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  ,,F/ ,,REPORT ,,( ,,DR4 ,,WATSON

  ,F ? PO9T ONW>D ,I W FOLL[ ! C\RSE (
EV5TS 0TRANSCRIB+ MY [N LRS 6,MR4 ,%]LOCK
,HOLMES : LIE 2F ME ON ! TA#4 ,"O     
PAGE IS MISS+1 B O!RWISE !Y >E EXACTLY Z
WRITT5 & %[ MY FEEL+S & SUSPICIONS (! MO;T
M A3URATELY ?AN MY MEMORY1 CLE> Z X IS ^U
^! TRAGIC EV5TS1 C POSSIBLY D4

  ,BASK]VILLE ,HALL1 ,OCTOB] #AC?4

  ,,MY ,,DE> ,,HOLMES3

  ,MY PREVI\S LRS & TELEGRAMS H KEPT Y
PRETTY WELL UP 6DATE Z 6ALL T HAS O3URR$ 9
? MO/ ,GOD-=SAK5 CORN] (! _W4 ,! L;G] "O
/AYS "H ! M DOES ! _S (! MOOR S9K 96"O'S
S\L1 XS VA/;S1 & AL XS GRIM *>M4 ,:5 Y >E
ONCE \ ^U XS BOSOM Y H LEFT ALL TRACES (
MOD]N ,5GL& 2H Y1 B1 ON ! O!R H&1 Y >E
3SCI\S "EY": (! HOMES &! "W (! PREHI/ORIC
P4 ,ON ALL SIDES ( Y Z Y WALK >E ! H\SES (
^! =GOTT5 FOLK1 ) _! GRAVES &! HUGE
MONOLI?S : >E SUPPOS$ 6H M>K$ _! TEMPLES4
,Z Y LOOK AT _! GRAY /"O HUTS AG/ ! SC>R$
HILLSIDES Y L1VE YR [N AGE 2H Y1 & IF Y 7
6SEE A SK9-CLAD1 HAIRY MAN CRAWL \ F ! L[
DOOR1 FITT+ A FL9T-TIPP$ >R[ ON 6! /R+ ( 8
B[1 Y WD FEEL T 8 PRES;E "! 0 M NATURAL
?AN YR [N4 ,! /RANGE ?+ IS T !Y %D H LIV$
S ?ICKLY ON :AT M/ ALW H BE5 MO/ UNFRUIT;L
SOIL4 ,I AM NO ANTIQU>IAN1 B ,I CD    
IMAG9E T !Y 7 "S UNW>LIKE & H>RI$ RACE :O
7 =C$ 6A3EPT T : N"O O!R WD O3UPY4

  ,ALL ?1 H["E1 IS =EIGN 6! MIS.N ON : Y
S5T ME & W PROBABLY 2 V UN9T]E/+ 6YR
SEV]ELY PRACTICAL M9D4 ,I C / REMEMB] YR
-PLETE 9DI6];E Z 6:E!R ! SUN MOV$ R.D !
E>? OR ! E>? R.D ! SUN4 ,LET ME1 "!=E1
RETURN 6! FACTS 3C]N+ ,SIR ,H5RY
,BASK]VILLE4

  ,IF Y H N _H ANY REPORT )9 ! LA/ FEW "DS
X IS 2C UP 6TO-"D "! 0 NO?+ ( IMPORT.E
6RELATE4 ,!N A V SURPRIS+ CIRCUM/.E
O3URR$1 : ,I % TELL Y 9 DUE C\RSE4 ,B1 F/
( ALL1 ,I M/ KEEP Y 9 T\* ) "S (! O!R
FACTORS 9 ! SITU,N4

