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Yet sometimes even I am at a loss to know whether I have been led away from an abstract truth by the ignes fatui of a clever superstition, or whether heretofore accepted facts are, after all, founded upon falsity. YET SOMETIMES EVEN I AM AT A LOSS TO KNOW WHETHER I HAVE BEEN LED AWAY FROM AN ABSTRACT TRUTH BY THE IGNIS FATUI OF A CLEVER SUPERSTITION OR WHETHER HERETOFORE ACCEPTED FACTS ARE AFTER ALL FOUNDED UPON FALSITY
range as a Munchausen tale. It is also incongruous that I, a disbeliever, should be the one to edit the story of Olaf Jansen, whose name is now for the first time given to the world, yet who must hereafter rank as one of the notables of earth. I freely confess his statements admit of no rational analysis, but have to do with the profound mystery concerning the frozen North that for centuries has claimed the attention of scientists and laymen alike. However much they are at variance with the cosmographical manuscripts of the past, these plain statements may be relied upon as a record of the things Olaf Jansen claims to have seen with his own eyes. A hundred times I have asked myself whether it is possible that the world's geography is incomplete, and that the startling narrative of Olaf Jansen is predicated upon demonstrable facts. The reader may be able to answer these queries to his own satisfaction, however far the chronicler of this narrative may be from having reached a conviction.  STORY AS STRANGE AS A MUNCHAUSEN TALE IT IS ALSO INCONGRUOUS THAT I A DISBELIEVER SHOULD BE THE ONE TO EDIT THIS STORY OF OLAF CHANSON WHOSE NAME IS NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME GIVEN TO THE WORLD YET WHO MUST HEREAFTER RANK AS ONE OF THE NOTABLES OF EARTH I FREELY CONFESS HIS STATEMENTS ADMIT OF NO RATIONAL ANALYSIS BUT HAVE TO DO WITH THE PROFOUND MYSTERY CONCERNING THE FROZEN NORTH THAT FOR CENTURIES HAS CLAIMED THE ATTENTION OF SCIENTISTS AND LAYMEN ALIKE HOWEVER MUCH THEY ARE AT VARIANCE WITH THE COSMOGRAPHICAL MANUSCRIPTS OF THE PAST THESE PLAIN STATEMENTS MAY BE RELIED UPON AS A RECORD OF THE THINGS OLEF JANSEN CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN WITH HIS OWN EYES A HUNDRED TIMES I HAVE ASKED MYSELF WHETHER IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WORLD'S GEOGRAPHY IS INCOMPLETE AND THAT THE STARTLING NARRATIVE OF OLAF CHANSEN IS PREDICTED UPON DEMONSTRABLE FACTS THE READER MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER THESE QUERIES TO HIS OWN SATISFACTION HOWEVER FAR THE CHRONICLER OF THIS NARRATIVE MAY BE FROM HAVING REACHED A CONVICTION
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