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In these high latitudes there is neither spring nor autumn; winter follows close on the heels of summer. On the 31st the first stars glimmered overhead, and from that time forwards there was continual fog, which considerably impeded navigation. IN THESE HIGH LATITUDES THERE IS NEITHER SPRING NOR AUTUMN WINTER FOLLOWS CLOSE ON THE HEELS OF SUMMER ON THE THIRTY FIRST THE FIRST STARS GLIMMERED OVERHEAD AND FROM THAT TIME FORWARDS THERE WAS CONTINUAL FOG WHICH CONSIDERABLY IMPEDED NAVIGATION
alf. This was no great hardship, as there was not much work for anyone to do, and all were in perfect health. Besides, they found a little shooting, and brought down ducks, and geese, and guillemots, or sea turtledoves. Water they were able to supply themselves with in abundance, from the fresh-water icebergs they constantly fell in with as they kept near the coast, not daring to venture out to the open sea in so frail a barque. At that time of the year, the thermometer was already constantly below freezing point. The frequent rains changed to snow, and the weather became gloomy. Each day the sun dipped lower below the horizon, and on the 30th, for a few minutes, he was out of sight altogether. However, the little sloop sailed steadily on without stopping an instant. They knew what fatigues and obstacles a land journey involved, if they should be forced to adopt it, and no time was to be lost, for soon the open water would harden to firm ground; already the young ice had begun to form. T THE RATIONS TO ONE HALF THIS WAS NO GREAT HARDSHIP AS THERE WAS NOT MUCH WORK FOR ANY ONE TO DO AND ALL WERE IN PERFECT HEALTH BESIDES THEY FOUND A LITTLE SHOOTING AND BROUGHT DOWN DUCKS AND GEESE AND GELLEMOTS OR SEA TURTLE DOVES WATER THEY WERE ABLE TO SUPPLY THEMSELVES WITH IN ABUNDANCE FROM THE FRESH WATER ICEBERGS THEY CONSTANTLY FELL IN WITH AS THEY KEPT NEAR THE COAST NOT DARING TO VENTURE OUT TO THE OPEN SEA IN SO FRAIL A BARK AT THAT TIME OF THE YEAR THE THERMOMETER WAS ALREADY CONSTANTLY BELOW FREEZING POINT THE FREQUENT RANGE CHANGED TO SNOW AND THE WEATHER BECAME GLOOMY EACH DAY THE SUN DIPPED LOWER BELOW THE HORIZON AND ON THE THIRTIETH FOR A FEW MINUTES HE WAS OUT OF SIGHT ALTOGETHER HOWEVER THE LITTLE SLOOP SAILED STEADILY ON WITHOUT STOPPING AN INSTANT THEY KNEW WHAT FATIGUES AND OBSTACLES A LAND JOURNEY INVOLVED THAT THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO ADOPT IT AND NO TIME WAS TO BE LOST FOR SOON THE OPEN WATER WOULD HARDEN TO FIRM GROUND ALREADY THE YOUNG ICE HAD BEGUN TO FORM
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