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"My dear chap!" it exclaimed. "I have just remembered! Tomorrow...." "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.... 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
ateful!" "I cannot disagree with you there, my boy. Of course, I have no doubt that, in general, the advancement of science is all to the good. Knowledge is power. But on days like this I sometimes wonder.... Does it not seem to you that the highest aim in life at the moment is to enjoy the sunlight and allow others to do the same?" "You're right, Phoenix--but then, you always are. I was just thinking the same thing. It's funny ... I mean ... well, _you_ know. Why can't people leave other people alone--and--and--well, just _enjoy_ themselves and lie in the sun and listen to the wind?" "That is the way of the world, my boy. Getting and spending, and all that sort of thing. But come! Why should we worry over the follies of the rest of the world? A day like this was made for living, not thinking. Begone, dull care!" And they would forget the Scientist and watch a pair of butterflies chase each other instead. But one day the Phoenix suddenly stood up with a startled expression on its face.  HAPPEN SOME DAY YES I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT I THINK HE'S HATEFUL I CANNOT DISAGREE WITH YOU THERE MY BOY OF COURSE I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IN GENERAL THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE IS ALL TO THE GOOD KNOWLEDGE IS POWER BUT ON DAYS LIKE THIS I SOMETIMES WONDER DOES IT NOT SEEM TO YOU THAT THE HIGHEST AIM IN LIFE AT THE MOMENT IS TO ENJOY THE SUNLIGHT AND ALLOW OTHERS TO DO THE SAME YOU'RE RIGHT PHOENIX BUT THEN YOU ALWAYS ARE I WAS JUST THINKING THE SAME THING IT'S FUNNY I MEAN WELL YOU KNOW WHY CAN'T PEOPLE LEAVE OTHER PEOPLE ALONE AND AND WELL JUST ENJOY THEMSELVES AND LIE IN THE SUN AND LISTEN TO THE WIND THAT IS THE WAY OF THE WORLD MY BOY GETTING AND SPENDING AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING BUT COME WHY SHOULD WE WORRY OVER THE FOLLIES OF THE REST OF THE WORLD A DAY LIKE THIS WAS MADE FOR LIVING NOT THINKING BEGONE DULL CARE AND THEY WOULD FORGET THE SCIENTIST AND WATCH A PAIR OF BUTTERFLIES CHASE EACH OTHER INSTEAD BUT ONE DAY THE PHOENIX SUDDENLY STOOD UP WITH A STARTLED EXPRESSION ON ITS FACE
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