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9SPECTOR ! FACTS AB ! LR &! CIPH]4
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S&Y EYEBR[S BUN*$ 96A YELL[ TANGLE4

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8,I _H -E 6ASK Y IF Y C>$ 6-E ) ME- Y & YR
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"E X O3URR$8 ,WE H ONLY 6LAY \R H&S ON T
MAN1 &! RE/ W FOLL[40

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HELP U M*4 ,"N1 Y SAY1 IS ASSUM$4 ,N M* 6G
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M"OY80

  8,TWICE40

  8,& H[80

  8,IN NOTES 6,CAMB]WELL PO/(FICE40

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  8,NO40

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8,:Y N80

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  8,? PROFESSOR T ,I'VE HE>D Y M5;N80

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  ,9SPECTOR ,MAC,DONALD SMIL$1 & 8 EYELID
QUIV]$ Z HE GL.ED T[>DS ME4 8,I WON'T 3C1L
F Y1 ,MR4 ,HOLMES1 T WE ?9K 9 ! ,C4,I4,D4
T Y H A WEE BIT (A BEE 9 YR BONNET OV] ?
PROFESSOR4 ,I MADE "S 9QUIRIES MYF AB !
MATT]4 ,HE SEEMS 6BE A V RESPECTA#1 LE>N$1
& TAL5T$ SORT ( MAN40

  8,I'M GLAD Y'VE GOT S F> Z 6RECOGNIZE !
TAL5T40

  8,MAN1 Y C'T B RECOGNIZE X6 ,AF ,I HE>D
YR VIEW ,I MADE X MY BUSI;S 6SEE HM4 ,I _H
A *AT ) HM ON ECLIPSES4 ,H[ ! TALK GOT T
WAY ,I CANNA ?9K2 B HE _H \ A REFLECTOR
LANT]N &A GLOBE1 & MADE X ALL CLE> 9 A
M9UTE4 ,HE L5T ME A BOOK2 B ,I DON'T M9D
SAY+ T X 0 A BIT ABV MY H1D1 ?\< ,I _H A
GD ,AB]DE5 UPBR++4 ,HE'D H MADE A GR&
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PL1S+ & T\*+ 9T]VIEW WAS1 ,I SUPPOSE1 9 !
PROFESSOR'S /UDY80                     

  8,T'S S40

  8,A F9E ROOM1 IS X N80

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  8,Y SAT 9 FRONT ( 8 WRIT+ DESK80

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  8,SUN 9 YR EYES & 8 FACE 9 ! %AD[80

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TURN$ ON MY FACE40

  8,X WD BE4 ,DID Y HAPP5 6OBS]VE A
PICTURE OV] ! PROFESSOR'S H1D80

  8,I DON'T MISS M*1 ,MR4 ,HOLMES4 ,MAYBE
,I LE>N$ T F Y4 ,YES1 ,I SAW ! PICTURE- A
"Y WOMAN ) H] H1D ON H] H&S1 PEEP+ AT Y
SIDEWAYS40

  8,T PA9T+ 0 0,J1N ,BAPTI/E ,GREUZE40

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3TEMPOR>IES40

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= ME1 ,MR4 ,HOLMES4 ,Y L1VE \ A L9K OR
TWO1 & ,I C'T GET OV] ! GAP4 ,:AT 9 ! :OLE
WIDE _W C 2 ! 3NEC;N 2T ? D1D PA9T+ MAN &!
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#AHFE A PICTURE 0,GREUZE 5TITL$ ,LA ,JEUNE
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REFLEC;N 9 YR M9D40

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PROFESSOR'S SAL>Y C 2 ASC]TA9$ 9 S"EAL
TRU/WOR?Y BOOKS ( REF];E4 ,X IS SEV5
HUNDR$ A YE>40

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WON'T TAKE U TW5TY M9UTES 6,VICTORIA4 ,B
AB ? PICTURE3 ,I ?"\ Y TOLD ME ONCE1 ,MR4
,HOLMES1 T Y _H N"E MET ,PROFESSOR
,MORI>TY40

  8,NO1 ,I N"E H40

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UNEXPECT$ RESULTS40

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WOR? SEV5 HUNDR$ A YE>4 ,& HE [NS A
,GREUZE40

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E>N X 9 AN ILLEGAL FA%ION80

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RANGE ( YR [N OBS]V,N40

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SAY IS 9T]E/+3 X'S M ?AN 9T]E/+- X'S J
WOND];L4 ,B LET U H X A LL CLE>] IF Y C4
,IS X =G]Y1 CO9+1 BURGL>Y- ": DOES ! M"OY
-E F80

