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Wolves don't hunt singly, but always in pairs. The lone wolf was a myth.

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John Fowles
Age: 79 †
Born: 1926
Born: March 31
Died: 2005
Died: November 5
Essayist
Novelist
Screenwriter
Teacher
Writer
Leigh-on-Sea
Essex
Lone
Hunt
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Wolf
Pairs
Myth
Singly
Always
Wolves

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