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Tonight, I'll be reading from the Classic Adventure Story from 1903, The Call of the Wild,

by Jack London. The novel is set in Yukon,

in Yukon Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush,

when strong sled dogs were in high demand.

The central character of the novel is a dog named Buck.

The story opens at a Californian ranch,

where Buck is stolen from his home and sold into services as an Alaskan sled dog.

The story, which was enormously popular at the time of publication,

is a tale of survival and a return to primitivism.

Let's get cozy. Close your eyes. Relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Now, take a few deep breaths. Chapter 6 for the love of a man. When John Thornton froze his feet in the previous December, his partners had made him comfortable and left him to get well, going on themselves up the river to get out a raft of saw logs for Dawson.

He was still limping slightly at the time he rescued Buck,

but with the continued warm weather, even the slight limp left him.

And here, lying by the riverbank through the long spring days,

watching the running water, listening lazily to the songs of birds, and the hum of nature.

Buck slowly won back his strength.

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