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and, finally, by a northern detour, there was a belt of 

 favorable winds and currents by which to make the 

 return. Without an error, every hindrance was 

 avoided and every assisting factor was utilized. This 

 may be chance. But to the writer it seems that Las 

 Casas was right, ''Christopher Columbus in the art of 

 navigation exceeded without any doubt all others who 

 lived in his day." 



