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#1 I left the ship with 13 other crew members and set off on foot toward Franz Josef Land, in search of an inhabited shore. We were icebound for a year and a half off Franz Josef Land, unable to advance or retreat, at the mercy of the winds and tides.

#2 I asked to leave the ship, and the crew agreed. I was only glad that the others were leaving voluntarily, and chose their fate. I was still responsible for the safety of the crew, and I was not willing to let them go through another winter on the ice.

#3 The air was electric whenever we met, but we did not part on good terms. We were always overemotional and often broke off our discussions in a rage. We would not have understood one another if we had been able to stay calm.

#4 We had enough supplies to last us until the autumn of 1915, if we were able to reach open water. We could not predict who would succeed in this unequal struggle against the Arctic elements.