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The moon had ended her last quarter, and complete darkness prevailed now for seventeen hours out of the twenty four. THE MOON HAD ENDED HER LAST QUARTER AND COMPLETE DARKNESS PREVAILED NOW FOR SEVENTEEN HOURS OUT OF THE TWENTY FOUR
 The tent was put up and the stove lighted, and after their usual supper they lay down and slept comfortably till morning. The calm atmosphere was highly favourable, for though the cold became intense, and the mercury was always frozen in the thermometer, 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, 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. AD GONE FIFTEEN MILES THE TENT WAS PUT UP AND THE STOVE LIGHTED AND AFTER THEIR USUAL SUPPER THEY LAY DOWN AND SLEPT COMFORTABLY TILL MORNING THE CALM ATMOSPHERE WAS HIGHLY FAVOURABLE FOR THOUGH THE COLD BECAME INTENSE AND THE MERCURY WAS ALWAYS FROZEN IN THE THERMOMETER 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
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