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It is the only point of the globe that is motionless; all the other points are revolving with extreme rapidity." "But I don't see that we are any more motionless here than at Liverpool." "Because in both cases you are a party concerned, both in the motion and the rest; but the fact is certain." IT IS THE ONLY POINT OF THE GLOBE THAT IS MOTIONLESS ALL THE OTHER POINTS ARE EVOLVING WITH EXTREME RAPIDITY BUT I DON'T SEE THAT WE'RE ANY MORE MOTIONLESS HERE THAN AT LIVERPOOL BECAUSE IN BOTH CASES YOU ARE A PARTY CONCERNED BOTH IN THE MOTION AND THE REST BUT THE FACT IS CERTAIN
ward of Liverpool, who signs this, as also all his companions. "Whoever may find this document is requested to forward it to the Admiralty. "(Signed) JOHN HATTERAS, Commander of the Forward "DR. CLAWBONNY "ALTAMONT, Commander of the Porpoise "JOHNSON, Boatswain "BELL, Carpenter." "And now, friends, come to table," said the Doctor, merrily. Coming to table was just squatting on the ground. "But who," said Clawbonny, "would not give all the tables and dining-rooms in the world to dine at 89" 59' and 15" N. lat.?" It was an exciting occasion this first meal at the Pole! What neither ancients nor moderns, neither Europeans, nor Americans, nor Asiatics had been able to accomplish was now achieved, and all past sufferings and perils were forgotten in the glow of success. "But, after all," said Johnson, after toasts to Hatteras and the North Pole had been enthusiastically drunk, "what is there so very special about the North Pole? Will you tell me, Mr. Clawbonny?" "Just this, my good Johnson. WARD OF LIVERPOOL WHO SIGNS THIS AS ALSO ALL HIS COMPANIONS WHOEVER MAY FIND THIS DOCUMENT IS REQUESTED TO FORWARD IT TO THE ADMIRALTY SIGNED JOHN HATTERAS COMMANDER OF THE FORWARD DOCTOR CLAWBONNY ALTAMONT COMMANDER OF THE PORPOISE JOHNSON BO'SUN BELL CARPENTER AND NOW FRIENDS COME TO TABLE SAID THE DOCTOR MERRILY COMING TO TABLE WAS JUST SQUATTING ON THE GROUND BUT WHO SAID CLAWBONNY WOULD NOT GIVE ALL THE TABLES AND DINING ROOMS IN THE WORLD TO DINE AT EIGHTY NINE DEGREES FIFTY NINE MINUTES AND FIFTEEN SECONDS NORTH LATITUDE IT WAS AN EXCITING OCCASION THIS FIRST MEAL AT THE POLE WHAT NEITHER ANCIENTS NOR MODERNS NEITHER EUROPEANS NOR AMERICANS NOR ASIATICS HAD BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WAS NOW ACHIEVED AND ALL PAST SUFFERINGS AND PERILS WERE FORGOTTEN IN THE GLOW OF SUCCESS BUT AFTER ALL SAID JOHNSON AFTER TOASTS TO HATTERAS AND THE NORTH POLE HAD BEEN ENTHUSIASTICALLY DRUNK WHAT IS THERE SO VERY SPECIAL ABOUT THE NORTH POLE WILL YOU TELL ME MISTER CLAWBONNY JUST THIS MY GOOD JOHNSON
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