Day after day Buck pulled in his harness. They started in the morning before it was light,
and they stopped in the evening after dark, ate a piece of fish, and went to sleep in their holes
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under the snow. Buck was always hungry. Francois gave him 750 grams of dried fish a day,
and it was never enough. The other dogs were given only 500 grams; they were smaller and
could stay alive on less food.