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The Roosevelt left New York heading to Cape Sheriden.
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At Oyster Bay, New York President Theodore Roosevelt came on board wishing Peary luck.
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The Roosevelt came to Cape Sheridan ,and Matt began training the new men in the art of dog driving,igloo building, and survival.
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The crew is going to the North Pole, and they each brought something special, and each slegde carried 450 pounds of supples.
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Bartlett and Borup were on there way to pioneer a trail.
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The crew waited for Peary to say ''Forward March'' before the crew could go.
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Peary and Henson saw Bartlett at the Big Lead, and it was wide and fearful.
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Matt saw a crimson sphere, and the weather was great, but could not cross the lead.
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The lead was frozen and the men hurried across.
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It was Ross Marvin's turn to go back to the Roosevelt.
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Henson and Peary set up camp, and water was hitting the dogs.The water was freezing to the dogs.Henson saw Bartlett beside a lead,then the ice split Bartlett's igloo.Then Bartlett and the dog were on the island of ice, and then floated away.Next they got harnessed in, and leaped across.
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It was Bartlett's turn to go back, and Matt repaired sledges and rested.
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The group march for 10 hours and then Matt saw the moon and the sun in opposite of each other in the sky.
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Matt fell in the freezing water, and Ootah saved him.
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At noon Peary discovered that they were 3 miles from the top of the world.
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Matt and Peary made it to theNorth Pole, and put the flag there.
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Matt and Peary took the Roosevelt back to Cape Columbia, and some friends were there to meet them.Henson's friends took him to his cabin and took off his furs.
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