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The Phoenix dashed back and forth at top speed, wheeled in circles, shot straight up like a rocket  plunged, hovered, looped  rolled, soared, fluttered. Now and then it would swoop back to the ledge beside David and wipe the sweat from its brow. "I trust you see signs of progress, my boy?" THE PHOENIX DASHED BACK AND FORTH AT TOP SPEED WHEELED IN CIRCLES SHOT STRAIGHT UP LIKE A ROCKET PLUNGED HOVERED LOOPED ROLLED SOARED FLUTTERED NOW AND THEN IT WOULD SWOOP BACK TO THE LEDGE BESIDE DAVID AND WIPE THE SWEAT FROM ITS BROW I TRUST YOU SEE SIGNS OF PROGRESS MY BOY
rds--none, I daresay--who--puff--could have done even this much. The truth of the matter is that you are a lot--puff--heavier than you look. I hope you are not being overfed at home?" "I--I don't know," said David, wondering whether or not he was going to be sick. "Well, my course is clear," said the Phoenix firmly. "I must practice. Setting-up exercises, roadwork, and what not. Rigorous diet. Lots of sleep. Regular hours. Courage, my dear fellow! We shall do it yet!" * * * * * And so for the following week the Phoenix practiced. Every morning David climbed up to the ledge, bringing sandwiches for himself, cookies for the Phoenix, and a wet towel. Then, while he kept count, the Phoenix did setting-up exercises. After this, the bird would jog trot up and down the ledge and practice jumping. Then there would be a fifteen-minute rest and refreshment period. And when that was over, the Phoenix would launch itself into the air. This was the part David liked best. It was a magnificent sight. AM PUFF AN EXCEEDINGLY POWERFUL FLIER THERE ARE FEW BIRDS NONE I DARE SAY WHO PUFF COULD HAVE DONE EVEN THIS MUCH THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT YOU ARE A LOT PUFF HEAVIER THAN YOU LOOK I HOPE YOU ARE NOT BEING OVERFED AT HOME I I DON'T KNOW SAID DAVID WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT HE WAS GOING TO BE SICK WELL MY COURSE IS CLEAR SAID THE PHOENIX FIRMLY I MUST PRACTICE SETTING UP EXERCISES ROADWORK AND WHAT NOT RIGOROUS DIET LOTS OF SLEEP REGULAR HOURS COURAGE MY DEAR FELLOW WE SHALL DO IT YET AND SO FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE PHOENIX PRACTISED EVERY MORNING DAVID CLIMBED UP TO THE LEDGE BRINGING SANDWICHES FOR HIMSELF COOKIES FOR THE PHOENIX AND A WET TOWEL THEN WHY WHILE HE KEPT COUNT THE PHOENIX DID SETTING UP EXERCISES AFTER THIS THE BIRD WOULD JOG TROT UP AND DOWN THE LEDGE AND PRACTISE JUMPING THEN THERE WOULD BE A FIFTEEN MINUTE REST AND REFRESHMENT PERIOD AND WHEN THAT WAS OVER THE PHOENIX WOULD LAUNCH ITSELF INTO THE AIR THIS WAS THE PART DAVID LIKED BEST IT WAS A MAGNIFICENT SIGHT
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