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The Call of the Wild

by Jack London

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The Call of the Wild

In Jack London's The Call of the Wild, Dave is a hardworking, older sled dog who mentors Buck. During a grueling mail run, Dave begins to show signs of illness and struggles to keep up. Despite his...

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The Call of the Wild

Behind the river trees, the Scotch half-breed returned to the camp after the sled team moved out of sight and euthanized Dave, a faithful dog, with a revolver shot. Dave had grown increasingly weak...

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