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They climbed a hill about three hundred feet high, which commanded a wide view. But what a metamorphosed region met their gaze! All the ice had completely vanished, the storm had chased away the winter, and stripped the soil everywhere of its snow covering. THEY CLIMBED A HILL ABOUT THREE HUNDRED FEET HIGH WHICH COMMANDED A WIDE VIEW BUT WHAT A METAMORPHOSED REGION MET THEIR GAZE ALL THE ICE HAD COMPLETELY VANISHED THE STORM HAD CHASED AWAY THE WINTER AND STRIPPED THE SOIL EVERYWHERE OF ITS SNOW COVERING
e," said the Doctor, during a brief lull in the deafening roar," as if I could hear the sound of collisions between icebergs and ice-fields. If we were near the sea, I could really believe there was a general break-up in the ice." "I can't explain the noises any other way," said Johnson. "Can we have reached the coast, I wonder?" asked Hatteras. "It is not impossible," replied Clawbonny. "Listen! Do you hear that crash? That is certainly the sound of icebergs falling. We cannot be very far from the ocean." "Well, if it turn out to be so, I shall push right on over the ice-fields." "Oh, they'll be all broken up after such a storm as this. We shall see what to-morrow, brings; but all I can say is, if any poor fellows are wandering about in a night like this, I pity them. The storm lasted for ten hours, and the weary travellers anxiously watched for the morning. About daybreak its fury seemed to have spent itself, and Hatteras, accompanied by Bell and Altamont, ventured to leave the tent.  LOOSE AND RAGED WITH TREMENDOUS VIOLENCE IT SEEMS TO ME SAID THE DOCTOR DURING A BRIEF LULL IN THE DEAFENING ROAR AS IF I COULD HEAR THE SOUND OF COLLISIONS BETWEEN ICEBERGS AND ICE FIELDS IF WE WERE NEAR THE SEA I COULD REALLY BELIEVE THERE WAS A GENERAL BREAK UP IN THE ICE I CAN'T EXPLAIN THE NOISES ANY OTHER WAY SAID JOHNSON HAVE WE REACHED THE COAST I WONDER ASKED HATTERAS IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE REPLIED CLAWBONNY LISTEN DO YOU HEAR THAT CRASH THAT IS CERTAINLY THE SOUND OF ICEBERGS FALLING WE CANNOT BE VERY FAR FROM THE OCEAN WELL IF IT TURNS OUT TO BE SO I SHALL PUSH RIGHT ON OVER THE ICE FIELDS OH THEY'LL ALL BE BROKEN UP AFTER SUCH A STORM AS THIS WE SHALL SEE WHAT TO MORROW BRINGS BUT ALL I CAN SAY IS IF ANY POOR FELLOWS ARE WANDERING ABOUT IN A NIGHT THIS I PITY THEM THE STORM LASTED FOR TEN HOURS AND THE WEARY TRAVELLERS ANXIOUSLY WATCHED FOR THE MORNING ABOUT DAYBREAK ITS FURY SEEMED TO HAVE SPENT ITSELF AND HATTERAS ACCOMPANIED BY BELL AND ALTAMONT VENTURED TO LEAVE THE TENT
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