Arctic Explorers.

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Arctic Explorers.

     Three friends were out exploring the artic. They were researching survival skills. It was getting quite late in the day, it was almost sunset and the arctic can be a treacherous place at night, so they decided to pitch their tent. The explorers were looking around for a safe place to camp, the found a small mound of snow that would protect them from the wind and they stayed there.  Even for explorers, a tent takes quite a long time to put up, but as they were close friends, they were content to chat amongst themselves about home, loved ones and such. They then lit their small gas stove.

    Some time away, a couple of polar bears were hungry, they were snuffling around in the snow for a tasty morsel to take back to their cubs, they could not leave them for too long, the artic isn’t even safe for a polar bear sometimes. One of the bears, the female, saw some smoke on the horizon, she moved a little closer, she could make out a tent. Her mate also saw the camp and they lumbered off in the direction of the small camp.

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     Meanwhile, back in the camp, the explorers were sitting around the camp fire, eating their freshly cooked sausages and laughing, having a good time. It was getting dark now, the only light they had was the light from the flame of the stove. One of the friends, John, went inside the tent and rummaged around in his rucksack, occasionally murmuring “I know its in here somewhere, I only had it last night…”

The other two explorers, Andrew and Peter, just looked at each other and shrugged. But all was revealed when John pulled out a large torch from ...

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