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"Oh, Phoenix! Did you win?" "She said that she would 'beat my tail feathers off,' did she not? Behold, my dear fellow  every tail feather intact!" "Good for you, Phoenix! How did it go?" OH PHOENIX DID YOU WIN SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD BEAT MY TAIL FEATHERS OFF DID SHE NOT BEHOLD MY DEAR FELLOW EVERY TAIL FEATHER INTACT GOOD FOR YOU PHOENIX HOW DID IT GO
ix's eyes, and it eased itself back with a sigh. "Ah, you, my boy. You gave me quite a fright. I thought--" But here the Phoenix caught sight of the milk and cookies and sat up again. "Ambrosia," it sighed reverently. "And nectar. You _are_ a prince, my dear fellow!" And the Phoenix reached out eagerly. "Now, Phoenix," David whispered as he wrapped the wet towel around the Phoenix's head, "what's happened?" "Ah, that feels heavenly, my boy! (Munch munch.) What has happened? (Munch munch. Gulp.) I was insulted, I accepted a challenge, and I brilliantly maintained my honor. Let that be a lesson to you, my boy: death before dishonor. Yes, in spite of my age, I--" "But Phoenix, what _happened_?" "To be brief, then, my boy, for brevity is the soul of wit--although I am not trying to be witty now; I am simply too worn out--Brevity--ah--where was I?" "I _think_ you were telling me what happened to you tonight," David said. "Ah, yes, quite so! Well, I raced the Witch, to put it quite simply."   THE BED NOT SO LOUD DAVID WHISPERED SHARPLY IT'S ME UNDERSTANDING DAWNED IN THE PHOENIX'S EYES AND IT EASED ITSELF BACK WITH A SIGH AH YOU MY BOY YOU GAVE ME QUITE A FRIGHT I THOUGHT BUT HERE THE PHOENIX CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE MILK AND COOKIES AND SAT UP AGAIN AMBROSIA IT SIGHED REVERENTLY A NECTAR YOU ARE A PRINCE MY DEAR FELLOW AND THE PHOENIX REACHED OUT EAGERLY NOW PHOENIX DAVID WHISPERED AS HE WRAPPED THE WET TOWEL AROUND THE PHOENIX'S HEAD WHAT'S HAPPENED AH THAT FEELS HEAVENLY MY BOY MUNCH MUNCH WHAT HAS HAPPENED MUNCH MUNCH GULP I WAS INSULTED I ACCEPTED A CHALLENGE AND I BRILLIANTLY MAINTAINED MY HONOR LET THAT BE A LESSON TO YOU MY BOY DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR YES IN SPITE OF MY AGE I BUT PHOENIX WHAT HAPPENED TO BE BRIEF THEN MY BOY FOR BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT ALTHOUGH I AM NOT TRYING TO BE WITTY NOW I AM SIMPLY TOO WORN OUT BREVITY AH WHERE WAS I I THINK YOU WERE TELLING ME WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU TO NIGHT DAVID SAID AH YES QUITE SO WELL I RACED THE WITCH TO PUT IT QUITE SIMPLY 
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