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Suddenly it began to beat time with its wing and to sing in a raucous voice: "Cut the King's throat and take the King's gold   Heave ho, bullies, for Panama! There's plenty of loot for the lad who is bold   Heave away, bullies, for Panama!" SUDDENLY IT BEGAN TO BEAT TIME WITH ITS WING AND TO SING IN A RAUCOUS VOICE CUT THE KING'S THROAT AND TAKE THE KING'S GOLD HEAVE HO BULLIES FOR PANAMA THERE'S PLENTY OF LOOT FOR THE LAD WHO IS BOLD HEAVE AWAY BULLIES FOR PANAMA
nd smiled sweetly at the Phoenix. "You'll get used to it in no time, Admiral." When they landed, however, the Phoenix recovered rapidly and even began to put on a slight nautical swagger. The Sea Monster humped off down the beach, followed eagerly by the two treasure hunters. In a few minutes it came to a halt and sniffed the sand very carefully, swinging its head snakelike to and fro. It settled on one spot, sniffed it thoroughly, felt the sand with its whiskers, and then solemnly announced: "Here." "Ahoy, me hearties!" the Phoenix shouted. "Turn to and stand by to splice the main brace! Steady as she goes, mates!" David needed no encouragement from anyone. He began to dig furiously. Flashing in the sun, the spade bit into the beach, and coarse white sand spurted in all directions. The Phoenix was quite as excited as David. It danced around the deepening hole with eyes asparkle, shouting such piratical terms as "Shiver me timbers!" "Strike your colors!" and "Give 'em no quarter, lads! D MERELY ULTEMPORARY THE SEA MONSTER TURNED AND SMILED SWEETLY AT THE PHOENIX YOU'LL GET USED TO IT IN NO TIME ADMIRAL WHEN THEY LANDED HOWEVER THE PHOENIX RECOVERED RAPIDLY AND EVEN BEGAN TO PUT ON A SLIGHT NAUTICAL SWAGGER THE SEA MONSTER HUMPED OFF DOWN THE BEACH FOLLOWED EAGERLY BY THE TWO TREASURE HUNTERS IN A FEW MINUTES IT CAME TO A HALT AND SNIFFED THE SAND VERY CAREFULLY SWINGING ITS HEAD SNAKELIKE TO AND FRO IT SETTLED ON ONE SPOT SNIFFED IT THOROUGHLY FELT THE SAND WITH ITS WHISKERS AND THEN SOLEMNLY ANNOUNCED HERE AHOY ME HEARTSE THE PHOENIX SHOUTED TURN TO AND STAND BY TO SPLICE THE MAIN BRACE STEADY AS SHE GOES MATES DAVID NEEDED NO ENCOURAGEMENT FROM ANY ONE HE BEGAN TO DIG FURIOUSLY FLASHING IN THE SUN THE SPADE BIT INTO THE BEACH AND COARSE WHITE SAND SPURTED IN ALL DIRECTIONS THE PHOENIX WAS QUITE AS EXCITED AS DAVID IT DANCED AROUND THE DEEPENING HOLE WITH EYES A SPARKLE SHOUTING SUCH PIRATICAL TERMS AS SHIVER ME TIMBERS STRIKE YOUR COLORS AND GIVE EM NO QUARTER LADS
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