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For three days we tried to sail, and to beat against the wind, but to no avail. Whereupon my father said: "My son, to return by the same route as we came in is impossible at this time of year. I wonder why we did not think of this before. FOR THREE DAYS WE TRIED TO SAIL AND TO BEAT AGAINST THE WIND BUT TO NO AVAIL WHEREUPON MY FATHER SAID MY SON TO RETURN BY THE SAME ROUTE AS WE CAME IN IS IMPOSSIBLE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR I WONDER WHY WE DID NOT THINK OF THIS BEFORE
ake with us in our little fishing-boat. In due time we returned to Jehu, at which place we spent one month in fixing up and overhauling our little fishing sloop. After all was in readiness, the same ship "Naz" that originally discovered us, took us on board and sailed to the mouth of the river Hiddekel. After our giant brothers had launched our little craft for us, they were most cordially regretful at parting, and evinced much solicitude for our safety. My father swore by the Gods Odin and Thor that he would surely return again within a year or two and pay them another visit. And thus we bade them adieu. We made ready and hoisted our sail, but there was little breeze. We were becalmed within an hour after our giant friends had left us and started on their return trip. The winds were constantly blowing south, that is, they were blowing from the northern opening of the earth toward that which we knew to be south, but which, according to our compass's pointing finger, was directly north. E WILLING TO ATTEMPT TO TAKE WITH US IN OUR LITTLE FISHING BOAT IN DUE TIME WE RETURNED TO JEHOU AT WHICH PLACE WE SPENT ONE MONTH IN FIXING UP AND OVERHAULING OUR LITTLE FISHING SLOOP AFTER ALL WAS IN READINESS THIS SAME SHIP AND AS THAT ORIGINALLY DISCOVERED US TOOK US ON BOARD AND SAILED TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER HEAD AFTER OUR GIANT BROTHERS HAD LAUNCHED OUR LITTLE CRAFT FOR US THEY WERE MOST CORDIALLY REGRETFUL AT PARTING AND EVINCED MUCH SOLITUDE FOR OUR SAFETY MY FATHER SWORE BY THE GODS ODIN AND THOR THAT WE WOULD SURELY RETURN AGAIN WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO AND PAY THEM ANOTHER VISIT AND THUS WE BADE THEM ADIEU WE MADE READY AND HOISTED OUR SAIL BUT THERE WAS LITTLE BREEZE WE WERE BECALMED WITHIN AN HOUR AFTER OUR GIANT FRIENDS HAD LEFT US AND STARTED ON THEIR RETURN TRIP THE WINDS WERE CONSTANTLY BLOWING SOUTH THAT IS THEY WERE BLOWING FROM THE NORTHERN OPENING OF THE EARTH TOWARD THAT WHICH WE KNEW TO BE SOUTH BUT WHICH ACCORDING TO OUR COMPASS POINTING FINGER WAS DIRECTLY NORTH
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