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We shall visit the Gryffins only, however. It is best to leave the others alone." The Phoenix swung around and began to fly toward the morning sun with such tremendous speed that David had to crouch down to avoid being blown off. WE SHALL VISIT THE GRYFFINS ONLY HOWEVER IT IS BEST TO LEAVE THE OTHERS ALONE THE PHOENIX SWUNG AROUND AND BEGAN TO FLY TOWARD THE MORNING SUN WITH SUCH TREMENDOUS SPEED THAT DAVID HAD TO CROUCH DOWN TO AVOID BEING BLOWN OFF
 a good two feet. "There you are, my boy," said the bird proudly, as they landed at the other end. "Shall we go?" "Let's go," said David, as bravely as he could. They were in the air again. Once more he felt that rush of wind against his face and heard the pounding of wings. But this time there was no giddy downward swoop. He breathed again and opened his eyes. The world was falling away, and everything on it was growing smaller by the second. The valley could be cradled in two hands; the mountains on either side looked like wrinkles in gray cloth. Now he could see plains in the distance, and little silver threads of rivers. As he looked, the whole world began to revolve slowly. The Phoenix was soaring in a wide circle. "Well, my boy," it called over its shoulder, "whom shall we visit first?" "It's really up to you, Phoenix," David shouted back, "but how about the--the--Biffens or Whiffens, or whatever you called them?" "You mean the Gryffins, Gryffons, and Gryffens, my boy? Very well. Y DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE LEDGE CLEARING THE THICKET IN THE MIDDLE BY A GOOD TWO FEET THERE YOU ARE MY BOY SAID THE BIRD PROUDLY AS THEY LANDED AT THE OTHER END LET'S GO SAID DAVID AS BRAVELY AS HE COULD THEY WERE IN THE AIR AGAIN ONCE MORE HE FELT THAT RUSH OF WIND AGAINST HIS FACE AND HEARD THE POUNDING OF WINGS BUT THIS TIME THERE WAS NO GIDDY DOWNWARD SWOOP HE BREATHED AGAIN AND OPENED HIS EYES THE WORLD WAS FALLING AWAY AND EVERYTHING ON IT WAS GROWING SMALLER BY THE SECOND THE VALLEY COULD BE CRADLED IN TWO HANDS THE MOUNTAINS ON EITHER SIDE LOOKED LIKE WRINKLES IN GRAY CLOTH NOW HE COULD SEE PLAINS IN THE DISTANCE AND LITTLE SILVER THREADS OF RIVERS AS HE LOOKED THE WHOLE WORLD BEGAN TO REVOLVE SLOWLY THE PHOENIX WAS SOARING IN A WIDE CIRCLE WELL MY BOY IT CALLED OVER ITS SHOULDER WHOM SHALL WE VISIT FIRST IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU PHOENIX DAVID SHOUTED BACK BUT HOW ABOUT THE THE B'FUNDS OR WYFFONS OR WHATEVER YOU CALL THEM YOU MEAN THE GRYFFONS GRYFFONS AND GRYFFONS MY BOY VERY WELL
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