sitting a table while one handler gives a speech
Aaron Minor reads Scramble's prediction.

After Scramble examined the meterological conditions, he asked his handlers to read a scroll containing his prediction. In the scroll read by handler Aaron Minor, Scramble forecasted early spring weather, noting the meaningful absence of a shadow that points to an early spring:

Mark ye well, the time draws nigh,
When winter’s grasp shall fade and die.

No more the frost shall bite thine hand,
Nor icy winds o’er Eastford’s land.
The snow shall melt, the buds shall bloom,
And banish forth the winter’s gloom.

Six weeks less of winter’s reign,
The earth shall wake, no chill remain.
The brooks shall sing, the meadows green,
And spring’s fair promise shall be seen.

After his prediction, State Senator Jeff Gordon and State Representative Pat Boyd thanked Scramble for his service to the community.

Senator Jeff Gordon and State Representative Pat Boyd presenting Scramble with a state citation

Scramble, like many other Yankees, looks forward to a warm season!

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