Four brass gears of increasing size mesh together on a wooden surface in warm light.

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The Second Jungle Book

Rudyard Kipling

For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker presents strength as mutual: the group draws its power from each individual, and each individual draws power from the group. Neither stands alone. The line balances two halves of the same idea, joining belonging and personal strength in a single chain.

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