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  ,9 ! ?IRD WEEK ( ,NOVEMB]1 9 ! YE>
#AHIE1 A D5SE YELL[ FOG SETTL$ D[N ^U
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:E!R X 0 "E POSSI# F \R W9D[S 9 ,BAK]
,/REET 6SEE ! LOOM (! OPPOSITE H\SES4 ,!
F/ "D ,HOLMES _H SP5T 9 CROSS-9DEX+ 8 HUGE
BOOK ( REF];ES4 ,! SECOND & ?IRD _H BE5
PATI5TLY O3UPI$ ^U A SUBJECT : HE _H
REC5TLY MADE 8 HO2Y- ! MUSIC (! ,MI4LE
,AGES4 ,B :51 =! F\R? "T1 AF PU%+ BACK \R
*AIRS F BR1KFA/ WE SAW ! GR1SY1 H1VY BR[N
SWIRL / DRIFT+ PA/ U & 3D5S+ 9 OILY DROPS
^U ! W9D[-PANES1 MY -RADE'S IMPATI5T &
ACTIVE NATURE CD 5DURE ? DRAB EXI/;E NO
L;G]4 ,HE PAC$ RE/.SLY AB \R SITT+-ROOM 9
A FEV] ( SUPPRESS$ 5]GY1 BIT+ 8 NAILS1
TAPP+ ! FURNITURE1 & *AF+ AG/ 9AC;N4
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A REVOLU;N1 (A POSSI# W>1 &( AN IMP5D+
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HORIZON ( MY -PANION4 ,I CD SEE NO?+
RECORD$ 9 ! %APE ( CRIME : 0 N -MONPLACE &
FUTILE4 ,HOLMES GROAN$ & RESUM$ 8 RE/.S
ME&]+S4
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FELL[10 SD HE 9 ! QU]UL\S VOICE (!
SPORTSMAN ^: GAME HAS FAIL$ HM4 8,LOOK \ (
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,LONDON ON S* A "D Z ! TIG] DOES ! JUNGLE1
UNSE5 UNTIL HE P\NCES1 & !N EVID5T ONLY
6HIS VICTIM40
  8,"! H10 SD ,I1 8BE5 NUM]\S PETTY !FTS40
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  8,? GRT & SOMBRE /AGE IS SET = "S?+ M
WOR?Y ?AN T10 SD HE4 8,X IS =TUNATE = ?
-MUN;Y T ,I AM N A CRIM9AL40
  8,X IS1 9DE$60 SD ,I HE>TILY4
  8,SUPPOSE T ,I 7 ,BROOKS OR ,WOODH\SE1
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PURSUIT8 ,A SUMMONS1 A BOGUS APPO9T;T1 &
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FOG 9 ! ,LAT9 C.TRIES- ! C.TRIES (
ASSASS9,N4 ,0,JOVE6 "H -ES "S?+ AT LA/
6BR1K \R D1D MONOTONY40
  ,X 0 ! MAID )A TELEGRAM4 ,HOLMES TORE X
OP5 & BUR/ \ LAU<+4
  8,WELL1 WELL6 ,:AT NEXT80 SD HE4 8,BRO!R
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  8,:Y N80 ,I ASK$4
  8,:Y N8 ,X IS Z IF Y MET A TRAM-C> -+
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,ONCE1 & ONLY ONCE1 HE HAS BE5 "H4 ,:AT
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  8,DOES HE N EXPLA980
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  ,M/ SEE Y OV] ,CADOGAN ,WE/4 ,-+ AT
ONCE4
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  8,Y TOLD ME T HE _H "S SMALL (FICE "U !
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  8,MY DE> ,HOLMES60
  8,I ?"\ ,I MI<T SURPRISE Y4 ,MYCR(T
DRAWS F\R HUNDR$ & FIFTY P.DS A YE>1
REMA9S A SUBORD9ATE1 HAS NO AMBI;NS ( ANY
K9D1 W RCV NEI HON\R NOR TITLE1 B REMA9S !
MO/ 9DISP5SA# MAN 9 ! C.TRY40
  8,B H[80
  8,WELL1 8 POSI;N IS UNIQUE4 ,HE HAS MADE
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W 2 AG4 ,HE HAS ! TIDIE/ & MO/ ORD]LY
BRA91 )! GRTE/ CAPAC;Y = /OR+ FACTS1 ( ANY
MAN LIV+4 ,! SAME GRT P[]S : ,I H TURN$ 6!
DETEC;N ( CRIME HE HAS US$ = ? "PICUL>BUSI;S4 ,! 3CLU.NS ( E DE"P;T >E        #E
PASS$ 6HM1 & HE IS ! C5TRAL EX*ANGE1 !