  ,"O ( ^!1 3C]N+ : ,I H SD LL1 IS !
ESCAP$ 3VICT ^U ! MOOR4 ,"! IS /R;G R1SON
N[ 62LIEVE T HE HAS GOT "R AWAY1 : IS A
3SID]A# RELIEF 6! L"OLY H\SEHOLD]S ( ?
4TRICT4 ,A =TNI<T HAS PASS$ S9CE 8 FLI<T1
DUR+ : HE HAS N BE5 SE5 & NO?+ HAS BE5
HE>D ( HM4 ,X IS SURELY 9CONCEIVA# T HE CD
H HELD \ ^U ! MOOR DUR+ ALL T "T4 ,(
C\RSE1 S F> Z 8 3C1L;T GOES "! IS NO
DI6ICULTY AT ALL4 ,ANY "O ( ^! /"O    
HUTS WD GIVE HM A HID+-PLACE4 ,B "! IS
NO?+ 6EAT UN.S HE 7 6CAT* & SLAU<T] "O (!
MOOR %EEP4 ,WE ?9K1 "!=E1 T HE HAS G"O1 &!
\TLY+ F>M]S SLEEP ! BETT] 9 3SEQU;E4

  ,WE >E F\R A#-BODI$ M5 9 ? H\SEHOLD1 S T
WE CD TAKE GD C>E ( \RVS1 B ,I 3FESS T ,I
H _H UNEASY MO;TS :5 ,I H ?"\ (!
,/APLETONS4 ,!Y LIVE MILES F ANY HELP4 ,"!
>E "O MAID1 AN OLD MANS]VANT1 ! SI/]1 &!
BRO!R1 ! LATT] N A V /R;G MAN4 ,!Y WD 2
HELP.S 9 ! H&S (A DESP]ATE FELL[ L ?
,NOTT+ ,HILL CRIM9AL IF HE CD ONCE E6ECT
AN 5TR.E4 ,BO? ,SIR ,H5RY & ,I 7 3C]N$ AT
_! SITU,N1 & X 0 SU7E/$ T ,P]K9S ! GROOM
%D G OV] 6SLEEP "!1 B ,/APLETON WD N HE> (
X4

  ,! FACT IS T \R FR1 ! B>ONET1 2G9S
64PLAY A 3SID]A# 9T]E/ 9 \R FAIR NEI<B\R4
,X IS N 6BE WOND]$ AT1 = "T HANGS H1VILY 9
? L"OLY SPOT 6AN ACTIVE MAN L HM1 & %E IS
A V FASC9AT+ & B1UTI;L WOMAN4 ,"! IS "S?+
TROPICAL & EXOTIC AB H] : =MS A S+UL>
3TRA/ 6H] COOL & UNEMO;NAL BRO!R4 ,YET HE
AL GIVES ! IDEA ( HI45 FIRES4 ,HE HAS
C]TA9LY A V M>K$ 9FLU;E OV] H]1 =     
,I H SE5 H] 3T9U,Y GL.E AT HM Z %E TALK$ Z
IF SEEK+ APPROB,N = :AT %E SD4 ,I TRU/ T
HE IS K9D 6H]4 ,"! IS A DRY GLITT] 9 8
EYES &A FIRM SET ( 8 ?9 LIPS1 : GOES )A
POSITIVE & POSSIBLY A H>% NATURE4 ,Y WD
F9D HM AN 9T]E/+ /UDY4

