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The sloop lay rocking gracefully in the little bay, and all the cargo was on board except the tent, and what was required for the night's encampment. THE SLOOP LAY ROCKING GRACEFULLY IN THE LITTLE BAY AND ALL THE CARGO WAS ON BOARD EXCEPT THE TENT AND WHAT WAS REQUIRED FOR THE NIGHT'S ENCAMPMENT
simultaneously, "The sea! the sea!" "Ay, and open sea!" added Hatteras. And so it was. The storm had opened wide the Polar Basin, and the loosened packs were drifting in all directions. The icebergs had weighed anchor, and were sailing out into the open sea. This new ocean stretched far away out of sight, and not a single island or continent was visible. On the east and west the coast formed two capes or headlands, which sloped gently down to the sea. In the centre, a projecting rock formed a small natural bay, sheltered on three sides, into which a wide river fell, bearing in its bosom the melted snows of winter. After a careful survey of the coast, Hatteras determined to launch the sloop that very day, and to unpack the sledge, and get everything on board. The tent was soon put up, and a comfortable repast prepared. This important business despatched, work commenced; and all hands were so expeditious and willing, that by five [Illustration: ] o'clock nothing more remained to be done.  AFTERWARDS THEY ARRIVED AT THE COAST AND SHOUTED SIMULTANEOUSLY THE SEA THE SEA AYE AN OPEN SEA ADDED HATTERAS AND SO IT WAS THE STORM HAD OPENED WIDE WITH POLAR BASIN AND THE LOOSENED PACKS WERE DRIFTING IN ALL DIRECTIONS THE ICEBERGS HAD WEIGHED ANCHOR AND WERE SAILING OUT INTO THE OPEN SEA THIS NEW OCEAN STRETCHED FAR AWAY OUT OF SIGHT AND NOT A SINGLE ISLAND OR CONTINENT WAS VISIBLE ON THE EAST AND WEST THE COAST FORMED TWO CAPES OR HEADLANDS WHICH SLOPED GENTLY DOWN TO THE SEA IN THE CENTER A PROJECTING ROCK FORMED A SMALL NATURAL BAY SHELTERED ON THREE SIDES INTO WHICH A WIDE RIVER FELL BEARING IN ITS BOSOM THE MELTED SNOWS OF WINTER AFTER A CAREFUL SURVEY UP THE COAST HATTERAS DETERMINED TO LAUNCH THE SLOOP THAT VERY DAY AND TO UNPACK THE SLEDGE AND GET EVERYTHING ON BOARD THE TENT WAS SOON PUT UP AND A COMFORTABLE REPAST PREPARED THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS DESPATCHED WORK COMMENCED AND ALL HANDS WERE SO EXPEDITIOUS AND WILLING THAT BY FIVE O'CLOCK NOTHING MORE REMAINED TO BE DONE
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