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TRIBE OF TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY NATIVES BUSILY BEGIN
PREPARATIONS FOR THE POLAR DASH--EXCITING HUNTS FOR THE
UNICORN AND OTHER GAME FROM ANNOATOK TO CAPE YORK--EVERY
ANIMAL CAUGHT BEARING UPON THE SUCCESS OF THE VENTURE--THE
GRAY-GREEN GLOOM OF TWILIGHT IN WHICH THE ESKIMO WOMEN
COMMUNICATE WITH THE SOULS OF THE DEAD