a harness connected to many other
             dogs. Buck was bad at first, but eventually, he learned the way of trace
             and trail. Buck had to learn many things if he was to survive in this
             frigid land. He had to learn to sleep under the snow, and to eat his food
             as fast as possible so as not to have it stolen. At about this point in the
             book, we see Buck start to go through a metamorphosis of sorts. He
             transforms from a house dog to a more primitive, savage version of his
             former self. It was as if hundreds of years of knowledge, learned by his
             ancestors, were dug up and brought out. Buck proceeded to lose all the fat
             in his body and replace it with muscle. Buck was no longer Judge Miller's
             pet. He was a machine of survival and triumph. Most Southland dogs like him
             ended up dead because of their inability to conform. Buck was born to lead
             the team, but one dog would do every
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