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David glanced down, hoping to see the fog thin out. Suddenly he caught sight of a black object rocketing up toward them. Before he could call out a warning, the thing hurtled by, so close that its backwash very nearly knocked him from the bird's back. The Phoenix reduced speed; and the black object, after banking in a wide curve, came cruising up alongside. David was amazed to see that it was a pale but beautiful lady, dressed all in black, sitting on a broom. DAVID GLANCED DOWN HOPING TO SEE THE FOG THIN OUT SUDDENLY HE CAUGHT SIGHT OF A BLACK OBJECT ROCKETING UP TOWARD THEM BEFORE HE COULD CALL OUT A WARNING THE THING HURTLED BY SO CLOSE THAT ITS BACKWASH VERY NEARLY KNOCKED HIM FROM THE BIRD'S BACK THE PHOENIX REDUCED SPEED AND THE BLACK OBJECT AFTER BANKING IN A WIDE CURVE CAME CRUISING UP ALONGSIDE DAVID WAS AMAZED TO SEE THAT IT WAS A PALE BUT BEAUTIFUL LADY DRESSED ALL IN BLACK SITTING ON A BROOM
w about the--the--Biffens or Whiffens, or whatever you called them?" "You mean the Gryffins, Gryffons, and Gryffens, my boy? Very well. We shall visit the Gryffins only, however. It is best to leave the others alone." The Phoenix swung around and began to fly toward the morning sun with such tremendous speed that David had to crouch down to avoid being blown off. The wind screamed past his ears, tore at his shirt and hair, and made his eyes brim over with tears. It was cold, but he was too excited to care. Below them, plains, rivers, forests, and cities rushed across the face of the earth. "This is wonderful, Phoenix!" David shouted. The Phoenix's reply was not clear. "... normal speed ... air stream ... prime days of my youth ..." were the only words David caught, but he could tell from the tone that the Phoenix was pleased. The view below was not to last long. Within half an hour they had run into a heavy overcast, and for a long time it was like flying through very wet, cold cotton. RST IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU PHOENIX DAVID SHOUTED BACK BUT HOW ABOUT THE THE B'FUNDS OR WYFFONS OR WHATEVER YOU CALL THEM YOU MEAN THE GRYFFONS GRYFFONS AND GRYFFONS MY BOY VERY WELL WE SHALL VISIT THE GRYFFINS ONLY HOWEVER IT IS BEST TO LEAVE THE OTHERS ALONE THE PHOENIX SWUNG AROUND AND BEGAN TO FLY TOWARD THE MORNING SUN WITH SUCH TREMENDOUS SPEED THAT DAVID HAD TO CROUCH DOWN TO AVOID BEING BLOWN OFF THE WIND SCREAMED PAST HIS EARS TORE AT HIS SHIRT AND HAIR AND MADE HIS EYES BRIM OVER WITH TEARS IT WAS COLD BUT HE WAS TOO EXCITED TO CARE BELOW THEM PLAINS RIVERS FORESTS AND CITIES RUSHED ACROSS THE FACE OF THE EARTH THIS IS WONDERFUL PHOENIX DAVID SHOUTED THE PHOENIX'S REPLY WAS NOT CLEAR NORMAL SPEED AIR STREAM PRIME DAYS OF MY YOUTH WERE THE ONLY WORDS DAVID CAUGHT BUT HE COULD TELL FROM THE TONE THAT THE PHOENIX WAS PLEASED THE VIEW BELOW WAS NOT TO LAST LONG WITHIN HALF AN HOUR THEY HAD RUN INTO A HEAVY OVERCAST AND FOR A LONG TIME IT WAS LIKE FLYING THROUGH VERY WET COLD COTTON
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