The Wreck of the South Pole and Other Strange Tales — page 81: what you’re looking at

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74 The Wreck of the South Pole. this we do know, that the revolutionary forces count him on their side. He is playing a deep game.” * * * x * * x * But we were wrong in cur suspicion. The Great Dis- sembler was truly our friend, although he failed in his calculation, and the wreck of the South Pole did not come as he expected. The day passed and no change came. Then we found that those rascals on the other side had a purpose in going to the place they did. They proposed to keep the pole where it was! And were making a com- bined effort with the odylic force at the command of each to retain it in position. Whether they had any power, or whether the time had not yet come when the precession of the equinoxes should get down to work, I cannot say. But it was not until the next day that the change came, and then the Great Dissembler had his forces arranged in Theos and was fighting his great battle. The wreck came, and with it the defeat of the revolu- tionists. They perished toa man. But in the great com- motion of which was to change the climate of the whole world, turn ice fields into pastures and green fields into barren wastes, just as had been done ages ago, there was such a tremendous earthquake that a rift was made in the ice walls around us and after days of terror and suffer- ing, | found myself once more near the place where I had first landed. There was a ship near, which had landed a boat and was exploring the bergs for seal. They were from New London, and took me aboard, much against my will. I protested that I wished to return to the city of EORNIELOOLS (E(o)