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during these circuitous journeys in the fog, having no other
compass than their instinct.
Every now and then, when we came to a place which
the natives recognised as having good and abundant moss,
we would stop to rest for half-an-hour or so, and while the
reindeer fed on the moss, we would sit down in a circle on
the tundra and get a hasty meal on frozen fish, which was
cut in slices and eaten without either bread or salt. A fat
species of trout was a great delicacy, and proved a very
nutritious and warmth-producing food. Towards evening we
came to a series of lakes and marshes, over which we
drove with great speed in spite of the dense fog.
In a place with plenty of food for the reindeer we
camped for the night. Some of the reindeer were tethered
with long leather ropes, the others were left free. A
suitable spot was cleared of snow, and then the conical
tent was pitched after the Lapp fashion, a flat stone being
put in the midst to serve as fire-place.
The wood, which we were obliged to economise as much
as possible, was chopped into fine splinters for cooking
meat and tea, and after our meal we slept soundly on the
outspread skins of reindeer, the tent affording a good
protection against storms and cold. The next morning we
found our reindeer in the neighbourhood of the camp, and
having breakfasted as usual upon reindeer-meat, tea and
reindeer-milk, we started once more on our journey.
In this manner we continued our way over the tundra
day after day, the regularity of our progress only varied
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