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According to the enthusiastic descriptions given by many Arctic travelers of the first appearance of this god of life after the long winter night, the impression ought to be one of jubilant excitement; but it was not so in my case. ACCORDING TO THE ENTHUSIASTIC DESCRIPTIONS GIVEN BY MANY ARCTIC TRAVELERS OF THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THIS GOD OF LIFE AFTER THE LONG WINTER NIGHT THE IMPRESSION OUGHT TO BE ONE OF JUBILANT EXCITEMENT BUT IT WAS NOT SO IN MY CASE
 a period of at least twelve hours out of every twenty-four. Clouds and mists would at times almost, but never entirely, hide its location. Gradually it seemed to climb higher in the horizon of the uncertain purply sky as we advanced. It could hardly be said to resemble the sun, except in its circular shape, and when not obscured by clouds or the ocean mists, it had a hazy-red, bronzed appearance, which would change to a white light like a luminous cloud, as if reflecting some greater light beyond. We finally agreed in our discussion of this smoky furnace-colored sun, that, whatever the cause of the phenomenon, it was not a reflection of our sun, but a planet of some sort--a reality.(13) (13 Nansen, on page 394, says: "To-day another noteworthy thing happened, which was that about mid-day we saw the sun, or to be more correct, an image of the sun, for it was only a mirage. A peculiar impression was produced by the sight of that glowing fire lit just above the outermost edge of the ice. ING A PERIOD OF AT LEAST TWELVE HOURS OUT OF EVERY TWENTY FOUR CLOUDS AND MISTS WOULD AT TIMES ALMOST BUT NEVER ENTIRELY HIDE ITS LOCATION GRADUALLY IT SEEMED TO CLIMB HIGHER IN THE HORIZON OF THE UNCERTAIN PURPLY SKY AS WE ADVANCED IT COULD HARDLY BE SAID TO RESEMBLE THE SUN EXCEPT IN ITS CIRCULAR SHAPE AND WHEN NOT OBSCURED BY CLOUDS OR THE OCEAN MISTS IT HAD A HAZY RED BRONZED APPEARANCE WHICH WOULD CHANGE TO A WHITE LIGHT LIKE A LUMINOUS CLOUD AS IF REFLECTING SOME GREATER LIGHT BEYOND WE FINALLY AGREED IN OUR DISCUSSION OF THIS SMOKY FURNACE COLORED SUN THAT WHATEVER THE CAUSE OF THE PHENOMENON IT WAS NOT A REFLECTION OF OUR SUN BUT A PLANET OF SOME SORT A REALITY NOTE THIRTEEN NANSEN ON PAGE THREE NINETY FOUR SAYS QUOTE TO DAY ANOTHER NOTEWORTHY THING HAPPENED WHICH WAS THAT ABOUT MIDDAY WE SAW THE SUN OR TO BE MORE CORRECT AN IMAGE OF THE SUN FOR IT WAS ONLY A MIRAGE A PECULIAR IMPRESSION WAS PRODUCED BY THE SIGHT OF THAT GLOWING FIRE LIT JUST ABOVE THE OUTERMOST EDGE OF THE ICE
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