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A hundred times I have asked myself whether it is possible that the world's geography is incomplete, and that the startling narrative of Olaf Jansen is predicated upon demonstrable facts. A HUNDRED TIMES I HAVE ASKED MYSELF WHETHER IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WORLD'S GEOGRAPHY IS INCOMPLETE AND THAT THE STARTLING NARRATIVE OF OLAF CHANSEN IS PREDICTED UPON DEMONSTRABLE FACTS
ystery, rather than a truthful record of the unparalleled experiences related by one Olaf Jansen, whose eloquent madness so appealed to my imagination that all thought of an analytical criticism has been effectually dispelled. Marco Polo will doubtless shift uneasily in his grave at the strange story I am called upon to chronicle; a story as strange as a Munchausen tale. It is also incongruous that I, a disbeliever, should be the one to edit the story of Olaf Jansen, whose name is now for the first time given to the world, yet who must hereafter rank as one of the notables of earth. I freely confess his statements admit of no rational analysis, but have to do with the profound mystery concerning the frozen North that for centuries has claimed the attention of scientists and laymen alike. However much they are at variance with the cosmographical manuscripts of the past, these plain statements may be relied upon as a record of the things Olaf Jansen claims to have seen with his own eyes.  A MARVELLOUS MYSTERY RATHER THAN A TRUTHFUL RECORD OF UNPARALLELED EXPERIENCES RELATED BY ONE OLAF CHANSEN WHOSE ELOQUENT MADNESS SO APPEALED TO MY IMAGINATION THAT ALL THOUGHT OF AN ANALYTICAL CRITICISM HAS BEEN EFFECTUALLY DISPELLED MARCO POLO WILL DOUBTLESS SHIFT UNEASILY IN HIS GRAVE AT THE STRANGE STORY I AM CALLED UPON TO CHRONICLE A STORY AS STRANGE AS A MUNCHAUSEN TALE IT IS ALSO INCONGRUOUS THAT I A DISBELIEVER SHOULD BE THE ONE TO EDIT THIS STORY OF OLAF CHANSON WHOSE NAME IS NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME GIVEN TO THE WORLD YET WHO MUST HEREAFTER RANK AS ONE OF THE NOTABLES OF EARTH I FREELY CONFESS HIS STATEMENTS ADMIT OF NO RATIONAL ANALYSIS BUT HAVE TO DO WITH THE PROFOUND MYSTERY CONCERNING THE FROZEN NORTH THAT FOR CENTURIES HAS CLAIMED THE ATTENTION OF SCIENTISTS AND LAYMEN ALIKE HOWEVER MUCH THEY ARE AT VARIANCE WITH THE COSMOGRAPHICAL MANUSCRIPTS OF THE PAST THESE PLAIN STATEMENTS MAY BE RELIED UPON AS A RECORD OF THE THINGS OLEF JANSEN CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN WITH HIS OWN EYES
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