  ,HE CAME OV] 6CALL ^U ,BASK]VILLE ON T
F/ "D1 &! V NEXT MORN+ HE TOOK U BO? 6%[ U
! SPOT ": ! LEG5D (! WICK$ ,HUGO IS
SUPPOS$ 6H _H XS ORIG94 ,X 0 AN EXCUR.N (
"S MILES ACR ! MOOR 6A PLACE : IS S 4MAL T
X MI<T H SU7E/$ ! /ORY4 ,WE F.D A %ORT
VALLEY 2T RU7$ TORS : L$ 6AN OP51 GRASSY
SPACE FLECK$ OV] )! :ITE COTTON GRASS4 ,9
! MI4LE ( X ROSE TWO GRT /"OS1 WORN &
%>P5$ AT ! UPP] 5D UNTIL !Y LOOK$ L ! HUGE
CORROD+ FANGS ( "S MON/R\S B1/4 ,9 E WAY X
CORRESPOND$ )! SC5E (! OLD TRAG$Y4 ,SIR
,H5RY 0 M* 9T]E/$ & ASK$ ,/APLETON M ?AN
ONCE :E!R HE DID RE,Y 2LIEVE 9 !
POSSIBIL;Y (! 9T]F];E (! SUP]NATURAL 9 !
A6AIRS ( M54 ,HE SPOKE LI<TLY1 B X 0
EVID5T T HE 0 V M* 9 E>NE/4 ,/APLETON 0
GU>D$ 9 8 REPLIES1 B X 0 EASY 6SEE T HE SD
LESS ?AN HE MI<T1 & T HE WD N         
EXPRESS 8 :OLE OP9ION \ ( 3SID],N =!
FEEL+S (! B>ONET4 ,HE TOLD U ( SIMIL>
CASES1 ": FAMILIES _H SU6]$ F "S EVIL
9FLU;E1 & HE LEFT U )! IMPRES.N T HE %>$ !
POPUL> VIEW ^U ! MATT]4

  ,ON \R WAY BACK WE /AY$ = LUN* AT
,M]RIPIT ,H\SE1 & X 0 "! T ,SIR ,H5RY MADE
! ACQUA9T.E ( ,MISS ,/APLETON4 ,F ! F/
MO;T T HE SAW H] HE APPE>$ 6BE /R;GLY
ATTRACT$ 0H]1 & ,I AM M* MISTAK5 IF !
FEEL+ 0 N MUTUAL4 ,HE REF]R$ 6H] AG & AG
ON \R WALK HOME1 & S9CE !N H>DLY A "D HAS
PASS$ T WE H N SE5 "S?+ (! BRO!R & SI/]4
,!Y D9E "H TO-NI<T1 & "! IS "S TALK ( \R
GO+ 6!M NEXT WEEK4 ,"O WD IMAG9E T S* A
MAT* WD 2 V WELCOME 6,/APLETON1 & YET ,I H
M ?AN ONCE CAU<T A LOOK (! /R;GE/
4APPROB,N 9 8 FACE :5 ,SIR ,H5RY HAS BE5
PAY+ "S ATT5;N 6HIS SI/]4 ,HE IS M* ATTA*$
6H]1 NO D\BT1 & WD L1D A L"OLY LIFE )\T
H]1 B X WD SEEM ! HEI<T ( SELFI%;S IF HE 7
6/& 9 ! WAY ( H] MAK+ S BRILLIANT A
M>RIAGE4 ,YET ,I AM C]TA9 T HE DOES N WI%
_! 9TIMACY 6RIP5 96LOVE1 & ,I H S"EAL "TS
OBS]V$ T HE HAS TAK5 PA9S 6PREV5T     
!M F 2+ TETE-A-TETE4 ,0! WAY1 YR 9/RUC;NS
6ME N"E 6ALL[ ,SIR ,H5RY 6G \ AL"O W 2COME
V M* M ON]\S IF A LOVE A6AIR 7 6BE A4$ 6\R
O!R DI6ICULTIES4 ,MY POPUL>;Y WD SOON SU6]
IF ,I 7 6C>RY \ YR ORD]S 6! LR4

