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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. 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
tton to let you know that I am ready to go. A magnificent idea, isn't it?" It did not seem very practical to David. "Well, Phoenix, that's a good idea," he said carefully. "But how are we going to hide the wires? And what about the noise of the bell?" "Nothing to it, my boy! The wires? There are wires between your house and the telephone pole already--one more would not be noticed. The noise? You have a pillow 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. LE WHEN I ARRIVE HERE AT NIGHT I SHALL PRESS THE BUTTON TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM READY TO GO A MAGNIFICENT IDEA ISN'T IT IT DID NOT SEEM VERY PRACTICAL TO DAVID WELL PHOENIX THAT'S A GOOD IDEA HE SAID CAREFULLY BUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO HIDE THE WIRES AND WHAT ABOUT THE NOISE OF THE BELL NOTHING TO IT MY BOY THE WIRES THERE ARE WIRES BETWEEN YOUR HOUSE AND THE TELEPHONE POLE ALREADY ONE MORE WOULD NOT BE NOTICED THE NOISE YOU HAVE A PILLOW 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
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