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"There we are, my boy," said the Phoenix sadly. "The traditional cinnamon pyre of the Phoenix, celebrated in song and story." THERE WE ARE MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX SADLY THE TRADITIONAL CINNAMON PYRE OF THE PHOENIX CELEBRATED IN SONG AND STORY
thank you." The Phoenix opened the package eagerly and gave a pleased cry. "_Just_ what I wanted, my dear chap!" "I'm glad you like it," David said. "Do you know yet what it's for? Can you really use it for something?" The Phoenix suddenly stopped smiling and looked at David with a strange expression on its face--an expression David had never seen there before. A vague dread swept through him, and he faltered, "Phoenix ... you _do_ know what it's for? What is it? Tell me." "Well, my boy--well, the fact _is_--yes, I do know. It came to me this morning while I was constructing the--ah--nest, here. I am afraid it will be a bit hard to explain. The cinnamon--ah--the cinnamon--well, cinnamon _branches_ are what I should really have...." "But Phoenix, what's it _for_?" "Behold, my boy." The Phoenix opened the boxes, and spread the cinnamon sticks on the nest. Then it took the cans and sprinkled the cinnamon powder over the top and sides of the heap, until the whole nest was a brick-dust red. VID SAID AND HE HANDED THE GIFT OVER WITH A LITTLE BOW THANK YOU MY BOY THANK YOU THE PHOENIX OPENED THE PACKAGE EAGERLY AND GAVE A PLEASED CRY JUST WHAT I WANTED MY DEAR CHAP I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT DAVID SAID DO YOU KNOW YET WHAT IT'S FOR CAN YOU REALLY USE IT FOR SOMETHING THE PHOENIX SUDDENLY STOPPED SMILING AND LOOKED AT DAVID WITH A STRANGE EXPRESSION ON ITS FACE AN EXPRESSION DAVID HAD NEVER SEEN THERE BEFORE A VAGUE DREAD SWEPT THROUGH HIM AND HE FALTERED PHOENIX YOU DO KNOW WHAT IT'S FOR WHAT IS IT TELL ME WELL MY BOY WELL THE FACT IS YES I DO KNOW IT CAME TO ME THIS MORNING WHILE I WAS CONSTRUCTING THE AH NEST HERE I AM AFRAID IT WILL BE A BIT HARD TO EXPLAIN THE CINNAMON AH THE CINNAMON WHILE CINNAMON BRANCHES ARE WHAT I SHOULD REALLY HAVE BUT PHOENIX WHAT'S IT FOR BEHOLD MY BOY THE PHOENIX OPENED THE BOXES AND SPREAD THE CINNAMON STICKS ON THE NEST THEN IT TOOK THE CANS AND SPRINKLED THE CINNAMON POWDER OVER THE TOP AND SIDES OF THE HEAP UNTIL THE WHOLE NEST WAS BRICK DUST RED
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