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They look as though made of barley-sugar and are very slippery." The noon position on the 14th was lat.
76ー 54エ S., long.
36ー 10エ W. The land was visible faintly to the south-east, distant about 36 miles. A few small leads could be seen from the ship, but the ice was firm in our neighbourhood.
The drift of the 'Endurance' was still towards the north-west. I had the boilers blown down on the 15th, and the consumption of 2 cwt.
of coal per day to keep the boilers from freezing then ceased.
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