With the bravado of such Arctic luminaries as Shackleton, Kent Kane, and Franklin, our merry band of Hopkins explorers made their way to class via shuttle instead of sleigh dog, but nonetheless did great battle with the below-freezing temperatures.  Their reward?  A chilling introduction to the various books on polar exploration at the library. What did they learn?  We are all the walrus!

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