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"Courage, my boy," the Phoenix whispered. "It is always darkest before dawn." Presently they reached a hillside. David and the Phoenix were marched up to a cave and thrown in. Two of the Gryffons sat down at the entrance to guard them while the others went off to consider the best method of carrying out the penalty. COURAGE MY BOY THE PHOENIX WHISPERED IT IS ALWAYS DARKEST BEFORE DAWN PRESENTLY THEY REACHED A HILLSIDE DAVID AND THE PHOENIX WERE MARCHED UP TO A CAVE AND THROWN IN TWO OF THE GRYFFINS SAT DOWN AT THE ENTRANCE TO GUARD THEM WHILE THE OTHERS WENT OFF TO CONSIDER THE BEST METHOD OF CARRYING OUT THE PENALTY
aid the largest Gryffon coldly, "you know the Rule, I believe?" The Phoenix smiled weakly and cleared its throat. "Ah, there, Gryffon," it said unsteadily. "Fancy meeting you here. Ah--ah--rule? What rule?" "Rule 26," said the Gryffon. "'No human being shall be allowed to enter the--'" "Oh, that rule," said the Phoenix, with a careless laugh. "I thought everyone knew that the Council of 1935 had changed it. Can it be that you have not yet heard?" "That won't do, Phoenix. You have also heard, of course, of the penalty for breaking the Rule, which you must suffer along with this human boy?" "Now, one moment, my dear Gryffon! I--ah--" "Death!" The Phoenix quailed, and David's legs went limp under him. But they had no chance to plead with the Gryffons. Their captors formed two lines, one on each side of them, and at a scream of command from the leader, all began to march. The Gryffon that had been holding the Phoenix winked horribly at David and made a throat-cutting gesture with its wing.  ZOO MADE DAVID FEEL FAINT WELL PHOENIX SAID THE LARGEST GRYFFIN COLDLY YOU KNOW THE RULE I BELIEVE THE PHOENIX SMILED WEAKLY AND CLEARED ITS THROATS AH THERE GRIFFIN IT SAID UNSTEADILY FANCY MEETING YOU HERE AH AH RULE WHAT RULE RULE TWENTY SIX SAID THE GRYPHON NO HUMAN BEING SHALL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE OH THAT RULE SAID THE PHOENIX WITH A CARELESS LAUGH I THOUGHT EVERY ONE KNEW THAT THE COUNCIL OF NINETEEN THIRTY FIVE HAD CHANGED IT CAN IT BE THAT YOU HAVE NOT YET HEARD THAT WON'T DO PHOENIX YOU HAVE ALSO HEARD OF COURSE OF THE PENALTY FOR BREAKING THE RULE WHICH YOU MUST SUFFER ALONG WITH THIS HUMAN BOY NOW ONE MOMENT MY DEAR GRIFFIN I A DEATH THE PHOENIX QUAILED AND DAVID'S LEGS WENT LIMP UNDER HIM BUT THEY HAD NO CHANCE TO PLEAD WITH THE GRYFFINS THEIR CAPTORS FORMED TWO LINES ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THEM AND AT A SCREAM OF COMMAND FROM THE LEADER ALL BEGAN TO MARCH THE GRYPHON THAT HAD BEEN HOLDING THE PHOENIX WINKED HORRIBLY AT DAVID AND MADE A THROAT CUTTING GESTURE WITH ITS WING
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