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had occafion to mention above, and who 
all along had been in a languid con- 
dition, died, after having in the latter 
part of his life fuffered moll: excruciating 
pains. Though they were thus freed 
from the trouble of attending him, and 
the grief of being witnefTes to his mi- 
fery, without being able to afford him 
any relief, yet his death affected them not 
a little. They faw their number lefTened, 
and every one wifhed to be the firfl: that 
fhould follow him. As he died in winter. 
they dug a grave in the fnow as deep as 
they could, in which they laid the corpfe, 
and then covered it to the beft of theii 
power, that the white bears might not 
get at it. 
Now, at the time when the melan- 
choly reflections occafloned by the death 
of their comrade were freih in their 
minds, and when each expected to pay 
this laft duty to the remaining companions 
of his misfortunes, or to receive it from 
them, they unexpectedly got light of a 
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