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Symzonia: Voyage of Discovery
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Captain Adam Seaborn
52
CHAPTER
V
The
Author
discovers
the
south
extremity
of
Seaborn's
Land,
which
he
names
Cape
Worldsend.--The
compass
becomes
useless.--He
states
the
manner
in
which
he
obviated
the
difficulty
occasioned
thereby.--He
enters
the
internal
world:
describes
the
phenomena
which
occur.--Discovers
Token
Island.--Occurrences
at
that
Island.
I
proceeded
along
the
coast
to
the
S.
S.
E.
November
21st,
1817,
the
sun's
altitude
corrected
for
refraction
placed
us
in
a
more
northern
latitude
than
we
had
left,
which
my
officers
considered
as
evidence
of
our
having
passed
the
pole
and
made
some
progress
northward,
and
they
accordingly
congratulated
me
on
the
occasion.
I
knew
better,
and
was
perfectly
aware
that
if
the
poles
were
open,
of
which
I
had
no
doubt,
we
must
necessarily
change
our
apparent
latitude
by
observation
very
fast;
and
on
turning
the
edge
of
the
opening
have
a
vertical
sun,
an
equal
division
of
day
and
night,
and
all
the
phenomena
of
the
equator.
To
be
prepared
for
this
untried
region,
I
calculated
all
the
changes
of
the
apparent
altitude
of
the
sun
in
all
degrees
of
declination,
as
they
must
necessarily
occur,
assuming
the
form
of
the
earth
to
be
at
the
openings
as
stated
by
Capt
Symmes
in
his
sublime
theory;
and
formed
tables
that
I
might
be
able
at
any
time
to
ascertain
the
ship's
place
without
difficulty
or
delay.
We
had
thus
far
found
the
land
to
trend
S.
S.
E.
and
S.
Soon
after
noon
this
day
we
reached
a
cape,
from
which
the
land
turned
short
round
to
the
W.
N.
W.
and
continued
in
that
direction
as
far
as
could
be
seen
from
the
mast
head.
This
being
apparently
the
most
extreme
southern
land
of
the
external
world,
I
named
it
Worldsend
Cape.
I
felt
no
disposition
to
follow
the
coast
to
the
N.
W.
although
it
might
be
found
to
turn
again
to
the
south.
The
most
prudent
Course
appeared
to
be
to
keep
sight
of
the
land,
that
we
might
certainly
find
our
way
back
again
to
Mr.
Boneto's
station.
But
a
round
about
way
to
the
internal
world
was
not
in
accordance
with
my
impatient
feelings;
and
yet
the
indulgence
of
my
desire
required
that
I
should
manage
with
great
circumspection.
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