THE NEW YEAR, iSps 



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" This evenino^ there was a most remarkable brio-ht- 

 ness right under the moon. It was Hke an immense 

 luminous haycock, which rose from the horizon and 

 touched the great ring round the moon. At the upper 

 side of this ring there was a segment of the usual in- 

 verted arc of light." 



The next day, January 8th, the ice began grinding 

 occasionally, and while Mogstad and I stood in the hold 



h«^^^^ 



"a most remarkable moon 



working on hand sledges we heard creakings in the ship 

 both above and below us. This was repeated several 

 times ; but in the intei"vals it was quiet. I was often on 

 the ice listening to the grinding and watching how it 

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