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large/2531/davidandphoenix_0902_librivox_64kb_mp3/davidandthephoenix_07_ormondroyd_64kb
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"We must not forget the difference between alternating and direct current, my boy," said the Phoenix as it flew down again. "An important problem, that. Where is our wire? Ah, there we are. The pliers, please." WE MUST NOT FORGET THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALTERNATING AND DIRECT CURRENT MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX AS IT FLEW DOWN AGAIN AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM THAT WHERE IS OUR WIRE AH THERE WE ARE THE PLIERS PLEASE
had better investigate up there. Screw driver, please." The Phoenix took the screw driver in one claw and flew up to the top of the pole. David could hear the creak of the lines under the Phoenix's weight and the rattling of the screw driver against the porcelain insulators. For some minutes the Phoenix investigated, clicking and scraping about, and muttering "Quite so" and "_There_ we are." Then it fluttered down again and rubbed its wings together. "The whole situation up there is a lot simpler than I thought it would be, my boy. The power lines merely come up to the pole on one side, pass through the insulators, and go away from the pole on the other side. Child's play! The covering on the lines is rather tough, however. We shall have to use the wire-cutters." The Phoenix returned to the top of the pole with the cutters, and worked on the wires for five more minutes. Bits of debris began to shower down on the hedge. One of the wires vibrated on a low note like a slack guitar string. T OF THING MOST PROFOUND PERHAPS I HAD BETTER INVESTIGATE UP THERE SCREWDRIVER PLEASE THE PHOENIX TOOK THE SCREWDRIVER IN ONE CLAW AND FLEW UP TO THE TOP OF THE POLE DAVID COULD HEAR THE CREAK OF THE LINES UNDER THE PHOENIX'S WEIGHT AND THE RATTLING OF THE SCREWDRIVER AGAINST THE PORCELAIN INSULATORS FOR SOME MINUTES THE PHOENIX INVESTIGATED CLICKING AND SCRAPING ABOUT AND MUTTERING QUITE SO AND THERE WE ARE THEN IT FLUTTERED DOWN AGAIN AND RUBBED ITS WINGS TOGETHER THE WHOLE SITUATION UP THERE IS A LOT SIMPLER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MY BOY THE POWER LINES MERELY COME UP TO THE POLE ON ONE SIDE PASS THROUGH THE INSULATOR AND GO AWAY FROM THE POLE ON THE OTHER SIDE CHILD'S PLAY THE COVERING ON THE LINES IS RATHER TOUGH HOWEVER WE SHALL HAVE TO USE THE WIRE CUTTERS THE PHOENIX RETURNED TO THE TOP OF THE POLE WITH THE CUTTERS AND WORKED ON THE WIRES FOR FIVE MORE MINUTES BITS OF DEBRIS BEGAN TO SHOWER DOWN ON THE HEDGE ONE OF THE WIRES VIBRATED ON A LOW NOTE LIKE A SLACK GUITAR STRING
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