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Water! WATER!

           Butasweafterwardsdiscovered,owingtoacausewhichitisquitebeyondmypowertoexplain,allthestreamsfloweddownuponthenorthsideofthemountains. 

           Nowwebegantogrowveryanxiousaboutfood. Wehadescapeddeathbythirst,butitseemedprobablethatitwasonlytodieofhunger. Theeventsofthenextthreemiserabledaysarebestdescribedbycopyingtheentriesmadeatthetimeinmynote-book. 

           "21stMay.Started11a.m.,findingtheatmospherequitecoldenoughtotravelbyday, andcarryingsomewater-melonswithus. Struggledonallday,butfoundnomoremelons,havingevidentlypassedoutoftheirdistrict. Sawnogameofanysort. Haltedforthenightatsundown, havinghadnofoodformanyhours. Sufferedmuchduringthenightfromcold. 

           "22nd.Startedatsunriseagain,feelingveryfaintandweak. Onlymadeaboutfivemilesallday; foundsomepatchesofsnow,ofwhichweate,butnothingelse. Campedatnightundertheedgeofagreatplateau. Coldbitter. Drankalittlebrandyeach,andhuddledourselvestogether,eachwrappedupinhisblanket,tokeepourselvesalive. Arenowsufferingfrightfullyfromstarvationandweariness. ThoughtthatVentvögelwouldhavediedduringthenight. 

           "23rd.Struggledforwardoncemoreassoonasthesunwaswellup,andhadthawedourlimbsalittle. Wearenowinadreadfulplight,andIfearthatunlesswegetfoodthiswillbeourlastday’sjourney. Butlittlebrandyleft. Good,SirHenry,andUmbopabearupwonderfully,butVentvögelisinaverybadway. 

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