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Now they could see studded strips of metal bound to the wood, and a rusty padlock. And in a few minutes a whole chest, with slanting sides and a curved lid and tarnished brass hinges, was uncovered. NOW THEY COULD SEE STUDDED STRIPS OF METAL BOUND TO THE WOOD IN A RUSTY PADLOCK AND IN A FEW MINUTES A WHOLE CHEST WITH SLANTING SIDES AND A CURVED LID AND TARNISHED BRASS HINGES WAS UNCOVERED
ing 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. Suddenly the spade grated on something solid, and they all jumped. David shouted "Here it is!" and shoveled up sand frantically. The Phoenix danced around the hole, also shouting. Even the Sea Monster arched its neck to get a better view. They could see a brass ring, crusted with verdigris, fastened to a partly-exposed piece of wood. The sand flew.  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 SUDDENLY THE SPADE GRATED ON SOMETHING SOLID AND THEY ALL JUMPED DAVID SHOUTED HERE IT IS AND SHOVELED UP SAND FRANTICALLY THE PHOENIX DANCED AROUND THE HOLE ALSO SHOUTING EVEN THE SEA MONSTER ARCHED ITS NECK TO GET A BETTER VIEW THEY COULD SEE A BRASS RING CRUSTED WITH VERDIGRIS FASTENED TO A PARTLY EXPOSED PIECE OF WOOD THE SAND FLEW
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