"...as we had never slept before, absolute dead dreamless sleep, oblivious of wet sleeping bags."
This asyndeton shows that the sailors are extremely tired and have not really cared for anything but survival. They have gotten to land and have been off the ice for a short while. The men find a site to settle down and call it Wild Camp. This area is still a harsh place, but it is better than where they are now. Then the adventurers try to sail to South Georgia Island. It is a dark and dangerous journey, but they end up back on Elephant Island. They then hope to see someone rescue them, but their moral is low. They have no way of knowing what may happen next.
How suspenseful! I wonder what is going to happen next! Very short with words, but effective.
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