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"Electricity," said the Phoenix thoughtfully, "is a complicated and profound subject. There are amperes, and there are volts, and there are kilowatt hours. I might also mention positive and negative and  ah  all that sort of thing. Most profound. Perhaps I had better investigate up there. Screw driver, please." ELECTRICITY SAID THE PHOENIX THOUGHTFULLY IS A COMPLICATED AND PROFOUND SUBJECT THERE ARE ANCHORS AND THERE REVOLTS AND THERE ARE KILAWAT HOURS I MIGHT ALSO MENTION POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AND AH ALL THAT SORT OF THING MOST PROFOUND PERHAPS I HAD BETTER INVESTIGATE UP THERE SCREWDRIVER PLEASE
 be muffled." "Yes, that's true." It still sounded impractical. "Just imagine it!" the Phoenix continued enthusiastically. "Perhaps later we can install another bell at this end. Then we could learn Morse code and send messages to each other. Exactly like a private telephone line!" Put in this way, the idea had a certain appeal, and David found himself warming to it. But there was another thing to consider. "How about electricity, Phoenix?" "Look above you, my boy! The telephone pole is simply loaded down with power lines waiting to be tapped." The Phoenix was evidently set on carrying out the Plan, and David did not want to wear out the bird's patience with more objections. And--well, why not? There should be no harm in trying it out, anyway. They gathered up the tools and walked along the hedge to the telephone pole, which was in one corner of the yard. The Phoenix began to uncoil the wire, while David gazed up doubtfully at the shadowy maze of lines and insulators on the cross-arms. LOW ON YOUR BED UNDER WHICH THE BELL CAN BE MUFFLED YES THAT'S TRUE IT STILL SOUNDED IMPRACTICAL JUST IMAGINE IT THE PHOENIX CONTINUED ENTHUSIASTICALLY PERHAPS LATER WE CAN INSTALL ANOTHER BELL AT THIS END THEN WE COULD LEARN MORSE CODE AND SEND MESSAGES TO EACH OTHER EXACTLY LIKE A PRIVATE TELEPHONE LINE PUT IN THIS WAY THE IDEA HAD A CERTAIN APPEAL AND DAVID FOUND HIMSELF WARMING TO IT BUT THERE WAS ANOTHER THING TO CONSIDER HOW ABOUT ELECTRICITY PHOENIX LOOK ABOVE YOU MY BOY THE TELEPHONE POLE IS SIMPLY LOADED DOWN WITH POWER LINES WAITING TO BE TAPPED THE PHOENIX WAS EVIDENTLY SET ON CARRYING OUT THE PLAN AND DAVID DID NOT WANT TO WEAR OUT THE BIRD'S PATIENCE WITH MORE OBJECTIONS AND WELL WHY NOT THERE SHOULD BE NO HARM IN TRYING IT OUT ANYWAY THEY GATHERED UP THE TOOLS AND WALKED ALONG THE HEDGE TO THE TELEPHONE POLE WHICH WAS IN ONE CORNER OF THE YARD THE PHOENIX BEGAN TO UNCOIL THE WIRE WHILE DAVID GAZED UP DOUBTFULLY AT THE SHADOWY MAZE OF LINES AND INSULATORS ON THE CROSS ARMS
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