[Journal], 1915-1916
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hurry about getting up - Anyhow there are no regular hours for meals and no regular meals - Even one eats when he is hungry, if there be anything to eat- otherwise he goes hungry - Everyone sleeps when he is sleepy and can get a chance to sleep, either sitting up or lying down - It took me a little time to get used to seeing the frozen section of narwhal in the middle of the floor, with the people grouped around it, one person hacking it to pieces with a small axe and each person cutting off the mouthfuls at his own mouth. But I soon was playing my part at the game - Soon after noon I proposed to Jan- guary to take a walk. We put on our ice- hard sweaters and anoraks and went down to the kumataks for our blanket shirts. Temp. -35° F. I feel the cold somewhat, but not much,