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Over the mountains and desert they sped, over the shore, out across the ocean. For a long time they hurtled through a huge blue loneliness, dark blue below, lighter blue above. Once they passed over a ship, a pencil dot trailing a pin scratch of white. OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERT THEY SPED OVER THE SHORE OUT ACROSS THE OCEAN FOR A LONG TIME THEY HURTLED THROUGH A HUGE BLUE LONELINESS DARK BLUE BELOW LIGHT OR BLUE ABOVE ONCE THEY PASSED OVER A SHIP A PENCIL DOT TRAILING A PIN SCRATCH OF WHITE
ssary things for the trip. Remembering how cold it had been last time, he took his leather jacket out of the closet, and a pair of gloves and a scarf. For the Phoenix he borrowed a bottle of liniment and took all the cookies from the cooky jar. And he picked the shortest of three spades in the garage. During the rest of the day he massaged the Phoenix's back and wings with the liniment. He was exploding with curiosity about the Plan, of course. But the Phoenix would only smile its smuggest smile and tell him to "wait and see, wait and see"--which almost drove David mad. * * * * * Tomorrow took its time, the way it always does when you are anxious to see it arrive, but it finally came. And David found himself with the spade held tightly under one arm, his jacket zipped up to his chin, gloves on, and scarf knotted, all ready to go. "To the west, this time," said the Phoenix, as David got up on its back. "This is the Monster's Pacific season, you know. Ready, my boy? Splendid! We are off! POSITION DAVID RACED HOME TO COLLECT THE NECESSARY THINGS FOR THE TRIP REMEMBERING HOW COLD IT HAD BEEN LAST TIME HE TOOK HIS LEATHER JACKET OUT OF THE CLOSET AND A PAIR OF GLOVES AND A SCARF FOR THE PHOENIX HE BORROWED A BOTTLE OF LINIMENT AND TOOK ALL THE COOKIES FROM THE COOKIE JAR AND HE PICKED THE SHORTEST OF THREE SPADES IN THE GARAGE DURING THE REST OF THE DAY HE MASSAGED THE PHOENIX'S BACK AND WINGS WITH THE LINIMENT HE WAS EXPLODING WITH CURIOSITY ABOUT THE PLAN OF COURSE BUT THE PHOENIX WOULD ONLY SMILE ITS SMUGGEST SMILE AND TELL HIM TO WAIT AND SEE WAIT AND SEE WHICH ALMOST DROVE DAVID MAD TOMORROW TOOK ITS TIME THE WAY IT ALWAYS DOES WHEN YOU ARE ANXIOUS TO SEE IT ARRIVE BUT IT FINALLY CAME AND DAVID FOUND HIMSELF WITH THE SPADE HELD TIGHTLY UNDER ONE ARM HIS JACKET ZIPPED UP TO HIS CHIN GLOVES ON AND SCARF NODDED ALL READY TO GO TO THE WEST THIS TIME SAID THE PHOENIX AS DAVID GOT UP ON ITS BACK THIS IS THE MONSTER'S PACIFIC SEASON YOU KNOW READY MY BOY SPLENDID WE ARE OFF
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