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Each day the sun dipped lower below the horizon, and on the 30th, for a few minutes, he was out of sight altogether. EACH DAY THE SUN DIPPED LOWER BELOW THE HORIZON AND ON THE THIRTIETH FOR A FEW MINUTES HE WAS OUT OF SIGHT ALTOGETHER
 enough for six weeks, and a good supply of powder. It was soon collected and brought on board, and the remainder of the day was employed in caulking the sloop and putting her in good trim. Next morning they put out once more to sea. The voyage presented no great difficulties, the drift-ice being easily avoided; but still the Doctor thought it advisable, in case of possible delays, to limit the rations to one-half. 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. SERVED MEAT ALL TOGETHER ENOUGH FOR SIX WEEKS AND A GOOD SUPPLY OF POWDER IT WAS SOON COLLECTED AND BROUGHT ON BOARD AND THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY WAS EMPLOYED IN CALKING THE SLOOP AND PUTTING HER IN GOOD TRIM NEXT MORNING THEY PUT OUT ONCE MORE TO SEA THE VOYAGE PRESENTED NO GREAT DIFFICULTIES THE DRIFT ICE BEING EASILY AVOIDED BUT STILL THE DOCTOR THOUGHT IT WAS ADVISABLE IN CASE OF POSSIBLE DELAYS TO LIMIT 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
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