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"Golly, that was fast!" David marveled, as they shook the sand from themselves. "Do you think it'll come back, Phoenix?" "Of course, my boy. Curiosity, if nothing else, will bring it up again. In the meantime, we might as well sit down and wait." They sat down and waited. GOLLY THAT WAS FAST DAVID MARVELLED AS THEY SHOOK THE SAND FROM THEMSELVES DO YOU THINK IT'LL COME BACK PHOENIX OF COURSE MY BOY CURIOSITY IF NOTHING ELSE WILL BRING IT UP AGAIN IN THE MEANTIME WE MIGHT AS WELL SIT DOWN AND WAIT THEY SAT DOWN AND WAITED
the Phoenix, as they scanned the empty beaches. "The Monster shifts about from island to island to avoid discovery. We shall just have to search." And search they did, atoll after atoll, until at the end of an hour they were rewarded. David suddenly spotted a dark object stretched out on the beach of a lagoon, and at the same time the Phoenix said "Aha!" triumphantly. They began to spiral down. The Sea Monster was immense. Its body could have filled the living room at home. Its neck was twenty feet long, and so was its tail (which ended in a barbed point). It had huge seal-like flippers, and its polished brown hide was made up of scales as big as dinner plates. "Wake up, Monster!" The Phoenix cried. "We--" The next instant they were lost in a cloud of flying sand and spray, through which could be heard a prodigious splash. When it had cleared, they found themselves alone on the beach. The only sign of the Sea Monster was a great furrow in the sand, which led down to the agitated water.  SEA I FEAR WE MAY HAVE TROUBLE MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX AS THEY SCANNED THE EMPTY BEACHES THE MONSTER SHIFTS ABOUT FROM ISLAND TO ISLAND TO AVOID DISCOVERY WE SHALL JUST HAVE TO SEARCH AND SEARCH THEY DID ATOLL AFTER ATOLL UNTIL AT THE END OF AN HOUR THEY WERE REWARDED DAVID SUDDENLY SPOTTED A DARK OBJECT STRETCHED OUT ON THE BEACH OF A LAGOON AND AT THE SAME TIME THE PHOENIX SAID AHA TRIUMPHANTLY THEY BEGAN TO SPIRAL DOWN THE SEA MONSTER WAS IMMENSE ITS BODY COULD HAVE FILLED THE LIVING AT HOME ITS NECK WAS TWENTY FEET LONG AND SO WAS ITS TAIL WHICH ENDED IN A BARBED POINT IT HAD HUGE SEALLIKE FLIPPERS AND ITS POLISHED BROWN HIDE WAS MADE UP OF SCALES AS BIG AS DINNER PLATES WAKE UP MONSTER THE PHOENIX CRIED WE THE NEXT INSTANT THEY WERE LOST IN A CLOUD OF FLYING SAND AND SPRAY THROUGH WHICH COULD BE HEARD A PRODIGIOUS SPLASH WHEN IT HAD CLEARED THEY FOUND THEMSELVES ALONE ON THE BEACH THE ONLY SIGN OF THE SEA MONSTER WAS A GREAT FURROW IN THE SAND WHICH LED DOWN TO THE AGITATED WATER
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