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WITH TWO ESKIMO COMPANIONS, THE RACE POLEWARD CONTINUES OVER
ROUGH AND DIFFICULT ICE--THE LAST LAND FADES BEHIND--MIRAGES
LEAP INTO BEING AND WEAVE A MYSTIC SPELL--A SWIRLING SCENE OF
MOVING ICE AND FANTASTIC EFFECTS--STANDING ON A HILL OF ICE,
A BLACK, WRITHING, SNAKY CUT APPEARS IN THE ICE BEYOND--THE
BIG LEAD--A NIGHT OF ANXIETY--FIVE HUNDRED MILES ALREADY
COVERED--FOUR HUNDRED TO THE POLE