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nience from the drifting of the snow into 

 our tents. There was no abatement of the 

 storm next day ; our tents were completely 

 frozen, and the snow had drifted around 

 them to a depth of three feet, and even in 

 the inside there was a covering of several 

 inches on our blankets. Our suffering from 

 cold, in a comfortless canvass tent in such 

 weather, with the temperature at 20°, and 

 without fire, will easily be imagined ; it 

 was, however, less than that which we felt 

 from hunger. 



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