It certainly was cold, was his thought. When he got back to the States he could tell the folks what real cold was. He drifted on from this to a vision of the old-timer on Sulphur Creek. He could see him quite clearly, warm and comfortable, and smoking a pipe. "You were right, old hoss; you were right," the man mumbled to the old-timer of Sulphur Creek.
–“To Build a Fire,”
Jack London
Read the passage. Then, complete the statements.
Through all the conflicts he faces, the man learns that he should have .
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