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Now, like a plant thrusting its way out of the soil, there appeared something pale and glittering, which nodded in the breeze. Little tongues of flame, it seemed, licking out into the air.... No, not flames! A crest of golden feathers!... A heave from below lifted the ashes in the center of the pile, a fine cloud of flakes swirled up into the breeze, there was a flash of sunlight glinting on brilliant plumage. And from the ruins of the pyre stepped forth a magnificent bird. NOW LIKE A PLANT THRUSTING ITS WAY OUT OF THE SOIL THERE APPEARED SOMETHING PALE AND GLITTERING WHICH NODDED IN THE BREEZE LITTLE TONGUES OF FLAME IT SEEMED LICKING OUT INTO THE AIR NO NOT FLAMES A CREST OF GOLDEN FEATHERS A HEAVE FROM BELOW LIFTED THE ASHES IN THE CENTRE OF THE PILE A FINE CLOUD OF FLAKES SWIRLED UP INTO THE BREEZE THERE WAS A FLASH OF SUNLIGHT GLINTING ON BRILLIANT PLUMAGE AND FROM THE RUINS OF THE PYRE STEPPED FORTH A MAGNIFICENT BIRD
ar down, on the slope at the foot of the scarp, was a tiny figure dancing and bellowing with rage. The Scientist had returned and discovered the ruins of his blind. David watched him dully. No need to worry about _him_ any more. How harmless he looked now, even ridiculous! David turned away. He noticed then that he was holding something in his hand, something soft and heavy. As he lifted it to look more closely, it flashed in the sunlight. It was the feather the Phoenix had given him, the tail feather. Tail feather?... But the Phoenix's tail had been a sapphire blue. The feather in his hand was of the purest, palest gold. There was a slight stir behind him. In spite of himself, he glanced at the remains of the pyre. His mouth dropped open. In the middle of the white ashes and glowing coals there was movement. Something within was struggling up toward the top. The noises grew stronger and more definite. Charred sticks were being snapped, ashes kicked aside, embers pushed out of the way. LED TO THE EDGE AND GLANCED OVER FAR DOWN ON THE SLOPE AT THE FOOT OF THE SCARP WAS A TINY FIGURE DANCING AND BELLOWING WITH RAGE THE SCIENTIST HAD RETURNED AND DISCOVERED THE RUINS OF HIS BLIND DAVID WATCHED HIM DULLY NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT HIM ANY MORE HOW HARMLESS HE LOOKED NOW EVEN RIDICULOUS DAVID TURNED AWAY HE NOTICED THEN THAT HE WAS HOLDING SOMETHING IN HIS HAND SOMETHING SOFT AND HEAVY AS HE LIFTED IT TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY IT FLASHED IN THE SUNLIGHT IT WAS THE FEATHER THE PHOENIX HAD GIVEN HIM THE TAIL FEATHER TAIL FEATHER BUT THE PHOENIX'S TAIL HAD BEEN A SAPPHIRE BLUE THE FEATHER IN HIS HAND WAS OF THE PUREST PALEST GOLD THERE WAS A SLIGHT STIR BEHIND HIM IN SPITE OF HIMSELF HE GLANCED AT THE REMAINS OF THE PYRE HIS MOUTH DROPPED OPEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WHITE ASHES AND GLOWING COALS THERE WAS MOVEMENT SOMETHING WITHIN WAS STRUGGLING UP TOWARD THE TOP THE NOISES GREW STRONGER AND MORE DEFINITE CHARRED STICKS WERE BEING SNAPPED ASHES KICKED ASIDE EMBERS PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY
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