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Moreover, the brave fellows, in spite of their iron will, began to show signs of fatigue. Halts became more frequent, and yet every hour was precious, for the provisions were rapidly coming to an end. MOREOVER THE BRAVE FELLOWS IN SPITE OF THEIR IRON WILL BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF FATIGUE HALTS BECAME MORE FREQUEN AND YET EVERY HOUR WAS PRECIOUS FOR THE PROVISIONS WERE RAPIDLY COMING TO AN END
 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. 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. This curious display lasted two hours, and ceased before the Doctor could arrive at any satisfactory conclusion as to its cause. The moon had ended her last quarter, and complete darkness prevailed now for seventeen hours out of the twenty-four. The travellers had to fasten themselves together with a long rope to avoid getting separated, and it was all but impossible to pursue the right course. OMETER 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 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 THIS CURIOUS DISPLAY LASTED TWO HOURS AND CEASED BEFORE THE DOCTOR COULD ARRIVE AT ANY SATISFACTORY CONCLUSION AS TO ITS CAUSE THE MOON HAD ENDED HER LAST QUARTER AND COMPLETE DARKNESS PREVAILED NOW FOR SEVENTEEN HOURS OUT OF THE TWENTY FOUR THE TRAVELLERS HAD TO FASTEN THEMSELVES TOGETHER WITH A LONG ROPE TO AVOID GETTING SEPARATED AND IT WAS ALL BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO PURSUE THE RIGHT COURSE
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