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Finally, to our great joy, the grinding of the ice ceased, and within a few hours the great mass slowly divided, and, as if an act of Providence had been performed, right before us lay an open channel. FINALLY TO OUR GREAT JOY THE GRINDING OF THE ICE CEASED AND WITHIN A FEW HOURS THE GREAT MASS SLOWLY DIVIDED AND AS IF AN ACT OF PROVIDENCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED RIGHT BEFORE US LAY AN OPEN CHANNEL
 and none too soon. In a moment we found ourselves wedged between two monstrous icebergs. Each was crowding and grinding against its fellow mountain of ice. They were like two gods of war contending for supremacy. We were greatly alarmed. Indeed, we were between the lines of a battle royal; the sonorous thunder of the grinding ice was like the continued volleys of artillery. Blocks of ice larger than a house were frequently lifted up a hundred feet by the mighty force of lateral pressure; they would shudder and rock to and fro for a few seconds, then come crashing down with a deafening roar, and disappear in the foaming waters. Thus, for more than two hours, the contest of the icy giants continued. It seemed as if the end had come. The ice pressure was terrific, and while we were not caught in the dangerous part of the jam, and were safe for the time being, yet the heaving and rending of tons of ice as it fell splashing here and there into the watery depths filled us with shaking fear. ED SAIL IMMEDIATELY AND NONE TOO SOON IN A MOMENT WE FOUND OURSELVES WEDGED BETWEEN TWO MONSTROUS ICEBERGS EACH WAS CROWDLING AND GRINDING AGAINST ITS FELLOW MOUNTAIN OF ICE THEY WERE LIKE TWO GODS OF WAR CONTENDING FOR SUPREMACY WE WERE GREATLY ALARMED INDEED WE WERE BETWEEN THE LINES OF A BATTLE ROYAL THE SONOROUS THUNDER OF THIS GRINDING ICE WAS LIKE THE CONTINUED VOLLEYS OF ARTILLERY BLOCKS OF ICE LARGER THAN A HOUSE WERE FREQUENTLY LIFTED UP A HUNDRED FEET BY THE MIGHTY FORCE OF LATERAL PRESSURE THEY WOULD SHUDDER AND ROCK TO AND FRO FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN COME CRASHING DOWN WITH A DEAFENING ROAR AND DISAPPEAR IN THE FOAMING WATERS THUS FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS THE CONTEST OF THE ICY GIANTS CONTINUED IT SEEMS AS IF THE END HAD COME THE ICE PRESSURE WAS TERRIFIC AND WHILE WE WERE NOT CAUGHT IN THE DANGEROUS PART OF THE JAM AND WERE SAFE FOR THE TIME BEING YET THE HEAVING AND RENDING OF TONS OF ICE AS IT FELL SPLASHING HERE AND THERE INTO THE WATERY DEPTHS FILLED US WITH SHAKING FEAR
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