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I recently reread the book "Hatchet", by Gary Paulsen, and realized that it does not take much to survive. In this book a young man by the name of Brian was on his way to see his dad when his single engine plane went down. The only things Brian had was a hatchet, and a little hut that he had built. Today people think that you need the newest stuff and premade food. In this book Brian shows not only the public but the military that he can survive with one tool.
The one tool that Brian had he decided to use to build a small hut alongside the aircraft. As he was building it he saw a rabbit and so he launched the hatchet at the animal. Creating a spark, as it hit a rock, Brian knew that he could then create a fire, and so he began to find food

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