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The Story of Jackson C. Frank
Jackson C. Frank's life started to go badly, irrevocably wrong when he was just 11 years old. The Vicks Schoolhouse at the school he attended had been augmented with an annex made out of wood. A boiler exploded and set fire to it which killed 15 of his classmates. Jackson got thrown out of a window by a teacher and the snow put out the flames on his back meaning he only suffered burns over 60% of his body,. scarring him for life. He developed thyroid problems, got calcium deposits that built up over the years and frequently left him in agony.
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