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laughing moft heartily, and taking this miferable adventure eafily. 
It was but a harfh kind of pleafantry; but, as there was no re¬ 
medy, we determined to fet out afrefh; and, by way of greater 
precaution, we had recourfe to our compafs, in order to apprife our 
guides when we thought they were proceeding in a wrong direc¬ 
tion. This contrivance was not without its utility; and we foon 
came in light of the place whither we were bound. But before 
we could arrive at Alten-Gaard, we had yet a journey of eight 
miles to accomplilh. As we were incapable of this without ex- 
haufting ourfelves too much, we went in and llept fome hours at 
the firft houfe that we came to. Next day we reached the habi¬ 
tation of a Norwegian merchant, which alone compofed the vil¬ 
lage, fo much longed for, of Alten. 
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