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Tuesday April 7th, 1914
28th day
Very misty so will wait a while for it to clear up. Must be very near the end of the cafe.
Had raw frozen caribou brains for breakfast and found it delicious. It has the consistency of creamy ice cream. With a little flavoring and a little flavoring it might taste like oil. I find the skull picked clean this morning, even the eye balls are gone. Very little wasted when there is an Eskimo on the job.
Sleep at 11 A.M. 3-
Boys are back at 1 o'clock reporting 3 caribou killed and one wounded. Will have tea and go up after the meat and perhaps get other caribou. E - again the lucky one.
Back at 5 with 3 bringing one in alive lashed to sledge. Took photographs after which E stabbed it in the back of the head with the sharp end of a file. It is a young female about one