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The Phoenix told of the times and adventures it had had. Of the forgotten corners of the world where life went on as it had from the beginning, and of friends who lived there. THE PHOENIX TOLD OF THE TIMES AND ADVENTURES IT HAD HAD OF THE FORGOTTEN CORNERS OF THE WORLD WHERE LIFE WENT ON AS IT HAD FROM THE BEGINNING AND OF FRIENDS WHO LIVE THERE
ped from Gryffons, raced with a Witch, made round-trip flights to the Pacific Isles and Ireland, been caught in a snare, got burned by a short circuit, and been knocked down by an exploding cigar. Even a bird as strong as the Phoenix cannot do all these things without needing a rest. So the traveling part of David's education was stopped for a while to let the Phoenix recover. The days went by pleasantly on the ledge. Summer was at its height. The sun fell on them with just the right amount of warmth as they lolled on the grass. The air was filled with a lazy murmuring. "Listen," the murmuring seemed to say, "don't talk, don't think--close your eyes and listen." Below them, the whole valley danced and wavered in the heat waves, so that it seemed to be under water. There were long, lazy conversations that began nowhere and ended nowhere--the wonderful kind in which you say whatever comes to your head without fear of being misunderstood, because what you say has little importance anyway. R ALL IN ONE WEEK IT HAD ESCAPED FROM GRIFFINS RACED WITH A WITCH MADE ROUND TRIP FLIGHTS TO THE PACIFIC ISLES IN IRELAND BEEN CAUGHT IN A SNARE GOT BURNED BY A SHORT CIRCUIT AND BEEN KNOCKED DOWN BY AN EXPLODING CIGAR EVEN A BIRD AS STRONG AS THE PHOENIX CANNOT DO ALL THESE THINGS WITHOUT NEEDING A REST SO THE TRAVELING PART OF DAVID'S EDUCATION WAS STOPPED FOR A WHILE TO LET THE PHOENIX RECOVER THE DAYS WENT BY PLEASANTLY ON THE LEDGE SUMMER WAS AT ITS HEIGHT THE SUN FELL ON THEM WITH JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF WARMTH AS THEY LOLLED IN THE GRASS THE AIR WAS FILLED WITH A LAZY MURMURING LISTEN THE MURMURING SEEMED TO SAY DON'T TALK DON'T THINK CLOSE YOUR EYES AND LISTEN BELOW THEM THE WHOLE VALLEY DANCED AND WAVERED IN THE HEAT WAVES SO THAT IT SEEMED TO BE UNDER WATER THERE WERE LONG LAZY CONVERSATIONS THAT BEGAN NOWHERE AND ENDED NOWHERE THE WONDERFUL KIND IN WHICH YOU SAY WHATEVER COMES TO YOUR HEAD WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING MISUNDERSTOOD BECAUSE WHAT YOU SAY HAS LITTLE IMPORTANCE ANYWAY
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