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She wanted to say 'I love you like a thunderstorm, like a lion, like a helpless rage'.

Ken Follett

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Ken Follett
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 5
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Cardiff
Wales
Kenneth Martin Follett
Helpless
Rage
Wanted
Love
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Thunderstorm
Lion
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