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"They're sure strong enough," David agreed, flexing his fingers to take the stiffness out of them. "But what are we going to do if the Scientist does get caught in one?" "We shall burn that bridge when we reach it, my boy. Now, do you have the pliers, wire cutters, and screw driver below?" "Yes, they're down in the cellar. What are we going to do with them, Phoenix?" "Patience, patience! You will be told when the time comes. I shall meet you tonight after dark, as soon as it is safe for me to come down. THEY'RE SURE STRONG ENOUGH DAVID AGREED FLEXING HIS FINGERS TO TAKE THE STIFFNESS OUT OF THEM BUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO IF THE SCIENTIST DOES GET CAUGHT IN ONE WE SHALL BURN THAT BRIDGE WHEN WE REACH IT MY BOY NOW DO YOU HAVE THE PLIERS WIRE CUTTERS AND SCREW DRIVER BELOW YES THEY'RE DOWN IN THE CELLAR WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THEM PHOENIX PATIENCE PATIENCE YOU WILL BE TOLD WHEN THE TIME COMES I SHALL MEET YOU TONIGHT AFTER DARK AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE FOR ME TO COME DOWN
d with the flat of the hatchet. But the hardest part was trying to bend the sapling down to the stake and fitting it into the notch. It took the weight of both of them to bring the sapling to the ground. If they got the slightest bit off balance, it would spring up again. Once David fell off; the sapling went _swish!_ back into the air, flinging the astonished Phoenix thirty feet up the mountainside. It was not until afternoon, when the sun had turned ruddy and shadows were beginning to stretch dark fingers across the land, that they finished the job. But at last the saplings were set in the notches, the nooses were formed and fastened on. Grass and leaves were strewn over the snares; chips, hewn branches, and other evidences of their work were removed. They sat down and looked proudly at each other. "My boy," said the Phoenix, "I have had a wide, and sometimes painful, experience with traps; so you may believe me when I say that these are among the best I have seen. We have done well.  DRIVE THEM INTO THE GROUND WITH THE FLAT OF THE HATCHET BUT THE HARDEST PART WAS TRYING TO BEND THE SAPLING DOWN TO THE STAKE AND FITTING IT INTO THE NOTCH IT TOOK THE WEIGHT OF BOTH OF THEM TO BRING THE SAPLING TO THE GROUND IF THEY GOT THE SLIGHTEST BIT OFF BALANCE IT WOULD SPRING UP AGAIN ONCE DAVID FELL OFF THE SAPLING WENT SWISH BACK INTO THE AIR FLINGING THE ASTONISHED PHOENIX THIRTY FEET UP THE MOUNTAIN SIDE IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE AFTERNOON WHEN THE SUN HAD TURNED ROOTY AND SHADOWS WERE BEGINNING TO STRETCH DARK FINGERS ACROSS THE LAND THAT THEY FINISHED THE JOB BUT AT LAST THE SAPLINGS WERE SET IN THE NOTCHES THE NOOSES WERE FORMED AND FASTENED ON GRASS AND LEAVES WERE STREWN OVER THE SNARES CHIPS HEWN BRANCHES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF THEIR WORK WERE REMOVED THEY SAT DOWN AND LOOKED PROUDLY AT EACH OTHER MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX I HAVE HAD A WIDE AND SOMETIMES PAINFUL EXPERIENCE WITH TRAPS SO YOU MAY BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THAT THESE ARE AMONG THE BEST I HAVE SEEN WE HAVE DONE WELL
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