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I am the one and only, the Unique, Phoenix." And the Phoenix bowed deeply. "Very glad to meet you," said David. "I'm David." "Delighted, my dear fellow! I AM THE ONE AND ONLY THE UNIQUE PHOENIX AND THE PHOENIX BOWED DEEPLY VERY GLAD TO MEET YOU SAID DAVID I'M DAVID DELIGHTED MY DEAR FELLOW
st interesting friendship was dissolving. The bird had taken time to talk to him and explain things to him as though he were an equal. And although he did not understand many of the long words it used, he felt pleased at being spoken to as though he did understand. And the bird knew all about faraway countries--had visited them and lived in them and had adventures in them for almost five hundred years. Oh, there were so many things David wanted to know and ask about! But the bird was leaving. If only he could persuade it to stay, even for a short while! He could try, anyhow--after all, the bird had said itself that it did not want to go. "Bird--" He stopped, and flushed. It was hard to put into words. "Your servant, my boy." "Well--I--I don't believe I know your name," David stammered, unable to get the real question out. "Ah, forgive me!" cried the bird, jumping up. "Permit me the honor of presenting myself. I daresay my name is familiar to you, celebrated as it is in song and story.  T MET AND ALREADY THE PROMISE OF A MOST INTERESTING FRIENDSHIP WAS DISSOLVING THE BIRD HAD TAKEN TIME TO TALK TO HIM AND EXPLAIN THINGS TO HIM AS THOUGH HE WERE AN EQUAL AND ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND MANY OF THE LONG WORDS IT USED HE FELT PLEASED AT BEING SPOKEN TO AS THOUGH HE DID UNDERSTAND AND THE BIRD KNEW ALL ABOUT FAR AWAY COUNTRIES HAD VISITED THEM AND LIVED IN THEM AND HAD ADVENTURES IN THEM FOR ALMOST FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OH THERE WERE SO MANY THINGS DAVID WANTED TO KNOW AND ASK ABOUT BUT THE BIRD WAS LEAVING IF ONLY HE COULD PERSUADE IT TO STAY EVEN FOR A SHORT WHILE HE COULD TRY ANYHOW AND AFTER ALL THE BIRD HAD SAID ITSELF THAT IT DID NOT WANT TO GO BIRD HE STOPPED AND FLUSHED IT WAS HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS YOUR SERVANT MY BOY WELL I I DON'T BELIEVE I KNOW YOUR NAME DAVID STAMMERED UNABLE TO GET THE REAL QUESTION OUT AH FORGIVE ME CRIED THE BIRD JUMPING UP PERMIT ME THE HONOR OF PRESENTING MYSELF I DARE SAY MY NAME IS FAMILIAR TO YOU CELEBRATED AS IT IS IN SONG AND STORY 
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