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XIX-wieczny opis wyprawy na Grenlandię. Przeprawa przez strumień uchodzący do morza:

It was 8.45 P. M. when we again reached the mouth of the stream. The tide was high, but falling. Had we had something to eat we should not have minded the waiting. We kept moving in order to keep warm, until we thought that the tide had reached its ebb. As we neared the shore we could see no familiar line of rocks which indicated low tide, and on closer examination we were horrified to find a "high low tide." Still we felt we must attempt to cross, and Matt started in, while I followed at his heels.

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