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2、ndwarmedhishands.Itwasverycoldwithout.Forty-eighthoursgone,thespiritthermometerhadburstatsixty-eightbelow,andsincethattimeithadgrownsteadilyandbitterlycolder.Therewasnotellingwhenthesnapwouldend.Anditispoorpolicy,unlessthegodswillit,toventurefarfromastoveatsuchtimes,ortoincreasetheq
3、uantityofcoldatmosphereonemustbreathe.Mensometimesdoit,andsometimestheychilltheirlungs.Thisleadsuptoadry,hackingcough,noticeablyirritablewhenbaconisbeingfried.Afterthat,somewherealonginthespringorsummer,aholeisburnedinthefrozenmuck.Intothisaman'scarcassisdumped,coveredoverwithmoss,a
4、ndleftwiththeassurancethatitwillriseonthecrackofDoom,whollyandfrigidlyintact.Forthoseoflittlefaith,scepticalofmaterialintegrationonthatfatefulday,nofittercountrythantheKlondikecanberecommendedtodiein.Butitisnottobeinferredfromthisthatitisafitcountryforlivingpurposes.Itwasverycoldwit
5、hout,butitwasnotover-warmwithin.Theonlyarticlewhichmightbedesignatedfurniturewasthestove,andforthisthemenwerefrankindisplayingtheirpreference.Uponhalfofthefloorpineboughshadbeencast;abovethiswerespreadthesleeping-furs,beneathlaythewinter'ssnowfall.Theremainderofthefloorwasmoccasin-p
6、ackedsnow,litteredwithpotsandpansandthegeneralimpedimentaofanArcticcamp.Thestovewasredandroaringhot,butonlyabarethreefeetawaylayablockofice,assharp-edgedanddryaswhenfirstquarriedfromthecreekbottom.Thepressureoftheoutsidecoldforcedtheinnerheatupward.Justabovethestove,wherethepipepene
7、tratedtheroof,wasatinycircleofdrycanvas;next,withthepipealwaysascentre,acircleofsteamingcanvas;nextadampandmoisture-exudingring;andfinally,therestofthetent,sidewallsandtop,coatedwithahalf-inchofdry,white,crystal-encrustedfrost."Oh!OH!OH!"Ayoungfellow,lyingasleepinthefurs,beardedandw
8、anandweary,raisedam
