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How about one of the forgotten places I told you about? Should you like to meet a Faun?" * * * * * It was a green valley, completely enclosed by the barren mountains which towered above it. At one end a waterfall hung on the face of a cliff, a misty thread pouring into a rainbow arched pool. HOW ABOUT ONE OF THE FORGOTTEN PLACES I TOLD YOU ABOUT SHOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET A FAWN IT WAS A GREEN VALLEY COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BY THE BARREN MOUNTAINS WHICH TOWERED ABOVE IT AT ONE END A WATERFALL HUNG ON THE FACE OF A CLIFF A MISTY THREAD POURING INTO A RAINBOW ARCHED POOL
omorrow to celebrate, Phoenix." The Phoenix looked thoughtful. "I think we had better do whatever we are going to do _today_," it said. "Well, we can do something today _and_ tomorrow, then," said David. "After all, a birthday only comes once a year, and it seems a shame to spend only one day on it. Especially when it's a five hundredth birthday." "Tomorrow ..." said the Phoenix doubtfully. "I have a strange feeling, my boy--for once, I find myself unable to explain--most odd, _most_ odd ... five hundredth birthday...." "Ah, well," it went on more cheerfully, "I shall undoubtedly remember later. The pressing question is, what shall we do now?" David got up, thought for a while, and suddenly flung his arms wide. "Oh, Phoenix," he cried, "it's such a beautiful day, I wish it could go on forever! Couldn't we go somewhere--somewhere where we--oh, I don't know. I can't explain it. Anywhere _you_ say, Phoenix." The Phoenix looked at him for a long time. "I think I understand, my boy. Yes.... THE EYES THE PHOENIX'S MYSTERIOUS DESTINY HE SAID WE'LL HAVE TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL TO MORROW TO CELEBRATE PHOENIX THE PHOENIX LOOKED THOUGHTFUL I THINK WE HAD BETTER DO WHATEVER WE ARE GOING TO DO TO DAY IT SAID WELL WE CAN DO SOMETHING TO DAY AND TO MORROW THEN SAID DAVID AFTER ALL A BIRTHDAY ONLY COMES ONCE A YEAR AND IT SEEMS A SHAME TO SPEND ONLY ONE DAY ON IT ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S A FIVE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY TOMORROW SAID THE PHOENIX DOUBTFULLY I HAVE A STRANGE FEELING MY BOY FOR ONCE I FIND MYSELF UNABLE TO EXPLAIN MOST ODD MOST ODD FIVE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY AH WELL IT WENT ON MORE CHEERFULLY I SHALL UNDOUBTEDLY REMEMBER LATER THE PRESSING QUESTION IS WHAT SHALL WE DO NOW DAVID GOT UP THOUGHT FOR A WHILE AND SUDDENLY FLUNG HIS ARMS WIDE O PHOENIX HE CRIED IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY I WISH IT COULD GO ON FOR EVER COULDN'T WE GO SOMEWHERE SOMEWHERE WHERE WE OH I DON'T KNOW I CAN'T EXPLAIN ANYWHERE YOU SAY PHOENIX THE PHOENIX LOOKED AT HIM FOR A LONG TIME I THINK I UNDERSTAND MY BOY YES
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