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feathers. Shackleton, out sledging one Christmas, boiled a six-ounce plum pudding in an old sock
and served it garnished with a sprig of holly he had found on the ship.
After the readings we rampaged through a few carols. Then we went downstairs to dance, and
someone remembered it was traditional to smoke cigars at the Pole on Christmas Day, so the box
of cigars was found underneath a pile of wrapping paper and we rushed outside into the dazzling
sunshine. It was all an elaborate hoax to stop us feeling sad that we weren't at home.