  ,! O!R "D- ,?URS"D1 6BE M EXACT- ,DR4
,MORTIM] LUN*$ ) U4 ,HE HAS BE5 EXCAVAT+ A
B>R[ AT ,L;G ,D[N & HAS GOT A PREHI/ORIC
SKULL : FILLS HM ) GRT JOY4 ,N"E 0 "! S* A
S+LE-M9D$ 5?USIA/ Z HE6 ,! ,/APLETONS CAME
9 AFWS1 &! GD DOCTOR TOOK U ALL 6! YEW
ALLEY AT ,SIR ,H5RY'S REQUE/ 6%[ U EXACTLY
H[ "EY?+ O3URR$ ^U T FATAL NI<T4 ,X IS A
L;G1 4MAL WALK1 ! YEW ALLEY1 2T TWO HI<
WALLS ( CLIPP$ H$GE1 )A N>R[ B& ( GRASS ^U
EI SIDE4 ,AT ! F> 5D IS AN OLD TUM#-D[N
SUMM]-H\SE4 ,HALFWAY D[N IS ! MOOR-GATE1
": ! OLD G5TLEMAN LEFT 8 CIG>-A%4 ,X IS A
:ITE WOOD5 GATE )A LAT*4 ,2Y X LIES ! WIDE
MOOR4 ,I REMEMB]$ YR !ORY (! A6AIR & TRI$
6PICTURE ALL T _H O3URR$4 ,Z ! OLD MAN
/OOD "! HE SAW "S?+ -+ ACR ! MOOR1 "S?+ :
T]RIFI$ HM S T HE LO/ 8 WITS & RAN & RAN
UNTIL HE DI$ ( %E] HORROR & EXHAUS;N4 ,"!
0 ! L;G1 GLOOMY TUNNEL D[N : HE       
FL$4 ,& F :AT8 ,A %EEP-DOG (! MOOR8 ,OR A
SPECTRAL H.D1 BLACK1 SIL5T1 & MON/R\S8 ,0
"! A HUMAN AG5CY 9 ! MATT]8 ,DID ! PALE1
WAT*;L ,B>RYMORE "K M ?AN HE C>$ 6SAY8 ,X
0 ALL DIM & VAGUE1 B ALW "! IS ! D>K %AD[
( CRIME 2H X4

  ,"O O!R NEI<B\R ,I H MET S9CE ,I WROTE
LA/4 ,? IS ,MR4 ,FRANKL&1 ( ,LAFT] ,HALL1
:O LIVES "S F\R MILES 6! S\? ( U4 ,HE IS
AN ELD]LY MAN1 R$-FAC$1 :ITE-HAIR$1 &
*OL]IC4 ,8 PAS.N IS =! ,BRITI% LAW1 & HE
HAS SP5T A L>GE =TUNE 9 LITIG,N4 ,HE FI<TS
=! M]E PL1SURE ( FI<T+ & IS EQU,Y R1DY
6TAKE UP EI SIDE (A "Q1 S T X IS NO WOND]
T HE HAS F.D X A CO/LY AMUSE;T4 ,"S"TS HE
W %UT UP A "R ( WAY & DEFY ! P>I% 6MAKE HM
OP5 X4 ,AT O!RS HE W ) 8 [N H&S TE> D[N "S
O!R MAN'S GATE & DCL T A PA? HAS EXI/$ "!
F "T IMMEMORIAL1 DEFY+ ! [N] 6PROSECUTE HM
= TRESPASS4 ,HE IS LE>N$ 9 OLD MANORIAL &
-MUNAL "RS1 & HE APPLIES 8 K "S"TS 9 FAV\R
(!( ,F]NWOR?Y & "S"TS AG/ !M1 S T HE IS
P]IODIC,Y EI C>RI$ 9 TRIUMPH D[N ! VILLAGE
/REET OR ELSE BURN$ 9 E6IGY1 AC 6HIS LATE/
EXPLOIT4 ,HE IS SD 6H AB SEV5         
LAWSUITS ^U 8 H&S AT PRES5T1 : W PROBABLY
SWALL[ UP ! REMA9D] ( 8 =TUNE & S DRAW 8
/+ & L1VE HM H>M.S =! FUTURE4 ,A"P F ! LAW
HE SEEMS A K9DLY1 GD-NATUR$ P]SON1 & ,I
ONLY M5;N HM 2C Y 7 "PICUL> T ,I %D S5D "S
DESCRIP;N (! P :O SURR.D U4 ,HE IS
CURI\SLY EMPLOY$ AT PRES5T1 =1 2+ AN
AMATEUR A/RONOM]1 HE HAS AN EXCELL5T
TELESCOPE1 ) : HE LIES ^U ! RO( ( 8 [N
H\SE & SWEEPS ! MOOR ALL "D 9 ! HOPE (
CAT*+ A GLIMPSE (! ESCAP$ 3VICT4 ,IF HE WD
3F9E 8 5]GIES 6? ALL WD 2 WELL1 B "! >E
RUM\RS T HE 9T5DS 6PROSECUTE ,DR4 ,MORTIM]
= OP5+ A GRAVE )\T ! 3S5T (! NEXT ( K9 2C
HE DUG UP ! NEOLI?IC SKULL 9 ! B>R[ ON
,L;G ,D[N4 ,HE HELPS 6KEEP \R LIVES F 2+
MONOTON\S & GIVES A LL -IC RELIEF ": X IS
BADLY NE$$4

