Fridtjof Nansen
“Our order was, Death or the west coast of Greenland. In this way it was accomplished.”
“Our order was, Death or the west coast of Greenland. In this way it was accomplished.”
“They lit their pipes by the midnight sun with the aid of a burning glass.”
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