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"Ahoy, me hearties!" the Phoenix shouted. "Turn to and stand by to splice the main brace! Steady as she goes, mates!" AHOY ME HEARTSE THE PHOENIX SHOUTED TURN TO AND STAND BY TO SPLICE THE MAIN BRACE STEADY AS SHE GOES MATES
eakfast fish later they sighted the island--a little smudge on the horizon, dead ahead. "Land ho!" a voice croaked. "Thank heavens." David turned in surprise. The Phoenix was no longer pacing the quarter-deck and scanning the horizon. It was sitting limply with its head down and a glassy stare in its eyes. [Illustration] "You had better hurry up," David said to the Sea Monster. "I think the Phoenix is seasick." "Am not," the Phoenix gasped. "Merely (ulp!) temporary." The Sea Monster turned and smiled sweetly at the Phoenix. "You'll get used to it in no time, Admiral." When they landed, however, the Phoenix recovered rapidly and even began to put on a slight nautical swagger. The Sea Monster humped off down the beach, followed eagerly by the two treasure hunters. In a few minutes it came to a halt and sniffed the sand very carefully, swinging its head snakelike to and fro. It settled on one spot, sniffed it thoroughly, felt the sand with its whiskers, and then solemnly announced: "Here. ACIDLY THEY STEAMED ON TWENTY MINUTES AND SEVENTY SIX LARGE BREAKFAST FISH LATER THEY SIGHTED THE ISLAND A LITTLE SMUDGE ON THE HORIZON DEAD AHEAD LAND HO A VOICE CROAKED THANK HEAVENS DAVID TURNED IN SURPRISE THE PHOENIX WAS NO LONGER PACING THE QUARTER DECK AND SCANNING THE HORIZON IT WAS SITTING LIMPLY WITH ITS HEAD DOWN AND A GLASSY STARE IN ITS EYES YOU HAD BETTER HURRY UP DAVID SAID TO THE SEA MONSTER I THINK THE PHOENIX IS SEA SICK I AM NOT THE PHOENIX GASPED MERELY ULTEMPORARY THE SEA MONSTER TURNED AND SMILED SWEETLY AT THE PHOENIX YOU'LL GET USED TO IT IN NO TIME ADMIRAL WHEN THEY LANDED HOWEVER THE PHOENIX RECOVERED RAPIDLY AND EVEN BEGAN TO PUT ON A SLIGHT NAUTICAL SWAGGER THE SEA MONSTER HUMPED OFF DOWN THE BEACH FOLLOWED EAGERLY BY THE TWO TREASURE HUNTERS IN A FEW MINUTES IT CAME TO A HALT AND SNIFFED THE SAND VERY CAREFULLY SWINGING ITS HEAD SNAKELIKE TO AND FRO IT SETTLED ON ONE SPOT SNIFFED IT THOROUGHLY FELT THE SAND WITH ITS WHISKERS AND THEN SOLEMNLY ANNOUNCED HERE
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