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A NOVEL1 0 HE N8 ,I DON'T TAKE M* /OCK (
DETECTIVES 9 NOVELS- *APS T D ?+S & N"E
LET Y SEE H[ !Y D !M4 ,T'S J           
9SPIR,N3 N BUSI;S40

  8,JONA?AN ,WILD WASN'T A DETECTIVE1 & HE
WASN'T 9 A NOVEL4 ,HE 0 A MA/] CRIM9AL1 &
HE LIV$ LA/ C5TURY--#AGEJ OR "!ABS40

  8,!N HE'S NO USE 6ME4 ,I'M A PRACTICAL
MAN40

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DID 9 YR LIFE WD 2 6%UT YRF UP = ?REE
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CRIME4 ,"EY?+ -ES 9 CIRCLES- EV5
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HI45 =CE (! ,LONDON CRIM9ALS1 6:OM HE SOLD
8 BRA9S & 8 ORGANIZ,N ON A FIFTE5 P] C5T
-MIS.N4 ,! OLD :EEL TURNS1 &! SAME SPOKE
-ES UP4 ,X'S ALL BE5 D"O 2F1 & W 2 AG4
,I'LL TELL Y "O OR TWO ?+S AB ,MORI>TY :
MAY 9T]E/ Y40

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,MORI>TY'S GA9S &(! SCALE ON : HE "WS4
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"S ( ,MORI>TY'S *ECKS LATELY- J -MON
9NOC5T *ECKS T HE PAYS 8 H\SEHOLD BILLS )4
,!Y 7 DRAWN ON SIX DI6]5T BANKS4 ,DOES T
MAKE ANY IMPRES.N ON YR M9D80

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S+LE MAN %D "K :AT HE _H4 ,I H NO D\BT T
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ABROAD 9 ! ,DEUTS*E ,BANK OR ! ,CR$IT
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,PROFESSOR ,MORI>TY40

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IMPRESS$ Z ! 3V]S,N PROCE$$4 ,HE _H LO/
HMF 9 8 9T]E/4 ,N[ 8 PRACTICAL ,SCOT*
9TELLIG;E BR"\ HM BACK )A SNAP 6! MATT] 9
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SIDE-TRACK$ ) YR 9T]E/+ ANECDOTES1 ,MR4
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IS "S 3NEC;N 2T ! PROFESSOR &! CRIME4 ,T Y
GET F ! W>N+ RCVD "? ! MAN ,PORLOCK4 ,C WE
= \R PRES5T PRACTICAL NE$S GET ANY FUR!R
?AN T80

  8,WE MAY =M "S 3CEP;N Z 6! MOTIVES (!
CRIME4 ,X IS1 Z ,I GA!R F YR ORIG9AL
REM>KS1 AN 9EXPLICA#1 OR AT L1/ AN
UNEXPLA9$1 MURD]4 ,N[1 PRESUM+ T ! S\RCE (
! CRIME IS Z WE SUSPECT X 6BE1 "! MI<T 2
TWO DI6]5T MOTIVES4 ,9 ! F/ PLACE1 ,I MAY
TELL Y T ,MORI>TY RULES )A ROD ( IRON OV]
8 P4 ,8 4CIPL9E IS TREM5D\S4 ,"! IS ONLY
"O PUNI%;T 9 8 CODE4 ,X IS D1?4 ,N[ WE
MI<T SUPPOSE T ? MURD]$ MAN- ? ,D\GLAS ^:
APPROA*+ FATE 0 "KN 0"O (! >*-CRIM9AL'S
SUBORD9ATES- _H 9 "S WAY 2TRAY$ ! *IEF4 ,8
PUNI%;T FOLL[$1 & WD 2 "KN 6ALL- IF ONLY
6PUT ! FE> ( D1? 96!M40

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  8,! O!R IS T X HAS BE5 5G9E]$ 0,MORI>TY
9 ! ORD9>Y C\RSE ( BUSI;S4 ,0 "! ANY
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HYPO!SIS & 9 FAV\R (! SECOND4 ,MORI>TY MAY
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SPOILS1 OR HE MAY H BE5 PD S M* D[N
6MANAGE X4 ,EI IS POSSI#4 ,B :I*"E X MAY
BE1 OR IF X IS "S ?IRD -B9,N1 X IS D[N AT
,BIRL/"O T WE M/ SEEK ! SOLU;N4 ,I "K \R
MAN TOO WELL 6SUPPOSE T HE HAS LEFT ANY?+
UP "H : MAY L1D U 6HM40

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LAT] ?AN ,I ?"\4 ,I C GIVE Y1 G5TLEM51
FIVE M9UTES = PREP>,N1 & T IS ALL40

  8,& AMPLE = U BO?10 SD ,HOLMES1 Z HE
SPRANG UP & HA/5$ 6*ANGE F 8 DRESS+ G[N
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