Some people have a great deal of knowledge by which they navigate through life; knowledge being the sum total of information and facts, both trivial and truly useful. Of course it must be allowed that even the trivial can be of use at times.
There are those other folk who have the innate, instinctive knowing nature that propels them from one triumph to the next. It is without explanation or logic, and tends to be a prickly thorn in the sides of those who rely on their intellect above all else.
Among the roster of agents whose lives belong to the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement there are two men, partners in fact, who both embody and defy the ideals and parameters of knowledge and knowing. The Russian, Kuryakin, would be quick to point out that logic is imperative to the successful operation of any organization; knowledge and perception intwined in order to produce victory. He likes to have the facts and a means of facilitating those facts. He approves of a good report on any given subject.
The other half of this partnership, the American, will not argue against having knowledge of one’s enemy, or that knowing how one’S enemy operates is valuable. He is, however, the first to jump into a problem without any preconceptions about what will make it turn out in his favor; Solo believes in his own abilities far more than the efficacy of anyone else’s estimation of a situation. No one can give him facts that will facilitate success better than his instincts can, the inner knowing that has been dubbed Solo’s Luck.
Case in point:

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