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"Did they shoot you?" David asked, horrified. "Well, _at_ me, anyway. I'm thankful to say they never hit me, but there were some pretty near misses. All the oceans were simply packed with ships. DID THEY SHOOT YOU DAVID ASKED HORRIFIED WELL AT ME IN A WAY I'M THANKFUL TO SAY THEY NEVER HIT ME BUT THERE WAS SOME PRETTY NEAR MISSES ALL THE OANS WERE SIMPLY PACKED WITH SHIPS
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." 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." "Were you in the war?" David asked. "Ah, _was_ I," sighed the Sea Monster. It flopped down comfortably on its belly, curled its tail around its front flippers, and sighed again. But David noticed that its whiskers had perked up to a quite cheerful angle. The Sea Monster was obviously delighted to have someone listen to its troubles. "Yes," it said, heaving a third sigh, "I was. From the very beginning, much against my will. Guns all over the place! Terrible! N'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 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 WERE YOU IN THE WAR DAVID ASKED AH WAS I SIGHED THE SEA MONSTER IT FLOPPED DOWN COMFORTABLY ON ITS BELLY CURLED ITS TAIL AROUND ITS FRONT FLIPPERS AND SIGHED AGAIN BUT DAVID NOTICED THAT ITS WHISKERS HAD PERKED UP TO A QUITE CHEERFUL ANGLE THE SEA MONSTER WAS OBVIOUSLY DELIGHTED TO HAVE SOMEONE LISTEN TO ITS TROUBLES YES IT SAID HEAVING A THIRD SIGH I WAS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING MUCH AGAINST MY WILL GUNS ALL OVER THE PLACE TERRIBLE
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