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Now, please, my boy!  I admit it does not appear to be a very joyful way of celebrating, but it must be done. This is the traditional end of the Phoenix, my boy, and we cannot ignore the tradition, no matter what our feelings may be. Do you see?" NOW PLEASE MY BOY I ADMIT IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A VERY JOYFUL WAY OF CELEBRATING BUT IT MUST BE DONE THIS IS THE TRADITIONAL END OF THE PHOENIX MY BOY AND WE CANNOT IGNORE THE TRADITION NO MATTER WHAT OUR FEELINGS MAY BE DO YOU SEE
st red. "There we are, my boy," said the Phoenix sadly. "The traditional cinnamon pyre of the Phoenix, celebrated in song and story." And with the third mention of the word "pyre," David's legs went weak and something seemed to catch in his throat. He remembered now where he had heard that word before. It was in his book of explorers, and it meant--it meant-- "Phoenix," he choked, "wh-wh-who is the pyre for?" "For myself," said the Phoenix. "_Phoenix!_" "Now, I implore you--please--oh, dear, I _knew_ it would be difficult to explain. Look at me, my boy." David did as he was told, although his eyes were filled with tears and he could not see through the blur. "Now," said the Phoenix gently, "the fact is that I have, besides my unusually acute Intellect, an Instinct. This Instinct told me that it was my birthday today. It also told me to build this nest of cinnamon. Now it tells me that I must make this nest my pyre, because that is what the Phoenix does at the end of five hundred years. ER THE TOP AND SIDES OF THE HEAP UNTIL THE WHOLE NEST WAS BRICK DUST RED THERE WE ARE MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX SADLY THE TRADITIONAL CINNAMON PYRE OF THE PHOENIX CELEBRATED IN SONG AND STORY AND WITH THE THIRD MENTION OF THE WORD PYRE DAVID'S LEGS WENT WEAK AND SOMETHING SEEMED TO CATCH IN HIS THROAT HE REMEMBERED NOW WHERE HE HAD HEARD THAT WORD BEFORE IT WAS IN HIS BOOK OF EXPLORERS AND IT MEANT IT MEANT PHOENIX HE CHOKED WHO IS THE PYRE FOR FOR MYSELF SAID THE PHOENIX PHOENIX NOW I IMPLORE YOU PLEASE OH DEAR I KNEW IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN LOOK AT ME MY BOY DAVID DID AS HE WAS TOLD ALTHOUGH HIS EYES WERE FILLED WITH TEARS AND HE COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE BLUR NOW SAID THE PHOENIX GENTLY THE FACT IS THAT I HAVE BESIDES MY UNUSUALLY ACUTE INTELLECT AN INSTINCT THIS INSTINCT TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY TO DAY IT ALSO TOLD ME TO BUILD THIS NEST OF CINNAMON NOW IT TELLS ME THAT I MUST MAKE THIS NEST MY PYRE BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE PHOENIX DOES AT THE END OF FIVE HUNDRED YEARS
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