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Their strength had failed; provisions had come to an end; their boat had been broken, perhaps by an avalanche or engulphed in some abyss, and they could not take advantage of the open sea; or perhaps they had lost their way in wandering over these unknown continents. THEIR STRENGTH HAD FAILED PROVISIONS HAD COME TO AN END THEIR BOAT HAD BEEN BROKEN PERHAPS BY AN AVALANCHE OR ENGULFED IN SOME ABYSS AND THEY COULD NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPEN SEA OR PERHAPS THEY HAD LOST THEIR WAY IN WANDERING OVER THESE UNKNOWN CONTINENTS
hat they managed to get up and drag themselves after Altamont towards the place he indicated. They soon arrived, at a narrow part at the bottom of a ravine, and what a spectacle met their gaze! Dead bodies, already stiff, lay half-buried in a winding-sheet of snow. A leg visible here, an arm there, and yonder shrunken hands and rigid faces, stamped with the expression of rage and despair. The Doctor stooped down to look at them more closely, but instantly started back pale and agitated, while Duk barked ominously. "Horrible, horrible!" he said. "What is it?" asked Johnson. "Don't you recognize them?" "What do you mean?" "Look and see!" It was evident this ravine had been but recently the scene of a fearful straggle with cold, and despair, and starvation, for by certain horrible remains it was manifest that the poor wretches had been feeding on human flesh, perhaps while still warm and palpitating; and among them the Doctor recognized Shandon, Pen, and the ill-fated crew of the Forward! S WERE SO ROUSED BY THE INCIDENT THAT THEY MANAGED TO GET UP AND DRAG THEMSELVES AFTER ALTAMONT TOWARD THE PLACE HE INDICATED THEY SOON ARRIVED BUT IN A NARROW PART AT THE BOTTOM OF A RAVINE AND WHAT A SPECTACLE MET THEIR GAZE DEAD BODIES ALREADY STIFF LAY HALF BURIED IN A WINDING SHEET OF SNOW A LEG VISIBLE HERE AND ARM THERE AND YONDER SHRUNKEN HANDS AND RIGID FACES STAMPED WITH THE EXPRESSION OF RAGE AND DESPAIR THE DOCTOR STOOPED DOWN TO LOOK AT THEM MORE CLOSELY BUT INSTANTLY STARTED BACK PALE AND AGITATED WHILE DUKE BARKED OMINOUSLY HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HE SAID WHAT IS IT ASKED JOHNSON DON'T YOU RECOGNIZE THEM WHAT DO YOU MEAN LOOK AND SEE IT WAS EVIDENT THIS RAVINE HAD BEEN BUT RECENTLY THE SCENE OF A FEARFUL STRUGGLE WITH COLD AND DESPAIR AND STARVATION FOR BY CERTAIN HORRIBLE REMAINS IT WAS MANIFEST THAT THE POOR WRETCHES HAD BEEN FEEDING ON HUMAN FLESH PERHAPS WHILE STILL WARM AND PALPITATING AND AMONG THEM THE DOCTOR RECOGNIZED SHANDON PENN AND THE ILL FATED CREW OF THE FORWARD
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