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but the liole quickly filled with water, so we left it to the summer 

 heat to thaw the pipe loose. 



So much water commenced to accumulate in the engine-room 

 about this time that we had to bale out considerable quantities 

 ■ — certainly 130 gallons per day. We at first thought that the 

 water was produced by the thawing of the ice on board, but it 



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THE " FRAM " BEFORE HER RELEASE 



subsequently appeared that it was mainly due to leakages, which 

 probably arose from the fact that ice forming in the different 

 layers of the ship's skin forced the planking somewhat apart. 



The state of health continued excellent, and the doctor had 

 virtually nothing to do in his professional capacity. In the way 



