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FROM EDINBURGH TO THE ANTARCTIC 
pipes, and her red port light seemed to come a little 
nearer, till we could just distinguish a dark mass of hull 
and sails. Then she gradually forged ahead, and the 
light was hidden by her side-screen. It was pleasant to 
have a ship near us for a little while, and the spot of 
warm red light in the night made the darkness feel not 
quite so empty. 
