By Leland Aldridge, Anisa Schardl, and Claire Moore-Cantwell
Answer: BRAZENLY EVIL

In typical Duck Konundrum tradition, all you have to do is follow the instructions. Also, there are ducks.

Initially, Y is a consonant, and it switches to vowel when the first block is placed. Y is a vowel in duck phases of odd-numbered steps and a consonant in duck phases of even-numbered steps.

Ducks alternate turning right and left. All of them will turn left first except for the two initially in row 7.

Initial arrangement and direction of ducks:
D1v D6<
D4<
D7<
D2^
D8< D5^
D3>
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Step 1: Place block 8
D1v D6<
D4<
D7<
D2^
D8< D5^
D3>
Duck Phase
D6<
D1v D4<
D7<
D2^
D5^
D8<
D3>
D4 moves west
D6 moves west
D5 moves north, climbing onto a block
D2 moves north
D8 moves west
D1 moves south
D3 moves east
D7 moves west
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Step 2: Place block 18
D6<
D1v D4<
D7<
D2^
D5^
D8<
D3>
Duck Phase
D6<
D4<
D7> D1v D2^
D5^
D8<
D3>
D5 moves north, climbing off a block
D4 moves west
D6 moves west
D2 moves north
D3 moves east
D1 moves south
D8 moves west
D7 reaches an edge and turns around
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Step 3: Place block 12
D6<
D4<
D7> D1v D2^
D5^
D8<
D3>
Duck Phase
D6<
D4<
D7> D2< D5^
D1v
D8<
D3>
D5 moves north
D4 moves west
D6 moves west
D2 sees D4 and turns left
D3 moves east
D1 moves south
D8 moves west
D7 moves east
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Step 4: Place block 10
D6<
D4<
D7> D2< D5^
D1v
D8<
D3>
Duck Phase
D6<
D4< D5^
D7> D2<
D1v
D8>
D3>
D5 moves north
D2 moves west
D4 moves west
D6 moves west
D3 moves east
D1 moves south
D7 moves east
D8 reaches an edge and turns around
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Step 5: Place block 9
D6<
D4< D5^
D7> D2<
D1v
D8>
D3>
Duck Phase
D6< D5^
D4<
D7^ D2^
D8> D1v
D3>
D5 moves north
D2 sees D7 and turns right
D4 moves west
D6 moves west
D3 moves east
D1 moves south, climbing onto a block
D7 sees D2 and turns left
D8 moves east
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Step 6: Place block 32
x2 D6< D5^
D4<
D7^ D2^
D8> D1v
D3>
Duck Phase
D5^
x2 D6<
D7^ D4< D2^
D8>
D1v D3>
D5 moves north
D2 moves north
D3 moves east
D4 moves west, rolling a block
D6 moves west
D1 moves south, climbing off a block
D7 moves north
D8 moves east
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Step 7: Place block 30
D5^
x2 D6<
x2 D7^ D4< D2^
D8>
D1v D3>
Duck Phase
D5v
D7^ x2 D6< D2^
x2 D4<
D8>
D1^ D3>
D5 reaches an edge and turns around
D3 moves east
D2 moves north
D4 moves west, rolling a block
D6 moves west
D1 reaches the edge and turns around
D8 moves east, climbing onto a block
D7 moves north
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Step 8: Place block 4
D5v
D7^ x3 D6< D2^
x2 D4<
D8>
D1^ D3>
Duck Phase
D2^
D6< D5v
D4v
D8>
D1^
D3>
D5 moves south
D3 moves east
D2 moves north
D4 sees an image of a duck and turns left
D6 topples the x3 tower, crushing D7, and chain-reacting the x2 tower
Write down B
D1 moves north, rolling a block
D8 moves east, climbing off a block
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Step 9: Place block 19
D2^
D6< D5v
D4v
D8>
D1^
D3>
Duck Phase
D2v
D6<
D4< D5v
D8>
D1<
D3>
D5 moves south
D3 moves east
D2 reaches the edge and turns around
D4 sees an image of a duck and turns right
D6 moves west
D8 moves east, climbing onto a block (Y is a vowel)
D1 sees an image of a duck and turns left
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Step 10: Place block 20
D2v
D6<
x2 D4< D5v
D8>
D1<
D3>
Duck Phase
D6< D2v
x2 D4v
D5v
D8>
D1<
D3>
D3 moves east
D5 moves south
D2 moves south
D8 moves east, climbing off a block
D4 sees an image of a duck and turns left
D6 moves west, climbing onto a block
D1 moves west
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Step 11: Place block 7
