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Indeed, had we encountered a hidden rock or obstacle, our little vessel would have been crushed into kindling wood. INDEED HAD WE ENCOUNTERED A HIDDEN ROCK OR OBSTACLE OUR LITTLE VESSEL WOULD HAVE BEEN CRUSHED INTO KINDLING WOOD
ied shades and play of which are amongst the strangest phenomena of nature."--Rambrosson's Astronomy.) The events that occurred during the following hundred or more days beggar description. We were on an open and iceless sea. The month we reckoned to be November or December, and we knew the so-called South Pole was turned toward the sun. Therefore, when passing out and away from the internal electrical light of "The Smoky God" and its genial warmth, we would be met by the light and warmth of the sun, shining in through the south opening of the earth. We were not mistaken.(22) (22 "The fact that gives the phenomenon of the polar aurora its greatest importance is that the earth becomes self-luminous; that, besides the light which as a planet is received from the central body, it shows a capability of sustaining a luminous process proper to itself."--Humboldt.) There were times when our little craft, driven by wind that was continuous and persistent, shot through the waters like an arrow. ARIED SHADES OF PLAY OF WHICH ARE AMONGST THE STRONGEST PHENOMENA OF NATURE CONQUOTE REMBROSSEN'S ASTRONOMY THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED DURING THE FOLLOWING HUNDRED OR MORE DAYS BEGGAR DESCRIPTION WE WERE ON AN OPEN AND ICELESS SEA THE MONTH WE RECKONED TO BE NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER AND WE KNEW THE SO CALLED SOUTH POLE WAS TURNED TOWARD THE SUN THEREFORE WHEN PASSING OUT AND AWAY FROM THE INTERNAL ELECTRIC LIGHT OF THE SMOKY GOD AND ITS GENIAL WARMTH WE WOULD BE MET BY THE LIGHT AND WARMTH OF THE SUN SHINING IN THROUGH THE SOUTH OPENING OF THE EARTH WE WERE NOT MISTAKEN NOTE TWENTY TWOQUOTE THE FACT THAT GIVES THE PHENOMENON OF THE POLAR AURORA ITS GREATEST IMPORTANCE IS THAT THE EARTH BECOMES SELF LUMINOUS THAT BESIDES THE LIGHT WHICH AS A PLANET IS RECEIVED FROM THE CENTRAL BODY IT SHOWS A CAPABILITY OF SUSTAINING A LUMINOUS PROCESS PROPER TO ITSELF UNQUOTE HUMBOLDT THERE WERE TIMES WHEN OUR LITTLE CRAFT DRIVEN BY WIND AND WAS CONTINUOUS AND PERSISTENT SHOT THROUGH THE WATERS LIKE AN ARROW
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