To Build a Fire
What happens to the man and the dog at the end of the story?
Are they still alive or died?
Are they still alive or died?
The man falls off into a comfortable sleep. The dog does not understand why the man is sitting in the snow like that without making a fire. At night, it comes closer and detects death in the man's scent. It backs away, and later runs away in the direction of the camp, "where were the other food-providers and fire-providers."
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