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           Thehigherfoothillsshotupbetweenfiveandsixmilesaway,formingarangealmostdistinctfromtheterrifyinglineofmorethanHimalayanpeaksbeyondthem. AtlengthRopesthestudentwhohadrelievedMcTigheatthecontrolsbegantoheaddownwardtowardtheleft-handdarkspotwhosesizemarkeditasthecamp. Ashedidso,McTighesentoutthelastuncensoredwirelessmessagetheworldwastoreceivefromourexpedition. 

           Everyone,ofcourse,hasreadthebriefandunsatisfyingbulletinsoftherestofourantarcticsojourn. Somehoursafterourlandingwesentaguardedreportofthetragedywefound,andreluctantlyannouncedthewipingoutofthewholeLakepartybythefrightfulwindoftheprecedingday,orofthenightbeforethat. Elevenknowndead,youngGedneymissing. Peoplepardonedourhazylackofdetailsthroughrealizationoftheshockthesadeventmusthavecausedus,andbelieveduswhenweexplainedthatthemanglingactionofthewindhadrenderedallelevenbodiesunsuitablefortransportationoutside. Indeed,Iflattermyselfthateveninthemidstofourdistress,utterbewilderment,andsoul-clutchinghorror,wescarcelywentbeyondthetruthinanyspecificinstance. Thetremendoussignificanceliesinwhatwedarednottell;whatIwouldnottellnowbutfortheneedofwarningothersofffromnamelessterrors. 

           Itisafactthatthewindhadbroughtdreadfulhavoc. Whetherallcouldhavelivedthroughit,evenwithouttheotherthing,isgravelyopentodoubt. Thestorm,withitsfuryofmadlydriveniceparticles,musthavebeenbeyondanythingourexpeditionhadencounteredbefore. Oneaeroplaneshelter-wall,itseems,hadbeenleftinafartooflimsyandinadequatestatewasnearlypulverizedandthederrickatthedistantboringwasentirelyshakentopieces. 

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