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what happened in the antarctic in mid-december 1912?

"Xavier Mertz described the catastrophic event that took place on December 14, 1912:

"At 4 am, we were on the way back, but without our friend Ninnis. Our dear old Ninnis is dead.

"This change is so rapid, that I can hardly believe it. In the morning Ninnis’ finger was better, and he had a good sleep (first time for the last three nights). He was happy and in a good mood.

"Around 1 pm, I crossed a crevasse, similar to the hundred previous ones we had passed during the last weeks. I cried out “crevasse!”, moved at right angle, and went forward. Around five minutes later, I looked behind. Mawson was following, looking at his sledge in front of him. I couldn't see Ninnis, so I stopped to have a better look. Mawson turned round to know the reason I was looking behind me. He immediately jumped out of his sledge, and rushed back. When he nodded his head, I followed him, driving back his sledge. At this precise moment, I thought that Ninnis must have fallen into a crevasse. Before, I just thought that he was a little way behind. The terrible truth was revealed during the next hours.

"Inside a crevasse, at a depth of 150 feet, we caught sight of the back of Ninnis’ sledge. A faint dog’s moaning came up to the edge where we stood, straining our ears, calling and listening. We heard no other sound. I wanted to put the remaining sledge across the crevasse, and then climb down, but this was impossible, the crevasse was too wide, and our ropes too short. We absolutely wanted to do something, but what could we do?

"Half an hour later, it was as silent as a grave in the crevasse. We were listening and listening, calling Ninnis, but to no avail. Our poor friend must be dead or unconscious. The crevasse, as wide as a sledge, with a depth of 150 feet, had a straight ice wall. Ninnis certainly died instantly."

(Home of the Blizzard - The Australasian Antarctic Expedition, "Mawson's fatal journey: Catastrophe")

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Some fun attempts of the Magic Knights in various stages of armor from my sketchbook.

I’ve been nostalgic for old school Clamp lately, especially Magic Knight Rayearth. It was probably the first manga I read after Sailor Moon. 

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the humble apostrophe

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Tsukikage Ran colors

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What time is it? Check on your Bocchi the Clock.

Day 119: I can't think of a caption

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Princess Jellyfish episode 8

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*says a fact in a conversation and a wikipedia citation appears next to my head*

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harris hawks

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Those who protest against Israel's genocide are punished for antisemitism.

But for some strange reason, authorities have never cracked down on antisemitism any other time. Any other time, antisemitism is considered free speech.

It's almost as if they know damn well that protesting against Israel is not antisemitism.

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‘GET OFF THE ROAD - QUICK!!’

Heylo darlins! This is what I’ve been working on this week.

Next up, Bilbo, as per the results of my last poll :D