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"Be courageous, my son," he shouted, "Odin is the god of the waters, the companion of the brave, and he is with us. Fear not." BE COURAGEOUS MY SON HE SHOUTED ODIN IS THE GOD OF THE WATERS THE COMPANION OF THE BRAVE AND HE IS WITH US FEAR NOT
 was seen to the north, indicating water. At 10 a. m. three of the men (Kruger, Nindemann and Hobby) went to Cape Lupton to ascertain if possible the extent of the open water. On their return they reported several open spaces and much young ice--not more than a day old, so thin that it was easily broken by throwing pieces of ice upon it.") By what miracle we escaped being dashed to utter destruction, I do not know. I remember our little craft creaked and groaned, as if its joints were breaking. It rocked and staggered to and fro as if clutched by some fierce undertow of whirlpool or maelstrom. Fortunately our compass had been fastened with long screws to a crossbeam. Most of our provisions, however, were tumbled out and swept away from the deck of the cuddy, and had we not taken the precaution at the very beginning to tie ourselves firmly to the masts of the sloop, we should have been swept into the lashing sea. Above the deafening tumult of the raging waves, I heard my father's voice. RG A DARK FOG WAS SEEN TO THE NORTH INDICATING WATER AT TEN A M THREE OF THE MEN KRUGER NINDONMAN AND HOBBY WENT TO CAPE LUPTON TO ASCERTAIN IF POSSIBLE THE EXTENT OF THE OPEN WATER ON THEIR RETURN THEY REPORTED SEVERAL OPEN SPACES AND MUCH YOUNG ICE NOT MORE THAN A DAY OLD SO THIN THAT IT WAS EASILY BROKEN BY THROWING PIECES OF ICE UPON IT UNCOILED BY WHAT MIRACLE WE ESCAPED BEING DASHED TO WHAT A DESTRUCTION I DO NOT KNOW I REMEMBER OUR LITTLE CRAFT CREAKED AND GROANED AS IF ITS JOINTS WERE BREAKING IT ROCKED AND STAGGERED TO AND FRO AS IF CLUTCHED BY SOME FIERCE UNDERTOE WHIRLPOOL OR MAELSTROM FORTUNATELY OUR COPPICE HAD BEEN FASTENED WITH THE LONG SCREWS TO A CROSS BEAM MOST OF OUR PROVISIONS HOWEVER WERE TUMBLED OUT AND SWEPT AWAY FROM THE DECK OF THE CUDDY AND HAD WE NOT TAKEN THE PRECAUTION AT THE VERY BEGINNING TO TIE OURSELVES FIRMLY TO THE MASTS OF THE SLOPE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SWEPT INTO THE LASHING SEA ABOVE THE DEAFENING TUMULT OF THE RAGING WAVES I HEARD MY FATHER'S VOICE
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