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All her masts and rigging had been destroyed in the shipwreck, and she was lying on a bed of rocks so entirely on her side that her hull was uppermost. ALL HER MASTS AND RIGGING HAD BEEN DESTROYED IN THE SHIPWRECK AND SHE WAS LYING ON A BED OF ROCK SO ENTIRELY ON HER SIDE THAT HER HULL WAS UPPERMOST
de 83° 35" and longitude 120° 15", and the question of life or death would be decided before the day was over. At last, about two o'clock in the afternoon, Altamont started up with a shout that arrested the whole party, and pointing to a white mass that no eye but his could have distinguished from the surrounding icebergs, exclaimed in a loud, ringing voice, "The Porpoise." CHAPTER VI. THE PORPOISE It was the 24th of March, and Palm Sunday, a bright, joyous day in many a town and village of the Old World, but in this desolate region what mournful silence prevailed! No willow branches here with their silvery blossom--not even a single withered leaf to be seen --not a blade of grass! Yet this was a glad day to the travellers, for it promised them speedy deliverance from the death that had seemed so inevitable. They hastened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship. The Porpoise was completely buried under the snow.  CHAPTER SIX OF THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIEBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBRAVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JACK ZOWSKI TAUSIN MARYLAND THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE BY JULES VERN CHAPTER SIX THE PORPOISE IT WAS THE TWENTY FOURTH OF MARCH AND PALM SUNDAY A BRIGHT JOYOUS DAY IN MANY A TOWN AND VILLAGE OF THE OLD WORLD BUT IN THIS DESOLATE REGION WHAT MOURNFUL SILENCE PREVAILED NO WILLOW BRANCHES HERE WITH THEIR SILVERY BLOSSOM NOT EVEN A SINGLE WITHERED LEAF TO BE SEEN NOT A BLADE OF GRASS YET THIS WAS A GLAD DAY TO THE TRAVELLERS FOR IT PROMISED THEM SPEEDY DELIVERANCE FROM THE DEPTH THAT HAD SEEMED SO INEVITABLE THEY HASTENED ONWARD THE DOGS PUT FORTH RENEWED ENERGY AND DUKE BARKED AS LOUDEST TILL BEFORE LONG THEY ARRIVED AT THE SHIP THE PORPOISE WAS COMPLETELY BURIED UNDER THE SNOW
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