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David and the Phoenix burst out of the cave together. The other Gryffons, aroused by the noise, were bounding toward them. DAVID AND THE PHOENIX BURST OUT OF THE CAVE TOGETHER THE OTHER GRYFFINS AROUSED BY THE NOISE WERE BOUNDING TOWARD THEM
ill work?" "My boy, it must--it can--it shall. Proceed." Poor as the plan now seemed to David, he prepared to carry it out. Holding his breath so as not to sneeze again, he scooped up as much dust as he could hold in two hands. Then he took his position on one side of the cave, nodded the Phoenix toward the other, and glanced out to see if the guardian Gryffons were looking. They were not. "Now," he whispered. The cave rocked with their uproar. David screamed at the top of his voice and kicked the walls. The Phoenix let out a series of ear-splitting whistles and squawks and beat its wings frantically. Echoes bounced from wall to wall. The two Gryffons came rushing into the cave, adding to the racket with their shrieking. "Now!" David shouted, and he flung the double handful of dust into the Gryffons' faces. Instantly they were all choking and sneezing in the thick cloud. He plunged between the legs of the two Gryffons, who in the confusion began to bite and tear savagely at each other. AIT YOUR SIGNAL DO YOU REALLY THINK IT WILL WORK MY BOY IT MUST IT CAN IT SHALL PROCEED POOR AS THE PLAN NOW SEEMED TO DAVID HE PREPARED TO CARRY IT OUT HOLDING HIS BREATH SO AS NOT TO SNEEZE AGAIN HE SCOOPED UP AS MUCH DUST AS HE COULD HOLD IN TWO HANDS THEN HE TOOK HIS POSITION ON ONE SIDE OF THE CAVE NODDED THE PHOENIX TOWARD THE OTHER AND GLANCED OUT TO SEE IF THE GUARDIAN GRIFFINS WERE LOOKING THEY WERE NOT NOW HE WHISPERED THE CAVE ROCKED WITH THEIR UPROAR DAVID SCREAMED AT THE TOP OF HIS VOICE AND KICKED THE WALLS THE PHOENIX LET OUT A SERIES OF EAR SPLITTING WHISTLES AND SQUAWKS AND BEAT ITS WINGS FRANTICALLY ECHOES BOUNCED FROM WALL TO WALL THE TWO GRYFFINS CAME RUSHING INTO THE CAVE ADDING TO THE RACKET WITH THEIR SHRIEKING NOW DAVID SHOUTED AND HE FLUNG THE DOUBLE HANDFUL OF DUST INTO THE GRYFFINS FACES INSTANTLY THEY WERE ALL CHOKING AND SNEEZING IN THE THICK CLOUD HE PLUNGED BETWEEN THE LEGS OF THE TWO GRYFFINS WHO IN CONFUSION BEGAN TO BITE AND TEAR SAVAGELY AT EACH OTHER
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