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rapidly that I could hardly keep up with them. In a 

 few hours I covered the same distance which had taken 

 us three days when we started out. The advantage of 

 a lighter load was only too apparent. 



"As I approached the Fraui I saw, to my surprise, the 

 upper edge of the sun above the ice in the south. It 



SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON BOARD 



was the first time this year, but I had not expected it as 

 yet. It was the refraction caused by the low temperature 

 which made it visible so soon. The first news I heard 

 from those who came to meet me was that Hansen had 



