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           Oddly,wewerestillthinkingaboutpossiblelatertripsevenafterallwehadseenandguessed. Then,aswepickedourwaycautiouslyoverthedebrisofthegreatfloor,therecameasightwhichforthetimeexcludedallothermatters. 

           Itwastheneatlyhuddledarrayofthreesledgesinthatfartherangleoftheramp’slowerandoutward-projectingcoursewhichhadhithertobeenscreenedfromourview. TheretheywerethethreesledgesmissingfromLake’scampshakenbyahardusagewhichmusthaveincludedforcibledraggingalonggreatreachesofsnowlessmasonryanddebris,aswellasmuchhandportageoverutterlyunnavigableplaces. Theywerecarefullyandintelligentlypackedandstrapped,andcontainedthingsmemorablyfamiliarenough: thegasolinestove,fuelcans,instrumentcases,provisiontins,tarpaulinsobviouslybulgingwithbooks,andsomebulgingwithlessobviouscontentseverythingderivedfromLake’sequipment. 

           Afterwhatwehadfoundinthatotherroom,wewereinameasurepreparedforthisencounter. Thereallygreatshockcamewhenwesteppedoverandundidonetarpaulinwhoseoutlineshadpeculiarlydisquietedus. ItseemsthatothersaswellasLakehadbeeninterestedincollectingtypicalspecimens;forthereweretwohere,bothstifflyfrozen,perfectlypreserved,patchedwithadhesiveplasterwheresomewoundsaroundtheneckhadoccurred,andwrappedwithcaretopreventfurtherdamage. TheywerethebodiesofyoungGedneyandthemissingdog. 

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