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"Cinnamon?" "Precisely. Also a box of matches  the kind that strike anywhere, you know." CINNAMON PRECISELY ALSO A BOX OF MATCHES THE KIND THAT STRIKE ANYWHERE YOU KNOW
 what you are thinking about. It _is_ a difficult problem, is it not?" "Yes, I was just--" "--thinking what you could get me for a birthday present," interrupted the Phoenix. "Am I not correct?" David, who had not even given this a thought until now, flushed. "Aha!" said the Phoenix triumphantly. "Just as I thought! Believe me, my dear fellow, when you have been around as long as _I_ have, you can read the minds of your friends as easily as a book. Now, the problem of what to give is a hard one at any time, but the problem of what to give for a five hundredth birthday is even harder. A monogrammed ash tray? I do not receive cigars often enough to make that practical. A hand-knitted sweater? It would not fit (they never do). A gold-plated watch chain? I have no watch. No, the best idea would be to get me something which I can use." "Certainly, Phoenix," David stammered. "What _do_ you want, then?" "Ah! We have reached the kernel of the problem. And the answer, my boy, is this: cinnamon. RDON I HAVE NEVER SEEN YOU SO THOUGHTFUL MY BOY HOWEVER I BELIEVE I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT IT IS A DIFFICULT PROBLEM IS IT NOT YES I WAS JUST THINKING WHAT YOU COULD GET ME FOR A BIRTHDAY PRESENT INTERRUPTED THE PHOENIX AM I NOT CORRECT DAVID WHO HAD NOT GIVEN THIS A THOUGHT UNTIL NOW FLUSHED AHA SAID THE PHOENIX TRIUMPHANTLY JUST AS I THOUGHT BELIEVE ME MY DEAR FELLOW WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS I HAVE YOU CAN READ THE MINDS OF YOUR FRIENDS AS EASILY AS A BOOK NOW THE PROBLEM OF WHAT TO GIVE IS A HARD ONE AT ANY TIME BUT THE PROBLEM OF WHAT TO GIVE FOR A FIVE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY IS EVEN HARDER A MONOGRAMED ASH TRAY I DO NOT RECEIVE CIGARS OFTEN ENOUGH TO MAKE THAT PRACTICAL A HAND KNITTED SWEATER IT WOULD NOT FIT THEY NEVER DO A GOLD PLAITED WATCH CHAIN I HAVE NO WATCH NO THE BEST IDEA WOULD BE TO GET ME SOMETHING WHICH I CAN USE CERTAINLY PHOENIX DAVID STAMMERED WHAT DO YOU WANT THEN AH WE HAVE REACHED THE KERNEL OF THE PROBLEM AND THE ANSWER MY BOY IS THIS CINNAMON
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