Thus it was that in obedience to the law laid down by his mother, and …

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Thus it was that in obedience to the law laid down by his mother, and in obedience to the law of that unknown and nameless thing, fear, he kept away from the mouth of the cave. ✨ Jack London (2011). Call of The Wild, White Fang, p.207, Bantam Classics
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Thus it was that in obedience to the law laid down by his mother, and in obedience to the law of that unknown and nameless thing, fear, he kept away from the mouth of the cave. ✨ Jack London (2011). Call of The Wild, White Fang, p.207, Bantam Classics

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