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‘the arctic of exploration accounts, of missionary literature and of the travel writers who have provided us all with images of a distant land frozen in time, the imaginary arctic, is a very resilient fantasy even when confronted directly with reality.’
— Dec 22, 2022 03:32AM
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‘the achievements of arctic explorers are best appreciated in the realization that they were not accomplished in an atmosphere of superhuman competence, but rather in the muddle of frailties and ambitions and failure that characterize most other aspects of human activity.’
— Nov 28, 2022 01:31AM
