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As for your education, it is a pity to have it cut short in this way. I had great plans.... But consider  you have had four adventures which no one else in the whole world has had! And besides, my boy, we shall see each other again. I do not know how or where, but I am positive of it." AS FOR YOUR EDUCATION IT IS A PITY TO HAVE IT CUT SHORT IN THIS WAY I HAD GREAT PLANS BUT CONSIDER YOU HAVE HAD FOUR ADVENTURES WHICH NO ONE ELSE IN THE WORLD HAS HAD AND BESIDES MY BOY WE SHALL SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN I DO NOT KNOW HOW OR WHERE BUT I AM POSITIVE OF IT
old me to build this nest of cinnamon. Now it tells me that I must make this nest my pyre, because that is what the Phoenix does at the end of five hundred years. Now, please, my boy!--I admit it does not appear to be a very joyful way of celebrating, but it must be done. This is the traditional end of the Phoenix, my boy, and we cannot ignore the tradition, no matter what our feelings may be. Do you see?" "No!" David cried. "Please, Phoenix, don't do it! It's horrible! I won't let you do it!" "But I must, my dear chap! I cannot help it. This is what it means to be the Phoenix. Nothing can stop the tradition. Please, my boy, do not take on so! It is not in the least horrible, I assure you. My Instinct tells me so." "You said you were going to give me an education," David sobbed. "You said we would see--you said--and we've only been on four adventures--you never told me about this--" "I am terribly sorry, my boy. I could not tell you about it because I did not _know_ about it until now. NSTINCT TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY TO DAY IT ALSO TOLD ME TO BUILD THIS NEST OF CINNAMON NOW IT TELLS ME THAT I MUST MAKE THIS NEST MY PYRE BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE PHOENIX DOES AT THE END OF FIVE HUNDRED YEARS NOW PLEASE MY BOY I ADMIT IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A VERY JOYFUL WAY OF CELEBRATING BUT IT MUST BE DONE THIS IS THE TRADITIONAL END OF THE PHOENIX MY BOY AND WE CANNOT IGNORE THE TRADITION NO MATTER WHAT OUR FEELINGS MAY BE DO YOU SEE NO DAVID CRIED PLEASE PHOENIX DON'T DO IT IT'S HORRIBLE I WON'T LET YOU DO IT BUT I MUST MY DEAR CHAP I CANNOT HELP IT THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE THE PHOENIX NOTHING CAN STOP THE TRADITION PLEASE MY BOY DO NOT TAKE ON SO IT IS NOT IN THE LEAST HORRIBLE I ASSURE YOU MY INSTINCT TELLS ME SO YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO GIVE ME AN EDUCATION DAVID SOBBED YOU SAID WE WOULD SEE YOU SAID AND WE'VE ONLY BEEN ON FOUR ADVENTURES YOU NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THIS I AM TERRIBLY SORRY MY BOY I COULD NOT TELL YOU ABOUT IT BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL NOW
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