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           Thecolonistssalliedoutdirectly.Therewascertainlytwofeetofsnowontheshore,buttheywereabletowalkwithoutmuchdifficultyonthehardenedsurface.CyrusHardingandhiscompanionsclimbedProspectHeights.

           Whatachange!Thewoods,whichtheyhadleftgreen,especiallyinthepartatwhichthefirspredominated,haddisappearedunderauniformcolor.Allwaswhite,fromthesummitofMountFranklintotheshore,theforests,theplains,thelake,theriver.ThewatersoftheMercyflowedunderaroofofice,which,ateachrisingandebbingofthetide,brokeupwithloudcrashes.Numerousbirdsflutteredoverthefrozensurfaceofthelake.Ducksandsnipe,tealandguillemotswereassembledinthousands.Therocksamongwhichthecascadeflowedwerebristlingwithicicles.Onemighthavesaidthatthewaterescapedbyamonstrousgargoyle,shapedwithalltheimaginationofanartistoftheRenaissance.Astothedamagecausedbythestormintheforest,thatcouldnotasyetbeascertained;theywouldhavetowaittillthesnowycoveringwasdissipated.

           GideonSpilett,Pencroft,andHerbertdidnotmissthisopportunityofgoingtovisittheirtraps.Theydidnotfindthemeasily,underthesnowwithwhichtheywerecovered.Theyhadalsotobecarefulnottofallintooneorotherofthem,whichwouldhavebeenbothdangerousandhumiliating;tobetakenintheirownsnares!Buthappilytheyavoidedthisunpleasantness,andfoundtheirtrapsperfectlyintact.

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