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Yet all three animals were keyed to a tenseness of living that was almost painful, and scarcely ever would it come to them to be more alive than they were then in their seeming petrifaction.
Yet all three animals were keyed to a tenseness of living that was almost painful, and scarcely ever would it come to them to be more alive than they were then in their seeming petrifaction.
Approximate author period: c. 1896 AD · industrial
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- Jack London
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- Approximate author period: c. 1896 AD · industrial
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