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On the 5th of March a peculiar phenomenon occurred. The sky was perfectly clear and glittering with stars, when suddenly snow began to fall thick and fast, though there was not a cloud in the heavens and through the white flakes the constellations could be seen shining. ON THE FIFTH OF MARCH A PECULIAR PHENOMENON OCCURRED THE SKY WAS PERFECTLY CLEAR AND GLITTERING WITH STARS WHEN SUDDENLY SNOW BEGAN TO FALL THICK AND FAST THOUGH THERE WAS NOT A CLOUD IN THE HEAVENS AND THROUGH THE WHITE FLAKES THE CONSTELLATIONS COULD BE SEEN SHINING
we quench our thirst with the melted snow, we are actually drinking from the very rivers of our own native land." Just at this moment the conversation was interrupted by Hatteras, who called out that they were getting out of the straight line. The increasing mist made it difficult to keep together, and at last, about eight o'clock, they determined to come to a halt, as they had gone fifteen miles. The tent was put up and the stove lighted, and after their usual supper they lay down and slept comfortably till morning. The calm atmosphere was highly favourable, for though the cold became intense, and the mercury was always frozen in the thermometer, they found no difficulty in continuing their route, confirming the truth of Parry's assertion that any man suitably clad may walk abroad with impunity in the lowest temperature, provided there is no wind; while, on the other hand, the least breeze would make the skin smart acutely, and bring on violent headache, which would soon end in death. IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE THAT WHEN WE QUENCH OUR THIRST WITH THE MELTED SNOW WE'RE ACTUALLY DRINKING FROM THE VERY RIVERS OF OUR OWN NATIVE LAND JUST AT THIS MOMENT THE CONVERSATION WAS INTERRUPTED BY HATTERAS WHO CALLED OUT THAT THEY WERE GETTING OUT OF THE STRAIGHT LINE THE INCREASING MIST MADE IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP TOGETHER AND AT LAST ABOUT EIGHT O'CLOCK THEY DETERMINED TO COME TO A HALT AS THEY HAD GONE FIFTEEN MILES THE TENT WAS PUT UP AND THE STOVE LIGHTED AND AFTER THEIR USUAL SUPPER THEY LAY DOWN AND SLEPT COMFORTABLY TILL MORNING THE CALM ATMOSPHERE WAS HIGHLY FAVOURABLE FOR THOUGH THE COLD BECAME INTENSE AND THE MERCURY WAS ALWAYS FROZEN IN THE THERMOMETER THEY FOUND NO DIFFICULTY IN CONTINUING THEIR ROUTE CONFIRMING THE TRUTH OF PARRY'S ASSERTION THAT ANY MAN SUITABLY CLAD MAY WALK ABROAD WITH IMPUNITY IN THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE PROVIDED THERE IS NO WIND WHILE ON THE OTHER HAND THE LEAST BREEZE WOULD MAKE THE SKIN SMART ACUTELY BRING ON VIOLENT HEADACHE WHICH WOULD SOON END IN DEATH
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