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By Frederick J. Bowlen,
Battalion Chief San Francisco Fire Department 1938
To our four-footed allies in fire-fighting this book is affectionately dedicated
AMONG THE NOBLEST IN THE LAND,
THOUGH HE MAY COUNT HIMSELF THE LEAST
THAT MAN I HONOR AND REVERE
WHO, WITHOUT FAVOR, WITHOUT FEAR,
IN THE GREAT CITY DARES TO STAND,
THE FRIEND OF EVERY FRIENDLESS BEAST.
--LONGFELLOW
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