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There were flocks of sheep and goats in the fields. Here and there were strange ruins of marble and red granite  columns, peristyles, benches carved with lions' heads, and pedestals. THERE WERE FLOCKS OF SHEEP AND GOATS IN THE FIELDS HERE AND THERE WERE STRANGE RUINS OF MARBLE AND RED GRANITE COLUMNS PEDESTALS BENCHES CARVED WITH LIONS HEADS AND PEDESTALS
 "Tomorrow ..." said the Phoenix doubtfully. "I have a strange feeling, my boy--for once, I find myself unable to explain--most odd, _most_ odd ... five hundredth birthday...." "Ah, well," it went on more cheerfully, "I shall undoubtedly remember later. The pressing question is, what shall we do now?" David got up, thought for a while, and suddenly flung his arms wide. "Oh, Phoenix," he cried, "it's such a beautiful day, I wish it could go on forever! Couldn't we go somewhere--somewhere where we--oh, I don't know. I can't explain it. Anywhere _you_ say, Phoenix." The Phoenix looked at him for a long time. "I think I understand, my boy. Yes.... How about one of the forgotten places I told you about? Should you like to meet a Faun?" * * * * * It was a green valley, completely enclosed by the barren mountains which towered above it. At one end a waterfall hung on the face of a cliff, a misty thread pouring into a rainbow-arched pool. A brook serpentined through fields and groves of trees. MS A SHAME TO SPEND ONLY ONE DAY ON IT ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S A FIVE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY TOMORROW SAID THE PHOENIX DOUBTFULLY I HAVE A STRANGE FEELING MY BOY FOR ONCE I FIND MYSELF UNABLE TO EXPLAIN MOST ODD MOST ODD FIVE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY AH WELL IT WENT ON MORE CHEERFULLY I SHALL UNDOUBTEDLY REMEMBER LATER THE PRESSING QUESTION IS WHAT SHALL WE DO NOW DAVID GOT UP THOUGHT FOR A WHILE AND SUDDENLY FLUNG HIS ARMS WIDE O PHOENIX HE CRIED IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY I WISH IT COULD GO ON FOR EVER COULDN'T WE GO SOMEWHERE SOMEWHERE WHERE WE OH I DON'T KNOW I CAN'T EXPLAIN ANYWHERE YOU SAY PHOENIX THE PHOENIX LOOKED AT HIM FOR A LONG TIME I THINK I UNDERSTAND MY BOY YES HOW ABOUT ONE OF THE FORGOTTEN PLACES I TOLD YOU ABOUT SHOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET A FAWN IT WAS A GREEN VALLEY COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BY THE BARREN MOUNTAINS WHICH TOWERED ABOVE IT AT ONE END A WATERFALL HUNG ON THE FACE OF A CLIFF A MISTY THREAD POURING INTO A RAINBOW ARCHED POOL A BROOK SERPENTINE THROUGH FIELDS AND GROVES OF TREES
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