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David did not hear. In fact he heard nothing from the first crunch of the spade onward. His education was now richer by this fact: once you start out after treasure, you can think of nothing else until it is found. DAVID DID NOT HEAR IN FACT HE HEARD NOTHING FROM THE FIRST CRUNCH OF THE SPADE ONWARD HIS EDUCATION WAS NOW RICHER BY THIS FACT ONCE YOU START OUT AFTER TREASURE YOU CAN THINK OF NOTHING ELSE UNTIL IT IS FOUND
 with its whiskers, and then solemnly announced: "Here." "Ahoy, me hearties!" the Phoenix shouted. "Turn to and stand by to splice the main brace! Steady as she goes, mates!" David needed no encouragement from anyone. He began to dig furiously. Flashing in the sun, the spade bit into the beach, and coarse white sand spurted in all directions. The Phoenix was quite as excited as David. It danced around the deepening hole with eyes asparkle, shouting such piratical terms as "Shiver me timbers!" "Strike your colors!" and "Give 'em no quarter, lads!" Suddenly it began to beat time with its wing and to sing in a raucous voice: "Cut the King's throat and take the King's gold-- Heave ho, bullies, for Panama! There's plenty of loot for the lad who is bold-- Heave away, bullies, for Panama!" "You're flat on that last note," said the Sea Monster. "My dear Monster, I have perfect pitch!" "Oh, yes--you have perfect sea legs, too." "Well, ah--How are you coming along, my boy? Any signs of treasure? ND FRO IT SETTLED ON ONE SPOT SNIFFED IT THOROUGHLY FELT THE SAND WITH ITS WHISKERS AND THEN SOLEMNLY ANNOUNCED HERE AHOY ME HEARTSE THE PHOENIX SHOUTED TURN TO AND STAND BY TO SPLICE THE MAIN BRACE STEADY AS SHE GOES MATES DAVID NEEDED NO ENCOURAGEMENT FROM ANY ONE HE BEGAN TO DIG FURIOUSLY FLASHING IN THE SUN THE SPADE BIT INTO THE BEACH AND COARSE WHITE SAND SPURTED IN ALL DIRECTIONS THE PHOENIX WAS QUITE AS EXCITED AS DAVID IT DANCED AROUND THE DEEPENING HOLE WITH EYES A SPARKLE SHOUTING SUCH PIRATICAL TERMS AS SHIVER ME TIMBERS STRIKE YOUR COLORS AND GIVE EM NO QUARTER LADS SUDDENLY IT BEGAN TO BEAT TIME WITH ITS WING AND TO SING IN A RAUCOUS VOICE CUT THE KING'S THROAT AND TAKE THE KING'S GOLD HEAVE HO BULLIES FOR PANAMA THERE'S PLENTY OF LOOT FOR THE LAD WHO IS BOLD HEAVE AWAY BULLIES FOR PANAMA YOU'RE FLAT ON THAT LAST NOTE SAID THE SEA MONSTER MY DEAR MONSTER I HAVE PERFECT PITCH OH YES YOU HAVE PERFECT SEA LEGS TOO WELL AH HOW ARE YOU COMING ALONG MY BOY ANY SIGNS OF TREASURE
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