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"Do you need any help up there?" David asked. "No, everything is coming along beautifully, thank you. I shall have everything finished in a flash." Trailing one end of the wire in its beak, the Phoenix flew up into the darkness once more. The tinkering sounds began again, and a spurt of falling debris rattled in the leaves of the hedge. DO YOU NEED ANY HELP UP THERE DAVID ASKED NO EVERYTHING IS COMING ALONG BEAUTIFULLY THANK YOU I SHALL HAVE EVERYTHING FINISHED IN A FLASH TRAILING ONE END OF THE WIRE IN ITS BEAK THE PHOENIX FLEW UP INTO THE DARKNESS ONCE MORE THE TINKERING SOUNDS BEGAN AGAIN AND A SPURT OF FALLING DEBRIS RATTLED IN THE LEAVES OF THE HEDGE
he rattling of the screw driver against the porcelain insulators. For some minutes the Phoenix investigated, clicking and scraping about, and muttering "Quite so" and "_There_ we are." Then it fluttered down again and rubbed its wings together. "The whole situation up there is a lot simpler than I thought it would be, my boy. The power lines merely come up to the pole on one side, pass through the insulators, and go away from the pole on the other side. Child's play! The covering on the lines is rather tough, however. We shall have to use the wire-cutters." The Phoenix returned to the top of the pole with the cutters, and worked on the wires for five more minutes. Bits of debris began to shower down on the hedge. One of the wires vibrated on a low note like a slack guitar string. "We must not forget the difference between alternating and direct current, my boy," said the Phoenix as it flew down again. "An important problem, that. Where is our wire? Ah, there we are. The pliers, please. HE LINES UNDER THE PHOENIX'S WEIGHT AND THE RATTLING OF THE SCREWDRIVER AGAINST THE PORCELAIN INSULATORS FOR SOME MINUTES THE PHOENIX INVESTIGATED CLICKING AND SCRAPING ABOUT AND MUTTERING QUITE SO AND THERE WE ARE THEN IT FLUTTERED DOWN AGAIN AND RUBBED ITS WINGS TOGETHER THE WHOLE SITUATION UP THERE IS A LOT SIMPLER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MY BOY THE POWER LINES MERELY COME UP TO THE POLE ON ONE SIDE PASS THROUGH THE INSULATOR AND GO AWAY FROM THE POLE ON THE OTHER SIDE CHILD'S PLAY THE COVERING ON THE LINES IS RATHER TOUGH HOWEVER WE SHALL HAVE TO USE THE WIRE CUTTERS THE PHOENIX RETURNED TO THE TOP OF THE POLE WITH THE CUTTERS AND WORKED ON THE WIRES FOR FIVE MORE MINUTES BITS OF DEBRIS BEGAN TO SHOWER DOWN ON THE HEDGE ONE OF THE WIRES VIBRATED ON A LOW NOTE LIKE A SLACK GUITAR STRING WE MUST NOT FORGET THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALTERNATING AND DIRECT CURRENT MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX AS IT FLEW DOWN AGAIN AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM THAT WHERE IS OUR WIRE AH THERE WE ARE THE PLIERS PLEASE
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