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The Sea Monster swam toward them, heaved itself out of the water, and offered its huge flipper for David to shake. [Illustration] "Sorry I rushed off like that," it said. "The trouble is, I've had such a bad case of war nerves. Why, sometimes I jump out of my skin at nothing at all." THE SEA MONSTER SWAM TOWARD THEM HEAVED ITSELF OUT OF THE WATER AND OFFERED A HUGE FLIPPER FOR DAVID TO SHAKE SORRY I RUSHED OFF LIKE THAT IT SAID THE TROUBLE IS I'VE HAD SUCH A BAD CASE OF WAR NERVES WHY SOMETIMES I JUMP OUT OF MY SKIN AT NOTHING AT ALL
 pointing. Thirty feet offshore, an ear was being thrust cautiously above the rippled surface. It twitched once or twice, then pointed quiveringly in their direction. "Come out, Monster!" the Phoenix shouted. "It is I, the Phoenix." The Sea Monster's head appeared slowly, followed by several yards of neck. It peered at them short-sightedly, weaving its head from side to side to get a better view. David saw that it had two short, straight horns just in front of its ears, eyes that were soft and cowlike, and a most expressive set of whiskers. The whiskers were now at a doubtful, half-mast angle. "Ah, Phoenix," said the Sea Monster at last in a mild voice. "Can't you remember to wake me a bit more gently? I thought you were--" "Come on out," said the Phoenix firmly, "and stop looking like a lost sheep." "Uh--what about--uh--that?" said the Sea Monster hesitantly, pointing one ear at David. "This," said the Phoenix, "is David. He is getting an education. I assure you that he will not bite.  SPLASHING NOISE FROM THE LAGOON THERE DAVID WHISPERED POINTING THIRTY FEET OFF SHORE AN EAR WAS BEING THRUST CAUTIOUSLY ABOVE THE RIPPLED SURFACE IT TWITCHED ONCE OR TWICE THEN POINTED QUIVERINGLY IN THEIR DIRECTION COME OUT MONSTER THE PHOENIX SHOUTED IT IS I THE PHOENIX THE SEA MONSTER'S HEAD APPEARED SLOWLY FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL YARDS OF NECK IT PEERED AT THEM SHORT SIGHTEDLY WEAVING ITS HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE TO GET A BETTER VIEW DAVID SAW THAT IT HAD TWO SHORT STRAIGHT HORNS JUST IN FRONT OF ITS EARS EYES THAT WERE SOFT AND COW LIKE AND A MOST EXPRESSIVE SET OF WHISKERS THE WHISKERS WERE NOW AT A DOUBTFUL HALF MAST ANGLE AH PHOENIX SAID THE SEA MONSTER AT LAST IN A MILD VOICE CAN'T YOU REMEMBER TO WAKE ME A BIT MORE GENTLY I THOUGHT YOU WERE COME ON OUT SAID THE PHOENIX FIRMLY AND STOPPED LOOKING LIKE A LOST SHEEP A WHAT ABOUT A THAT SAID THE SEA MONSTER HESITANTLY POINTING ONE EAR AT DAVID THIS SAID THE PHOENIX IS DAVID HE IS GETTING AN EDUCATION I ASSURE YOU THAT HE WILL NOT BITE
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