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David was amazed to see that it was a pale but beautiful lady, dressed all in black, sitting on a broom. DAVID WAS AMAZED TO SEE THAT IT WAS A PALE BUT BEAUTIFUL LADY DRESSED ALL IN BLACK SITTING ON A BROOM
 off. The wind screamed past his ears, tore at his shirt and hair, and made his eyes brim over with tears. It was cold, but he was too excited to care. Below them, plains, rivers, forests, and cities rushed across the face of the earth. "This is wonderful, Phoenix!" David shouted. The Phoenix's reply was not clear. "... normal speed ... air stream ... prime days of my youth ..." were the only words David caught, but he could tell from the tone that the Phoenix was pleased. The view below was not to last long. Within half an hour they had run into a heavy overcast, and for a long time it was like flying through very wet, cold cotton. David glanced down, hoping to see the fog thin out. Suddenly he caught sight of a black object rocketing up toward them. Before he could call out a warning, the thing hurtled by, so close that its backwash very nearly knocked him from the bird's back. The Phoenix reduced speed; and the black object, after banking in a wide curve, came cruising up alongside.  THAT DAVID HAD TO CROUCH DOWN TO AVOID BEING BLOWN OFF THE WIND SCREAMED PAST HIS EARS TORE AT HIS SHIRT AND HAIR AND MADE HIS EYES BRIM OVER WITH TEARS IT WAS COLD BUT HE WAS TOO EXCITED TO CARE BELOW THEM PLAINS RIVERS FORESTS AND CITIES RUSHED ACROSS THE FACE OF THE EARTH THIS IS WONDERFUL PHOENIX DAVID SHOUTED THE PHOENIX'S REPLY WAS NOT CLEAR NORMAL SPEED AIR STREAM PRIME DAYS OF MY YOUTH WERE THE ONLY WORDS DAVID CAUGHT BUT HE COULD TELL FROM THE TONE THAT THE PHOENIX WAS PLEASED THE VIEW BELOW WAS NOT TO LAST LONG WITHIN HALF AN HOUR THEY HAD RUN INTO A HEAVY OVERCAST AND FOR A LONG TIME IT WAS LIKE FLYING THROUGH VERY WET COLD COTTON DAVID GLANCED DOWN HOPING TO SEE THE FOG THIN OUT SUDDENLY HE CAUGHT SIGHT OF A BLACK OBJECT ROCKETING UP TOWARD THEM BEFORE HE COULD CALL OUT A WARNING THE THING HURTLED BY SO CLOSE THAT ITS BACKWASH VERY NEARLY KNOCKED HIM FROM THE BIRD'S BACK THE PHOENIX REDUCED SPEED AND THE BLACK OBJECT AFTER BANKING IN A WIDE CURVE CAME CRUISING UP ALONGSIDE
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