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Saturday April 29, 1916.
Because of poor quality
of snow and only two of
us we did not get to
bed this morning until
2-30.
As we came into
the igloo you placed his
rifle near the door ready
for a visitor.
At 4-30 we heard
a commotion among the dogs
indicating that he or she
had arrived. You jumped
out of his sleeping bag,
having on a pair of drawers
and socks, and crawled
out through the door. As
he did so the whole arch
of snow dropped on his
bare back. At 20 below
zero, this accelerated rather
than retarded him in his
scramble for his rifle.
It afforded me however,
a good view of the scene
of action. He squatted in
the wind and pulled his
automatic three times, at
which I thought to myself,