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Nansen.—The man.—First Arctic experience.—Plans the crossing of Greenland.—Carries out his great undertaking.—Voyage on the _Fram_.—Drifting with the current.—Life aboard.—Nansen and Johannesen start for the Pole.—Difficulties of travel.—The “Farthest North!”—The retreat.—A winter on the Franz Josef Land.—Attempt to reach Spitzbergen by kayak.—The meeting at Cape Flora with Frederick Jackson.—Home in the _Windward_ 401