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TURNED BACKS TO THE POLE AND TO THE SUN--THE DOGS, SEEMINGLY
GLAD AND SEEMINGLY SENSIBLE THAT THEIR NOSES WERE POINTED
HOMEWARD, BARKED SHRILLY--SUFFERING FROM INTENSE DEPRESSION--
THE DANGERS OF MOVING ICE, OF STORMS AND SLOW STARVATION--THE
THOUGHT OF FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY MILES TO LAND CAUSES
DESPAIR