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... services of a carpenter and four additional hands , so that our party now
numbered seventeen people , and , judging from appearances , we were likely
enough to have a pleasant time of it in the north , where there would be plenty of
sport ; if ...
... services of a carpenter and four additional hands , so that our party now
numbered seventeen people , and , judging from appearances , we were likely
enough to have a pleasant time of it in the north , where there would be plenty of
sport ; if ...
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... strictest silence , and as we waited and watched , he would glide on to the
surface with a sudden but gentle motion , heaving a loud p - o - o - f as he came ;
and if on his way either in search of food or swimming in mere sport , we could
see ...
... strictest silence , and as we waited and watched , he would glide on to the
surface with a sudden but gentle motion , heaving a loud p - o - o - f as he came ;
and if on his way either in search of food or swimming in mere sport , we could
see ...
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The loom ( Colymbus septentrionalis ) being being a fast swimmer and active
diver , affords us some sport during the necessarily slow progress of our voyage .
He requires to be hard hit , as the feathers are so TREACHEROUS ICE , Puge
108 ...
The loom ( Colymbus septentrionalis ) being being a fast swimmer and active
diver , affords us some sport during the necessarily slow progress of our voyage .
He requires to be hard hit , as the feathers are so TREACHEROUS ICE , Puge
108 ...
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A bullet whizzes over our heads in dangerous proximity as we pull up , warning
us that the sport is not without its dangers . All is excitement now , and we sit
prepared for action . There ! the great head of a seal rises above the water close
to ...
A bullet whizzes over our heads in dangerous proximity as we pull up , warning
us that the sport is not without its dangers . All is excitement now , and we sit
prepared for action . There ! the great head of a seal rises above the water close
to ...
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Looking round we find ourselves in close proximity to the other boats , and
hasten to inquire what sort of sport they have had . For old hands the result was
poor : one crew had bagged three , the other seven seals . Leaving the boat and
...
Looking round we find ourselves in close proximity to the other boats , and
hasten to inquire what sort of sport they have had . For old hands the result was
poor : one crew had bagged three , the other seven seals . Leaving the boat and
...
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| Título | The Gateway to the Polynia: A Voyage to Spitzbergen |
| Autor | John Campion Wells |
| Editor | H.S. King, 1873 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 1 Abr. 2009 |
| Largo | 355 páginas |
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