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One might think that a boy who was out in the snow for so long would get cold, but Max was not. He was warm, partly because he had on many layers, and partly because boys who are part wolf and part wind do not get cold.
Dave Eggers
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Dave Eggers
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: March 12
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