He was mastered by the sheer surging of life, the tidal wave of being,…

Jack London
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He was mastered by the sheer surging of life, the tidal wave of being, the perfect joy of each separate muscle, joint, and sinew in that it was everything that was not death, that it was aglow and rampant, expressing itself in movement, flying exultantly under the stars. ✨ Jack London (2016). Jack London Six Pack, p.25, Lulu.com
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