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But the only picture which came to his mind was that of a small, mousy creature (his destiny) looking up in admiration to a splendid thing of flame and gold, dazzling to the eyes  the Phoenix's mysterious destiny. BUT THE ONLY PICTURE WHICH CAME TO HIS MIND WAS THAT OF A SMALL MOUSY CREATURE HIS DESTINY LOOKING UP IN ADMIRATION TO A SPLENDID THING OF FLAME AND GOLD DAZZLING TO THE EYES THE PHOENIX'S MYSTERIOUS DESTINY
 of thing. But come! Why should we worry over the follies of the rest of the world? A day like this was made for living, not thinking. Begone, dull care!" And they would forget the Scientist and watch a pair of butterflies chase each other instead. But one day the Phoenix suddenly stood up with a startled expression on its face. "My dear chap!" it exclaimed. "I have just remembered! Tomorrow...." "What about tomorrow?" "Why, my boy, tomorrow another century rounds its mark. To be brief, tomorrow is my birthday. My five hundredth birthday." "Well, congratulations, Phoenix!" "Thank you, my boy. Five hundred.... Destiny.... Have I mentioned before, my boy, that I have a magnificent destiny?" "No. What is it, Phoenix?" "I--well, it is strange, my boy, but I do not know ... but that it is magnificent no one can doubt." "Do I have one too?" "Of course, my boy. We all do." David was glad of that. He did not know exactly what a destiny was, however, and he tried to think of how one would look. D THAT IS THE WAY OF THE WORLD MY BOY GETTING AND SPENDING AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING BUT COME WHY SHOULD WE WORRY OVER THE FOLLIES OF THE REST OF THE WORLD A DAY LIKE THIS WAS MADE FOR LIVING NOT THINKING BEGONE DULL CARE AND THEY WOULD FORGET THE SCIENTIST AND WATCH A PAIR OF BUTTERFLIES CHASE EACH OTHER INSTEAD BUT ONE DAY THE PHOENIX SUDDENLY STOOD UP WITH A STARTLED EXPRESSION ON ITS FACE MY DEAR CHAP IT EXCLAIMED I HAVE JUST REMEMBERED TO MORROW WHAT ABOUT TO MORROW WHY MY BOY TO MORROW ANOTHER CENTURY ROUNDS ITS MARK TO BE BRIEF TO MORROW IS MY BIRTHDAY MY FIVE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY WELL CONGRATULATIONS PHOENIX THANK YOU MY BOY FIVE HUNDRED DESTINY HAVE I MENTIONED BEFORE MY BOY THAT I HAVE A MAGNIFICENT DESTINY NO WHAT IS IT PHOENIX I WELL IT IS STRANGE MY BOY BUT I DO NOT KNOW BUT THAT IT IS MAGNIFICENT NO ONE CAN DOUBT DO I HAVE ONE TOO OF COURSE MY BOY WE ALL DO DAVID WAS GLAD OF THAT HE DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT A DESTINY WAS HOWEVER AND HE TRIED TO THINK OF HOW ONE WOULD LOOK
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