D6< D2v
x2 D4v
D5v
D8>
D1<
D3>
Duck Phase
D6< D2>
x2 D4<
D5v
D8>
D1<
D3<
D3 reaches an edge and turns around
D5 moves south
D2 sees an image of a duck and turns left
D8 moves east
D4 sees an image of a duck and turns right
D6 moves east, climbing off a block
D1 moves west
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Step 12: Place block 28
D6< D2>
x2 D4<
D5v
D8>
D1<
D3<
Duck Phase
D6v D2>
x2 D4v
D8> D5v
D1<
D3<
D3 moves west
D5 moves south, rolling a block
D2 moves east
D8 moves east, climbing onto a block
D4 sees an image of a duck and turns left
D6 sees an image of a duck and turns left
D1 moves west
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Step 13: Place block 21 at the bottom
D6v D2>
x3 D4v
D8> D5v
D1<
D3<
Duck Phase
D2>
D6v x3 D4<
D8>
D1> D5v
D3<
D3 moves west
D5 moves south, climbing onto a block
D2 moves east
D8 moves east, climbing off a block
D4 sees an image of a duck and turns right
D6 moves south
D1 reaches an edge and turns around
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Step 14: Place block 27
D2>
D6v x3 D4<
D8>
D1> D5v
D3<
Duck Phase
D2>
D4<
D8>
D1>
D3< D5v
D5 moves south, climbing off a block
D3 moves west
D2 moves east
D8 moves east
D4 topples x3 tower, crushing D6
Write down R
D1 moves east
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Step 15: Place block 6
D2>
D4<
D8>
D1>
D3< D5v
Duck Phase
D2>
D4<
D8>
D1>
D3< D5^
D5 reaches an edge and turns around
D2 moves east
D8 moves east
D3 moves west
D4 moves west
D1 moves east
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Step 16: Place block 33
D2>
D4<
D8>
D1>
D3< D5^
Duck Phase
D2<
D4<
D1> D5^
D3<
D2 reaches an edge and turns around
D5 moves north, rolling a block, crushing D8
Write down A
D3 moves west
D4 moves west, climbing onto a block
D1 moves east
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Step 17: Place block 15 underneath the block that is already there
D2<
D4<
x2
D1> D5^
D3<
Duck Phase
D2<
D4<
x2
D1> D5>
D3<
D2 moves west
D5 sees D2 and turns right
D3 moves west
D1 moves east, rolling a block
D4 moves west, climbing off a block
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Step 18: Place block 2
D2<
D4<
x2 x2
D1> D5>
D3<
Duck Phase
D2<
D4<
x2 x2
D1> D5>
D3<
D5 moves east
D2 moves west
D3 moves west
D1 moves east, climbing onto a block
D4 moves west, climbing onto a block
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Step 19: Place block 11
D2<
D4<
x2 x2
D1> D5>
D3<
Duck Phase
D2<
D4<
x2 x2
D1> D5<
D3<
D5 reaches an edge and turns around
D2 moves west, rolling a block
D3 moves west
D1 moves east, climbing off a block
D4 moves west, climbing off a block
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Step 20: Place block 17
D2<
D4<
x2 x2
D1> D5<
D3<
Duck Phase
D2<
D4>
x2 x2
D1> D5<
D3<
D5 moves west
D2 moves west, rolling a block
D1 moves east
D3 moves west
D4 reaches an edge and turns around
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Step 21: Place block 36
D2<
D4>
x2
x2 x2
D1> D5<
D3<
Duck Phase
D2<
D4>
x2
x2 x2
D1> D5<
D3<
D5 moves west
D2 moves west, rolling a block
D1 moves east, climbing onto a block
D3 moves west
D4 moves east, climbing onto a block
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Step 22: Place block 24
D2<
D4> x2
x2
x2 x2
D1> D5<
D3<
Duck Phase
D2^
D4> x2
x2
x2 x2
D1>
D3<
D5 moves west
D1 moves east, stepping on top of D5
D2 sees an image of a duck and turns right
D3 moves west
D4 moves east, climbing off a block
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Step 23: Place block 26
x2 D2^
D4> x2
x2
x2 x2
D1>
D3<
Duck Phase
D2^
x2
D4> x2
x2
x2 x2 D5<
D1>
D3<
D5 sidesteps from under D1
D1 moves east
D2 moves north
D4 moves east, climbing onto a block
D3 moves west
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Step 24: Place block 25
D2^
x2
D4> x2
x2
