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two in front side by side
two behind side by side.
one duck in front is next to another duck
one duck behind is next to another duck.

Exactly :)

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Formation also matters. How are they positioned to match the riddle

duck duck
duck duck

yep, that's right :)

So, where is my cake? :D

There it is .. :)