Jules Verne
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Image Attribution: Nadar (Public domain)
He gave all his attention to their preparations for returning; the sledge was repaired; its load, too, had become much lighter, and only weighed two hundred pounds. They mended their worn-out, torn clothes, all soaked through and through by the snow; new moccasins and snow-shoes replaced those which were no longer serviceable. This kept them busy the whole of the 29th [of January] and the morning of the 30th; then they all sought what rest they could get, and prepared for what was before them.
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