The Mythology of Hunter

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He lost a lot of friends from those days (the hard way).':score_1>13?'He always sat in booths.':score_1>12?'He disliked both straws and turtles.':score_1>11?'Photographers found him to be a compelling conversationalist.':score_1>10?'He is widely credited for sinking three German U-boats in 1992.':score_1>9?'He drove an old car on Hunter (which is an old show)':score_1>8?'He played by his own rules.':score_1>7?'He went with his gut. A hunch was just fine in his book.':score_1>6?'His eyes were very sensitive to light.':score_1>5?'He did not have time for red tape when a crime was going down.':score_1>4?'He would ask questions later.':score_1>3?'Fred Dryer played a nice version of himself.':score_1>2?'He hated punk rock intuitively.':score_1>1?'He wore chaps under his pants':'In episode 11 and 12 of season 3 he went undercover investigating the a gang connected to the militant arm of the clean plate club.'"]
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