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"Well, we can do something today _and_ tomorrow, then," said David. "After all, a birthday only comes once a year, and it seems a shame to spend only one day on it. Especially when it's a five hundredth birthday." WELL WE CAN DO SOMETHING TO DAY AND TO MORROW THEN SAID DAVID AFTER ALL A BIRTHDAY ONLY COMES ONCE A YEAR AND IT SEEMS A SHAME TO SPEND ONLY ONE DAY ON IT ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S A FIVE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY
.." "What about tomorrow?" "Why, my boy, tomorrow another century rounds its mark. To be brief, tomorrow is my birthday. My five hundredth birthday." "Well, congratulations, Phoenix!" "Thank you, my boy. Five hundred.... Destiny.... Have I mentioned before, my boy, that I have a magnificent destiny?" "No. What is it, Phoenix?" "I--well, it is strange, my boy, but I do not know ... but that it is magnificent no one can doubt." "Do I have one too?" "Of course, my boy. We all do." David was glad of that. He did not know exactly what a destiny was, however, and he tried to think of how one would look. But the only picture which came to his mind was that of a small, mousy creature (his destiny) looking up in admiration to a splendid thing of flame and gold, dazzling to the eyes--the Phoenix's mysterious destiny. He said, "We'll have to do something special tomorrow to celebrate, Phoenix." The Phoenix looked thoughtful. "I think we had better do whatever we are going to do _today_," it said. SION ON ITS FACE MY DEAR CHAP IT EXCLAIMED I HAVE JUST REMEMBERED TO MORROW WHAT ABOUT TO MORROW WHY MY BOY TO MORROW ANOTHER CENTURY ROUNDS ITS MARK TO BE BRIEF TO MORROW IS MY BIRTHDAY MY FIVE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY WELL CONGRATULATIONS PHOENIX THANK YOU MY BOY FIVE HUNDRED DESTINY HAVE I MENTIONED BEFORE MY BOY THAT I HAVE A MAGNIFICENT DESTINY NO WHAT IS IT PHOENIX I WELL IT IS STRANGE MY BOY BUT I DO NOT KNOW BUT THAT IT IS MAGNIFICENT NO ONE CAN DOUBT DO I HAVE ONE TOO OF COURSE MY BOY WE ALL DO DAVID WAS GLAD OF THAT HE DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT A DESTINY WAS HOWEVER AND HE TRIED TO THINK OF HOW ONE WOULD LOOK BUT THE ONLY PICTURE WHICH CAME TO HIS MIND WAS THAT OF A SMALL MOUSY CREATURE HIS DESTINY LOOKING UP IN ADMIRATION TO A SPLENDID THING OF FLAME AND GOLD DAZZLING TO THE EYES THE PHOENIX'S MYSTERIOUS DESTINY HE SAID WE'LL HAVE TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL TO MORROW TO CELEBRATE PHOENIX THE PHOENIX LOOKED THOUGHTFUL I THINK WE HAD BETTER DO WHATEVER WE ARE GOING TO DO TO DAY IT SAID
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