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Broken wires began to sputter ominously and fire out sparks. A smell of singed feathers and burning rubber filled the air. [Illustration] By the light of the sparks David saw the Phoenix staggering to its feet. He jumped to the bird's side, but the Phoenix waved him away with its wing. BROKEN WIRES BEGAN TO SPUTTER OMINOUSLY AND FIRE OUT SPARKS A SMELL OF SINGED FEATHERS AND BURNING RUBBER FILLED THE AIR BY THE LIGHT OF THE SPARKS DAVID SAW THE PHOENIX STAGGERING TO ITS FEET HE JUMPED TO THE BIRD'S SIDE BUT THE PHOENIX WAVED HIM AWAY WITH ITS WING
rent, my boy," said the Phoenix as it flew down again. "An important problem, that. Where is our wire? Ah, there we are. The pliers, please." "Do you need any help up there?" David asked. "No, everything is coming along beautifully, thank you. I shall have everything finished in a flash." Trailing one end of the wire in its beak, the Phoenix flew up into the darkness once more. The tinkering sounds began again, and a spurt of falling debris rattled in the leaves of the hedge. Suddenly it happened. There was a terrific burst of blue light, a sharp squawk from the Phoenix, and a shower of sparks. Another blue flash blazed up. The lights in the house, and down the whole street, flickered and went out. In the blackness which followed, each stage of the Phoenix's descent could be heard as clearly as cannon shots: the twanging and snapping as it tumbled through the wires, a drawn-out squawk and the flop of wings in the air below, the crash into the hedge, the jarring thud against the ground. ERENCE BETWEEN ALTERNATING AND DIRECT CURRENT MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX AS IT FLEW DOWN AGAIN AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM THAT WHERE IS OUR WIRE AH THERE WE ARE THE PLIERS PLEASE DO YOU NEED ANY HELP UP THERE DAVID ASKED NO EVERYTHING IS COMING ALONG BEAUTIFULLY THANK YOU I SHALL HAVE EVERYTHING FINISHED IN A FLASH TRAILING ONE END OF THE WIRE IN ITS BEAK THE PHOENIX FLEW UP INTO THE DARKNESS ONCE MORE THE TINKERING SOUNDS BEGAN AGAIN AND A SPURT OF FALLING DEBRIS RATTLED IN THE LEAVES OF THE HEDGE SUDDENLY IT HAPPENED THERE WAS A TERRIFIC BURST OF BLUE LIGHT A SHARP SQUAWK FROM THE PHOENIX AND A SHOWER OF SPARKS ANOTHER BLUE FLASH BLAZED UP THE LIGHTS IN THE HOUSE AND DOWN THE WHOLE STREET FLICKERED AND WENT OUT IN THE BLACKNESS WHICH FOLLOWED EACH STAGE OF THE PHOENIX'S DESCENT COULD BE HEARD AS CLEARLY AS CANNON SHOTS THE TWANGING AND SNAPPING AS IT TUMBLED THROUGH THE WIRES A DRAWN OUT SQUAWK AND THE FLOP OF WINGS IN THE AIR BELOW THE CRASH INTO THE HEDGE THE JARRING THUD AGAINST THE GROUND
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