x2 x2 D5<
x2 D1>
D3<
Duck Phase
D2v
x2
D4^ x2
x2
x2 x2 D5<
x2 D1>
D3>
D1 moves east
D5 moves west, rolling a block
D2 reaches an edge and turns around
D3 reaches an edge and turns around
D4 sees an image of a duck and turns left
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Step 25: Place block 34
D2v
x2
D4^ x2
x2
x3 x2 D5<
x2 D1>
D3>
Duck Phase
D4^ x2 D2v
x2
x2
x3 x2 D5<
x2 D1>
D3>
D1 moves east
D2 moves south
D5 moves west, climbing onto a block
D4 moves north
D3 moves east
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Step 26: Place block 35
D4^ x3 D2v
x2
x2
x3 x2 D5<
x2 D1>
D3>
Duck Phase
D4^
x3
D2v x2
x2
x3 x2 D5v
x2 D1<
D3>
D1 reaches an edge and turns around
D5 sees an image of a duck and turns left
D2 moves south
D4 moves north, climbing off block
D3 moves east
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Step 27: Place block 5
D4^
x3
D2v x3
x2
x3 x2 D5v
x2 D1<
D3>
Duck Phase
D4v
x3
D2v x3
x3 x2 x2
x2 D5v D1<
D3>
D1 moves west
D5 moves south, climbing off a block
D2 topples the x2 tower
D4 reaches edge and turns around
D3 moves east
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Step 28: Place block 29 underneath the blocks already in that cell
D4v
x3
D2v x3
x3 x2 x2
x3 D5v D1<
D3>
Duck Phase
D4v x3
x3
D2v
x3 x2 x2
x3 D1<
D3^ D5v
D1 moves west
D5 moves south
D2 moves south
D3 sees D5 and turns left
D4 moves south, climbing onto a block
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Step 29: Place block 16
D4v x3
x3
D2v
x3 x3 x2
x3 D1<
D3^ D5v
Duck Phase
x3
D4v x3
D2v
x3 x3 x2
D3^ x3 D1<
D5^
D1 moves west
D5 reaches edge, turns around
D2 moves south, climbing onto a block
D3 moves north
D4 moves south
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Step 30: Place block 13
x3
D4v x3
D2v
x3 x3 x2
D3^ x3 D1<
D5^
Duck Phase
x3
x3
x3 D2v
D3^ x3 D1<
D1 moves west, climbing onto a block
D5 moves north
D2 moves south, rolling a block off a cliff and crushing D5
Write down Z
D3 topples the x3 tower and crushes D4
Write down E
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Step 31: Place block 1
x3
x3
x4 D2v
D3^ x3 D1<
Duck Phase
x3
x3
x4
D3> x3 D2v D1^
D1 sees duck image and turns right
D2 moves south, hopping down off a block
D3 sees an image of a duck, and turns right
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Step 32: Place block 31
x4
x3
x4
D3> x3 D2v D1^
Duck Phase
x4
x3
x4 D1^
D3> x3
D2v
D1 moves north, climbing off block
D2 moves south
D3 moves east
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Step 33: Place block 3
x4
x4
x4 D1^
D3> x3
D2v
Duck Phase
x4
x4
D1^
x4
D3> x2
D2^
D1 moves north
D2 reaches an edge and turns around
D3 topples x3 tower, last block lands on an existing block, making an x2 tower
The existing block had an image of a duck on top, eliciting a gasp of surprise from the solver
D3, in the same row, is startled and takes an additional step forward
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Step 34: Place block 14
x4
x4
D1^
x4
D3> x3
D2^
Duck Phase
x4
x4
D1^
x4
D3> D2^ x3
D1 moves north
D2 moves north, rolling a line of three blocks
D3 moves east, climbing onto a block
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Step 35: Place block 22
x4
x4
D1^
x5
D3> D2^ x3
Duck Phase
x4
D1^ x4
x5
D3^ D2< x3
D1 moves north
D2 sees an image of a duck and turns left
D3 sees an image of a duck and turns left
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Step 36: Place block 23
x5
D1^ x4
x5
D3^ D2< x3
Duck Phase
D1 moves north
D2 moves west, rolling block and D3 to the west (Y is a consonant)
D3 topples the top four blocks of the tower
This causes a chain reaction of topples, crushing every duck
Write down N
Write down L
Write down Y
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Look at the south faces of the 4 southernmost blocks and write down EVIL.

Answer is BRAZENLY EVIL.