The quality of food available in Sand may be explicable in terms of the cost of shipment to Virn. Moving protein concentrate and moving fillet steak costs about the same. If the moving cost is very much larger than the purchase price at the place of origin, you may as well move the good stuff. At least, this is the policy of the Australian Antarctic Division base suppliers. It also helps keep morale up, which is important in small, isolated groups.

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