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Along the banks great forests miles in extent could be seen stretching away on the shore line. The trees were of enormous size. ALONG THE BANKS GREAT FORESTS MILES IN EXTENT COULD BE SEEN STRETCHING AWAY ON THE SHORE THE TREES WERE OF ENORMOUS SIZE
e where the needle would have been found to vary 180 degrees, or in other words, where the North Pole would have pointed to the south.") We sailed for three days along the shoreline, then came to the mouth of a fjord or river of immense size. It seemed more like a great bay, and into this we turned our fishing-craft, the direction being slightly northeast of south. By the assistance of a fretful wind that came to our aid about twelve hours out of every twenty-four, we continued to make our way inland, into what afterward proved to be a mighty river, and which we learned was called by the inhabitants Hiddekel. We continued our journey for ten days thereafter, and found we had fortunately attained a distance inland where ocean tides no longer affected the water, which had become fresh. The discovery came none too soon, for our remaining cask of water was well-nigh exhausted. We lost no time in replenishing our casks, and continued to sail farther up the river when the wind was favorable. BE WHERE THE NEEDLE WOULD HAVE BEEN FOUND TO VARY A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY DEGREES OR IN OTHER WORDS WHERE THE NORTH POLE WOULD HAVE POINTED TO THE SOUTH WE SAILED FOR THREE DAYS ALONG THE SHORE LINE THEN CAME TO THE MOUTH OF THE FIORD OR RIVER OF IMMENSE SIZE IT SEEMED MORE LIKE A GREAT BAY AND INTO THIS WE TURNED OUR FISHING CRAFT THE DIRECTION BEING SLIGHTLY NORTH EAST OF SOUTH BY THE ASSISTANCE OF A FRETFUL WIND THAT CAME TO OUR AID ABOUT TWELVE HOURS OUT OF EVERY TWENTY FOUR WE CONTINUED TO MAKE OUR WAY INLAND AND TO WHAT AFTERWARD PROVED TO BE A MIGHTY RIVER AND WHICH WE LEARNED WAS CALLED BY THE INHABITANTS HEADDECO WE CONTINUED OUR JOURNEY FOR TEN DAYS THEREAFTER AND FOUND WE HAD FORTUNATELY ATTAINED A DISTANCE INLAND WHERE OCEAN TIDES NO LONGER AFFECTED THE WATER WHICH BECOME FRESH THE DISCOVERY CAME NONE TOO SOON FOR OUR REMAINING CASK OF WATER WAS WELL HIGH EXHAUSTED WE LOST NO TIME IN REPLENISHING OUR CASKS AND CONTINUED TO SAIL FARTHER UP THE RIVER WHEN THE WIND WAS FAVOURABLE
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