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"Phoenix, I  " "Let this be a lesson to you, my boy, even though it be your last one. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Ah! who could have said, in the golden days of my youth, that I should come to such an end! PHOENIX I LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU MY BOY EVEN THOUGH IT BE YOUR LAST ONE FOOLSSH IN WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD AH WHO COULD HAVE SAID IN THE GOLDEN DAYS OF MY YOUTH THAT I SHOULD COME TO SUCH AN END
x frowned. "Do not be downcast, my boy. My brain is equal to any occasion. I shall Think. Silence, please." And the Phoenix, covering its eyes with one wing, Thought. To keep himself occupied, David explored the cave. But there was nothing to see. The cave was small and bare. He tested the walls thoroughly to see if there were any places where they might dig their way out. There were none. His feet raised a cloud of fine dust, which got into his eyes and nose and made him sneeze violently. Discouraged, he went back to the Phoenix and sat down. There was a long silence. Gradually an idea came to David. It started as a small, faint thought at the back of his mind, wavered, began to grow and expand and fill out--became bigger and clearer and better and-- "Phoenix!" cried David, jumping to his feet. "My boy, my very dear boy," said the Phoenix, its voice breaking with emotion, "I have Thought, I have Pondered, I have--well, to be brief, it is no use. Stiff upper lip, my boy! We are Doomed.  LITTLE HE ASKED WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO THE PHOENIX FROWNED DO NOT BE DOWNCAST MY BOY MY BRAIN IS EQUAL TO ANY OCCASION I SHALL THINK SILENCE PLEASE AND THE PHOENIX COVERING ITS EYES WITH ONE WING THOUGHT TO KEEP HIMSELF OCCUPIED DAVID EXPLORED THE CAVE BUT THERE WAS NOTHING TO SEE THE CAVE WAS SMALL AND BARE HE TESTED THE WALLS THOROUGHLY TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY PLACES WHERE THEY MIGHT DIG THEIR WAY OUT THERE WERE NONE HIS FEET RAISED A CLOUD OF FINE DUST WHICH GOT INTO HIS EYES AND NOSE AND MADE HIM SNEEZE VIOLENTLY DISCOURAGED HE WENT BACK TO THE PHOENIX AND SAT DOWN THERE WAS A LONG SILENCE GRADUALLY AN IDEA CAME TO DAVID IT STARTED AS A SMALL FAINT THOUGHT AT THE BACK OF HIS MIND WAVERED BEGAN TO GROW AND EXPAND AND FILL OUT BECAME BIGGER AND CLEARER AND BETTER AND PHOENIX CRIED DAVID JUMPING TO HIS FEET MY BOY MY VERY DEAR BOY SAID THE PHOENIX ITS VOICE BREAKING WITH EMOTION I HAVE THOUGHT I HAVE PONDERED I HAVE WELL TO BE BRIEF IT IS NO USE STIFF UPPER LIP MY BOY WE ARE DOOMED
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