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He witnessed a friend being hit and killed by a train. This later inspired his short story "The Body", a story about loss of childhood innocence.

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Stephen King witnessed a friend's death when he was a child. His friend was struck and killed by a train, an event that had a profound impact on King and influenced his writing.

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