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We have been here almost two and a half years; therefore, this is the season when the sun is beginning to shine in at the southern opening of the earth. The long cold night is on in the Spitzbergen country." "What shall we do?" I inquired. WE HAVE BEEN HERE ALMOST TWO AND A HALF YEARS THEREFORE THIS IS THE SEASON WHEN THE SUN IS BEGINNING TO SHINE IN AT THE SOUTHERN OPENING OF THE EARTH THE LONG COLD NIGHT IS ON THE SPITTSBROKEN COUNTRY HOW SHALL WE DO I INQUIRED
, took us on board and sailed to the mouth of the river Hiddekel. After our giant brothers had launched our little craft for us, they were most cordially regretful at parting, and evinced much solicitude for our safety. My father swore by the Gods Odin and Thor that he would surely return again within a year or two and pay them another visit. And thus we bade them adieu. We made ready and hoisted our sail, but there was little breeze. We were becalmed within an hour after our giant friends had left us and started on their return trip. The winds were constantly blowing south, that is, they were blowing from the northern opening of the earth toward that which we knew to be south, but which, according to our compass's pointing finger, was directly north. For three days we tried to sail, and to beat against the wind, but to no avail. Whereupon my father said: "My son, to return by the same route as we came in is impossible at this time of year. I wonder why we did not think of this before. AS THAT ORIGINALLY DISCOVERED US TOOK US ON BOARD AND SAILED TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER HEAD AFTER OUR GIANT BROTHERS HAD LAUNCHED OUR LITTLE CRAFT FOR US THEY WERE MOST CORDIALLY REGRETFUL AT PARTING AND EVINCED MUCH SOLITUDE FOR OUR SAFETY MY FATHER SWORE BY THE GODS ODIN AND THOR THAT WE WOULD SURELY RETURN AGAIN WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO AND PAY THEM ANOTHER VISIT AND THUS WE BADE THEM ADIEU WE MADE READY AND HOISTED OUR SAIL BUT THERE WAS LITTLE BREEZE WE WERE BECALMED WITHIN AN HOUR AFTER OUR GIANT FRIENDS HAD LEFT US AND STARTED ON THEIR RETURN TRIP THE WINDS WERE CONSTANTLY BLOWING SOUTH THAT IS THEY WERE BLOWING FROM THE NORTHERN OPENING OF THE EARTH TOWARD THAT WHICH WE KNEW TO BE SOUTH BUT WHICH ACCORDING TO OUR COMPASS POINTING FINGER WAS DIRECTLY NORTH FOR THREE DAYS WE TRIED TO SAIL AND TO BEAT AGAINST THE WIND BUT TO NO AVAIL WHEREUPON MY FATHER SAID MY SON TO RETURN BY THE SAME ROUTE AS WE CAME IN IS IMPOSSIBLE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR I WONDER WHY WE DID NOT THINK OF THIS BEFORE
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