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Feb 25
Started before daylight in wind
& snow storm. Strucked at fjord,
across land stream & glacier
to next fjord south. About
half way down this fjord one
met thin ice, Patched tim.
shot two seals. shall wait
here not for promoguesset,
for ice to thicken,
meanwhile employ men
seal hunting for food fo
dogs & ourselves.
Weather changed to warm
today, very jickly and cound
depend on it.
Feb 26.
Dark cludy day. Thare
thought of try ing to get over
glacier but weathr does
not permit. Ice is making
some. Tobos shot small
seal Today. We are cooking
must seal yet making piece
of my shirt for wicks!
I have gallon kerosene left.