  ,& N[1 HAV+ BR"\ Y UP 6DATE 9 ! ESCAP$
3VICT1 ! ,/APLETONS1 ,DR4 ,MORTIM]1 &
,FRANKL&1 ( ,LAFT] ,HALL1 LET ME 5D ON T :
IS MO/ IMPORTANT & TELL Y M AB !
,B>RYMORES1 & ESPECI,Y AB ! SURPRIS+
DEVELOP;T ( LA/ NI<T4

  ,F/ ( ALL AB ! TE/ TELEGRAM1 : Y    
S5T F ,LONDON 9 ORD] 6MAKE SURE T
,B>RYMORE 0 RE,Y "H4 ,I H ALR EXPLA9$ T !
TE/IMONY (! PO/MA/] %[S T ! TE/ 0 WOR?.S &
T WE H NO PRO( "O WAY OR ! O!R4 ,I TOLD
,SIR ,H5RY H[ ! MATT] /OOD1 & HE AT ONCE1
9 8 D[N"R FA%ION1 _H ,B>RYMORE UP & ASK$
HM :E!R HE _H RCVD ! TELEGRAM HMF4
,B>RYMORE SD T HE _H4

  8,DID ! BOY DELIV] X 96YR [N H&S80 ASK$
,SIR ,H5RY4

  ,B>RYMORE LOOK$ SURPRIS$1 & 3SID]$ =A LL
"T4

  8,NO10 SD HE1 8,I 0 9 ! BOX-ROOM AT !
"T1 & MY WIFE BR"\ X UP 6ME40

  8,DID Y ANSW] X YRF80

  8,NO2 ,I TOLD MY WIFE :AT 6ANSW] & %E
W5T D[N 6WRITE X40

  ,9 ! EV5+ HE RECURR$ 6! SUBJECT ( 8 [N
A3ORD4

  8,I CD N Q "U/& ! OBJECT ( YR "QS ?
MORN+1 ,SIR ,H5RY10 SD HE4 8,I TRU/ T !Y D
N M1N T ,I H D"O ANY?+ 6=FEIT YR 3FID;E80

  ,SIR ,H5RY _H 6ASSURE HM T X 0 N S &
PACIFY HM 0GIV+ HM A 3SID]A# "P ( 8 OLD
W>DROBE1 ! ,LONDON \TFIT HAV+ N[      
ALL >RIV$4

  ,MRS4 ,B>RYMORE IS ( 9T]E/ 6ME4 ,%E IS A
H1VY1 SOLID P]SON1 V LIMIT$1 9T5SELY
RESPECTA#1 & 9CL9$ 6BE PURITANICAL4 ,Y CD
H>DLY 3CV A LESS EMO;NAL SUBJECT4 ,YET ,I
H TOLD Y H[1 ON ! F/ NI<T "H1 ,I HE>D H]
SO2+ BITT]LY1 & S9CE !N ,I H M ?AN ONCE
OBS]V$ TRACES ( TE>S ^U H] FACE4 ,"S DEEP
SORR[ GNAWS "E AT H] HE>T4 ,"S"TS ,I WOND]
IF %E HAS A GUILTY MEMORY : HAUNTS H]1 &
"S"TS ,I SUSPECT ,B>RYMORE ( 2+ A DOME/IC
TYRANT4 ,I H ALW FELT T "! 0 "S?+ S+UL> &
"QA# 9 ? MAN'S "*1 B ! ADV5TURE ( LA/ NI<T
BR+S ALL MY SUSPICIONS 6A H1D4

