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She was thrilling to a desire that urged her to go forward, to be in closer to that fire, to be squabbling with the dogs, and to be avoiding and dodging the stumbling feet of men.

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Jack London
Age: 40 †
Born: 1876
Born: January 12
Died: 1916
Died: November 22
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Autobiographer
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Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Poet
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Science Fiction Writer
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San Francisco County
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Fire
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