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Steinbeck's dog ate half his manuscript

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The oldest, most pathetic excuse in human history actually happened to an American literary titan. Steinbeck's Irish Setter puppy, Toby, was left alone for a few hours and completely shredded the first half of the manuscript for 'Of Mice and Men'. Steinbeck had to sit down and rewrite two solid months of work from scratch.

Steinbeck's dog ate half his manuscript
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