  ,& YET X MAY SEEM A SMALL MATT] 9 XF4 ,Y
>E AW>E T ,I AM N A V S.D SLEEP]1 & S9CE
,I H BE5 ON GU>D 9 ? H\SE MY SLUMB]S H BE5
LI<T] ?AN "E4 ,LA/ NI<T1 AB TWO 9 ! MORN+1
,I 0 >\S$ 0A /1L?Y /EP PASS+ MY ROOM4 ,I
ROSE1 OP5$ MY DOOR1 & PEEP$ \4 ,A L;G
BLACK %AD[ 0 TRAIL+ D[N ! CORRIDOR4 ,X 0
?R[N 0A MAN :O WALK$ S(TLY D[N ! PASSAGE )
A C&LE HELD 9 8 H&4 ,HE 0 9 %IRT & TR\S]S1
) NO COV]+ 6HIS FEET4 ,I CD M]ELY SEE !
\TL9E1 B 8 HEI<T TOLD ME T X 0        
,B>RYMORE4 ,HE WALK$ V SL[LY &
CIRCUMSPECTLY1 & "! 0 "S?+ 9DESCRIBABLY
GUILTY & FURTIVE 9 8 :OLE APPE>.E4

  ,I H TOLD Y T ! CORRIDOR IS BROK5 0!
BALCONY : RUNS R.D ! HALL1 B T X IS RESUM$
^U ! F>!R SIDE4 ,I WAIT$ UNTIL HE _H PASS$
\ ( SI<T & !N ,I FOLL[$ HM4 ,:5 ,I CAME
R.D ! BALCONY HE _H R1*$ ! 5D (! F>!R
CORRIDOR1 & ,I CD SEE F ! GLIMM] ( LI<T "?
AN OP5 DOOR T HE _H 5T]$ "O (! ROOMS4 ,N[1
ALL ^! ROOMS >E UNFURNI%$ & UNO3UPI$1 S T
8 EXP$I;N 2CAME M MY/]I\S ?AN "E4 ,! LI<T
%"O /1DILY Z IF HE 7 /&+ MO;N.S4 ,I CREPT
D[N ! PASSAGE Z NOISE.SLY Z ,I CD & PEEP$
R.D ! CORN] (! DOOR4

  ,B>RYMORE 0 CR\*+ AT ! W9D[ )! C&LE HELD
AG/ ! GLASS4 ,8 PROFILE 0 HALF TURN$ T[>DS
ME1 & 8 FACE SEEM$ 6BE RIGID ) EXPECT,N Z
HE />$ \ 96! BLACK;S (! MOOR4 ,= "S M9UTES
HE /OOD WAT*+ 9T5TLY4 ,!N HE GAVE A DEEP
GROAN &) AN IMPATI5T GE/URE HE PUT \ !
LI<T4 ,9/ANTLY ,I MADE MY WAY BACK 6MY
ROOM1 & V %ORTLY CAME ! /1L?Y /EPS PASS+
ONCE M ^U _! RETURN J\RNEY4 ,L;G AFWS :5
,I _H FALL5 96A LI<T SLEEP ,I HE>D    
A KEY TURN "S": 9 A LOCK1 B ,I CD N TELL
:;E ! S.D CAME4 ,:AT X ALL M1NS ,I _C
GUESS1 B "! IS "S SECRET BUSI;S GO+ ON 9 ?
H\SE ( GLOOM : SOON] OR LAT] WE % GET 6!
BOTTOM (4 ,I D N TR\# Y ) MY !ORIES1 = Y
ASK$ ME 6FURNI% Y ONLY ) FACTS4 ,I H _H A
L;G TALK ) ,SIR ,H5RY ? MORN+1 & WE H MADE
A PLAN ( CAMPAIGN F.D$ ^U MY OBS]V,NS (
LA/ NI<T4 ,I W N SP1K AB X J N[1 B X %D
MAKE MY NEXT REPORT 9T]E/+ R1D+4



