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David landed on his feet, but his legs gave way and he dropped to his knees. He felt dizzy as the blood rushed away from his head again. DAVID LANDED ON HIS FEET BUT HIS LEGS GAVE WAY AND HE DROPPED TO HIS KNEES HE FELT DIZZY AS THE BLOOD RUSHED AWAY FROM HIS HEAD AGAIN
n," hissed the Phoenix, "run down there. Talk to him, lead him away, distract his attention, anything. Only be quick!" "All right!" The Phoenix melted into the thicket, and David jumped to his feet. As he dashed down the trail his brain whirled with questions. What should he do? What could he say? How could he lead the Scientist away? Where would the Phoenix go? In his haste he forgot one important thing. His foot tripped over the pile of grass and leaves on the trail. The released sapling sprang upward, the noose tightened with a cruel jerk around his ankle, and he was snatched into the air. As the blood rushed to his head he lost control of himself and began to struggle wildly and shout at the top of his voice. The flat dry voice of the Scientist drifted to him as if through a long tunnel. "What's all this? What are you doing here? Who set this snare?" "Get me down," David choked. "Please!" A hand seized him by the scruff of the neck. A knife flashed through the air and cut the rope. AT IF HE COMES UP HERE WHAT'LL WE DO LISTEN HISSED THE PHOENIX RUN DOWN THERE TALK TO HIM LEAD HIM AWAY DISTRACT HIS ATTENTION ANYTHING ONLY BE QUICK ALL RIGHT THE PHOENIX MELTED INTO THE THICKET AND DAVID JUMPED TO HIS FEET AS HE DASHED DOWN THE TRAIL HIS BRAIN WHIRLED WITH QUESTIONS WHAT SHOULD HE DO WHAT COULD HE SAY HOW COULD HE LEAD THE SCIENTIST AWAY WHERE WOULD THE PHOENIX GO IN HIS HASTE HE FORGOT ONE IMPORTANT THING HIS FOOT TRIPPED OVER THE PILE OF GRASS AND LEAVES ON THE TRAIL THE RELEASED SAPLING SPRANG UPWARD THE NOOSE TIGHTENED WITH A CRUEL JERK AROUND HIS ANKLE AND HE WAS SNATCHED INTO THE AIR AS THE BLOOD RUSHED TO HIS HEAD HE LOST CONTROL OF HIMSELF AND BEGAN TO STRUGGLE WILDLY AND SHOUT AT THE TOP OF HIS VOICE THE FLAT DRY VOICE OF THE SCIENTIST DRIFTED TO HIM AS IF THROUGH A LONG TUNNEL WHAT'S ALL THIS WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE WHO SET THIS SNARE GET ME DOWN DAVID CHOKED PLEASE A HAND SEIZED HIM BY THE SCRUFF OF THE NECK A KNIFE FLASHED THROUGH THE AIR AND CUT THE ROPE
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