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Suddenly the spade grated on something solid, and they all jumped. David shouted "Here it is!" SUDDENLY THE SPADE GRATED ON SOMETHING SOLID AND THEY ALL JUMPED DAVID SHOUTED HERE IT IS
llies, for Panama! There's plenty of loot for the lad who is bold-- Heave away, bullies, for Panama!" "You're flat on that last note," said the Sea Monster. "My dear Monster, I have perfect pitch!" "Oh, yes--you have perfect sea legs, too." "Well, ah--How are you coming along, my boy? Any signs of treasure?" David did not hear. In fact he heard nothing from the first crunch of the spade onward. His education was now richer by this fact: once you start out after treasure, you can think of nothing else until it is found. The sun was beating hotly on him, little rivulets of sweat poured down his face and arms, his muscles ached, blisters were beginning to form on his hands. Heedless of all, he dug on. He had settled into the rhythm of it now, and nothing could distract him. "Tell you what's a good thing for seasickness," said the Sea Monster slyly. "You take a--" Pretending not to hear, the Phoenix stood first on one leg and then on the other and stared into the sky. David dug tirelessly. E KING'S THROAT AND TAKE THE KING'S GOLD HEAVE HO BULLIES FOR PANAMA THERE'S PLENTY OF LOOT FOR THE LAD WHO IS BOLD HEAVE AWAY BULLIES FOR PANAMA YOU'RE FLAT ON THAT LAST NOTE SAID THE SEA MONSTER MY DEAR MONSTER I HAVE PERFECT PITCH OH YES YOU HAVE PERFECT SEA LEGS TOO WELL AH HOW ARE YOU COMING ALONG MY BOY ANY SIGNS OF TREASURE DAVID DID NOT HEAR IN FACT HE HEARD NOTHING FROM THE FIRST CRUNCH OF THE SPADE ONWARD HIS EDUCATION WAS NOW RICHER BY THIS FACT ONCE YOU START OUT AFTER TREASURE YOU CAN THINK OF NOTHING ELSE UNTIL IT IS FOUND THE SUN WAS BEATING HOTLY ON HIM LITTLE RIVULETS OF SWEAT POURED DOWN HIS FACE AND ARMS HIS MUSCLES ACHED BLISTERS WERE BEGINNING TO FORM ON HIS HANDS HEEDLESS OF ALL HE DUG ON HE HAD SETTLED INTO THE RHYTHM OF IT NOW AND NOTHING COULD DISTRACT HIM TELL YOU WHAT'S A GOOD THING FOR SEA SICKNESS SAID THE SEA MONSTER SLYLY YOU TAKE A PRETENDING NOT TO HEAR THE PHOENIX STOOD FIRST ON ONE LEG AND THEN ON THE OTHER AND STARED INTO THE SKY DAVID DUG TIRELESSLY
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