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and Johansen at Tromso, passed to the north of Skjaervo, 

 and steamed soutli. Off Ulfstinden we met the steamer King 

 Ha If dan, with 6oo passengers on board, coming from Tromso 

 to meet us. We accepted the offer to take us in tow, and at 

 8.30 P.M. the Fi-am gHded into the harbor of Tromso, accompa- 

 nied by hundreds of flag-covered boats, and was received with 

 cheers and hearty welcome. 



Next day, August 25th, at 4 P.M., Sir George Baden-Powell's 

 steam-yacht Otaria, with Dr. Nansen and Johansen on board, 

 arrived. After a separation of seventeen months, our number 

 was again complete, and the Norwegian Polar Expedition was 

 once more united. 



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