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Ernest Shackleton

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The Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition

Every member of this crew has been fighting tirelessly against relentless winds, plummeting temperatures and the ten million tons of ice driving into them. The ship's timbers are shattering around them. Down in the propeller shaft waiy is using blankets to dam the invading water. It's up to his knees already, but he battles on despite his own mounting terror. They watch in horror as the once mighty ship crumples before them. But how did this expedition go so gladly on?

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