XX.] 



THANKS TO ALL. 



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planet which has been assigned him as a dweUing-place in 

 the depths of the universe. 



Hearty thanks last of all to my companions during the 

 voyage of the Vega ; to her distinguished commander Louis 

 Palander, her scientific men and officers, her petty officers and 

 crew. Without their courage and the devotion they showed to 

 the task that lay before us, the problem of the North-East 

 Passage would perhaps still be waiting for its solution. 



