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Poor as the plan now seemed to David, he prepared to carry it out. Holding his breath so as not to sneeze again, he scooped up as much dust as he could hold in two hands. POOR AS THE PLAN NOW SEEMED TO DAVID HE PREPARED TO CARRY IT OUT HOLDING HIS BREATH SO AS NOT TO SNEEZE AGAIN HE SCOOPED UP AS MUCH DUST AS HE COULD HOLD IN TWO HANDS
re angels fear to tread. Ah! who could have said, in the golden days of my youth, that I should come to such an end! Oh, miserable bird! Oh, unhappy boy!" "Phoenix--" "But we can show them how to die, my boy! We still have that--the last magnificent gesture. Let those who have lived wisely and well show that they can die in the same way! I hope I am to go first, so that you may have an example to follow." "_Phoenix!_" "My boy?" "Listen, please!" And David whispered in the Phoenix's ear. The plan had seemed like a good one while it was still in his mind, but put into words it sounded a little too simple. As he whispered, David began to feel more and more foolish, so that finally he stopped altogether. "I--I guess it's really kind of silly," he stammered. But the Phoenix was looking at him with hope and admiration in its eyes. "My very dear chap," it said solemnly, "I salute you. I humbly await your signal." "Do you really think it will work?" "My boy, it must--it can--it shall. Proceed.  LESSON TO YOU MY BOY EVEN THOUGH IT BE YOUR LAST ONE FOOLSSH IN WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD AH WHO COULD HAVE SAID IN THE GOLDEN DAYS OF MY YOUTH THAT I SHOULD COME TO SUCH AN END O MISERABLE BIRD O UNHAPPY BOY PHOENIX BUT WE CAN SHOW THEM HOW TO DIE MY BOY WE STILL HAVE THAT THE LAST MAGNIFICENT GESTURE LET THOSE WHO HAVE LIVED WISELY AND WELL SHOW THAT THEY CAN DIE IN THE SAME WAY I HOPE I AM TO GO FIRST SO THAT YOU MAY HAVE AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW PHOENIX MY BOY LISTEN PLEASE AND DAVID WHISPERED IN THE PHOENIX'S EAR THE PLAN HAD SEEMED LIKE A GOOD ONE WHILE IT WAS STILL IN HIS MIND BUT PUT INTO WORDS IT SOUNDED A LITTLE TOO SIMPLE AS HE WHISPERED DAVID BEGAN TO FEEL MORE AND MORE FOOLISH SO THAT FINALLY HE STOPPED ALTOGETHER I GUESS IT'S REALLY KIND OF SILLY HE STAMMERED BUT THE PHOENIX WAS LOOKING AT HIM WITH HOPE AND ADMIRATION IN ITS EYES MY VERY DEAR CHAP IT SAID SOLEMNLY I SALUTE YOU I HUMBLY AWAIT YOUR SIGNAL DO YOU REALLY THINK IT WILL WORK MY BOY IT MUST IT CAN IT SHALL PROCEED
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