To Build a Fire

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What quote from to build a fire that shows deteminism, responsible, and survival?

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Determinism:

"Never travel alone".

Responsibility:

“Any man who was a man could travel alone.”

Survival:

He knew there must be no failure. When it is seventy-five below zero, a man must not fail in his first attempt to build a fire—that is, if his feet are wet. If his feet are dry, and he fails, he can run along the trail for half a mile and restore his circulation. But the circulation of wet and freezing feet cannot be restored by running when it is seventy-five below. No matter how fast he runs, the wet feet will freeze the harder.

He cherished the flame carefully and awkwardly. It meant life, and it must not perish.

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To Build a Fire