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that the north and south poles can be
seen, at opposite sides of the earth,
very much as one can see the two ends

of the axle to the cart. But this is not

the fact. The north and south poles
are only two opposite points on the
globe. If you could get to the north

pole, you would see nothing at all-re--
markable about it. Perhaps, even, you ™

would hardly know when you got to it.

It is a strange fact, that after the
sailor reaches the Arctic sea, and comes
near the magnetic pole, his needle
seems to have lost its power. Though
he may have traveled all over the world,

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