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9=M,N Z 6A PO9T : 9VOLVES ! ,NAVY1 ,9DIA1
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SEP>ATE ADVICES F V>I\S DE"P;TS ^U EA*1 B
ONLY ,MYCR(T C FOCUS !M ALL1 & SAY (FH& H[
EA* FACTOR WD A6ECT ! O!R4 ,!Y 2GAN 0US+
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IS PIGEON-HOL$ & C 2 H&$ \ 9 AN 9/ANT4 ,AG
& AG 8 ^W HAS DECID$ ! N,NAL POLICY4 ,HE
LIVES 9 X4 ,HE ?9KS ( NO?+ ELSE SAVE :51 Z
AN 9TELLECTUAL EX]CISE1 HE UNB5DS IF ,I
CALL ^U HM & ASK HM 6ADVISE ME ON "O ( MY
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& :AT IS HE 6,MYCR(T80
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SURE 5\<6 ,CADOGAN ,WE/ 0 ! "Y MAN :O 0
F.D D1D ON ! ,"UGR.D ON ,TUES"D MORN+40
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  8,? M/ 2 S]I\S1 ,WATSON4 ,A D1? : HAS
CAUS$ MY BRO!R 6ALT] 8 HABITS C 2 NO
ORD9>Y "O4 ,:AT 9 ! _W C HE H 6D ) X8 ,!
CASE 0 F1TURE.S Z ,I REMEMB] X4 ,! "Y MAN
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,HE _H N BE5 RO2$1 & "! 0 NO "PICUL> R1SON
6SUSPECT VIOL;E4 ,IS T N S80
  8,"! HAS BE5 AN 9QUE/0 SD ,I1 8&A GD _M
FRE% FACTS H -E \4 ,LOOK$ AT M CLOSELY1 ,I
%D C]TA9LY SAY T X 0 A CURI\S CASE40
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X M/ 2 A MO/ EXTRAORD9>Y "O40 ,HE SNU7L$
D[N 9 8 >M*AIR4 8,N[1 ,WATSON1 LET U H !
FACTS40
  8,! MAN'S "N 0 ,>?UR ,CADOGAN ,WE/4 ,HE
0 TW5TY-SEV5 YE>S ( AGE1 UNM>RI$1 &A CL]K
AT ,WOOLWI* ,>S5AL40
  8,GOV]N;T EMPLOY4 ,2HOLD ! L9K ) ,BRO!R
,MYCR(T60
  8,HE LEFT ,WOOLWI* SU45LY ON ,MON"D
NI<T4 ,0 LA/ SE5 0HIS FIANCEE1 ,MISS
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FOG AB #G3CJ T EV5+4 ,"! 0 NO QU>REL 2T !M
& %E C GIVE NO MOTIVE = 8 AC;N4 ,! NEXT ?+HE>D ( HM 0 :5 8 D1D BODY 0 4COV]$ 0A   #G
PLATE-LAY] "ND ,MASON1 J \TSIDE ,ALDGATE
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  8,! BODY 0 F.D AT SIX ON ! ,TUES"D
MORN+4 ,X 0 LY+ WIDE (! METALS ^U ! LEFT
H& (! TRACK Z "O GOES EA/W>D1 AT A PO9T
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: X RUNS4 ,! H1D 0 BADLY CRU%$- AN 9JURY :
MI<T WELL H BE5 CAUS$ 0A FALL F ! TRA94 ,!
BODY CD ONLY H -E ON ! L9E 9 T WAY4 ,_H X
BE5 C>RI$ D[N F ANY NEI<B\R+ /REET1 X M/ H
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  8,V GD4 ,! CASE IS DEF9ITE 5\<4 ,! MAN1
D1D OR ALIVE1 EI FELL OR 0 PRECIPITAT$ F A
TRA94 ,S M* IS CLE> 6ME4 ,3T9UE40
  8,! TRA9S : TRAV]SE ! L9ES ( RAIL 2S : !
BODY 0 F.D >E ^? : RUN F WE/ 6EA/1 "S 2+
PURELY ,METROPOLITAN1 & "S F ,WILLESD5 &
\TLY+ JUNC;NS4 ,X C 2 /AT$ = C]TA9 T ? "Y
MAN1 :5 HE MET 8 D1?1 0 TRAVELL+ 9 ?
DIREC;N AT "S LATE H\R (! NI<T1 B AT :AT
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  8,HIS TICKET1 ( C\RSE1 WD %[ T40  8,"! 0 NO TICKET 9 8 POCKETS40        #H
  8,NO TICKET6 ,DE> ME1 ,WATSON1 ? IS RE,Y
V S+UL>4 ,AC 6MY EXP]I;E X IS N POSSI#
6R1* ! PLAT=M (A ,METROPOLITAN TRA9 )\T
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! /,N F : HE CAME8 ,X IS POSSI#4 ,OR DID
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! PO9T IS ( CURI\S 9T]E/4 ,I "U/& T "! 0
NO SIGN ( RO2]Y80
  8,APP>5TLY N4 ,"! IS A LI/ "H ( 8
POSSES.NS4 ,8 PURSE 3TA9$ TWO P.DS FIFTE54
,HE _H AL A *ECK-BOOK ON ! ,WOOLWI* BRAN*
(! ,CAPITAL & ,C.TIES ,BANK4 ,"? ? 8
ID5T;Y 0 E/ABLI%$4 ,"! 7 AL TWO DRESS-
CIRCLE TICKETS =! ,WOOLWI* ,!ATRE1 DAT$ =
T V EV5+4 ,AL A SMALL PACKET ( TE*NICAL
PAP]S40
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  8,"! WE H X AT LA/1 ,WATSON6 ,BRITI%
GOV]N;T- ,WOOLWI*4 ,>S5AL- TE*NICAL PAP]S-
,BRO!R ,MYCR(T1 ! *A9 IS -PLETE4 ,B "H HE
-ES1 IF ,I AM N MISTAK51 6SP1K = HMF40
  ,A MO;T LAT] ! TALL & PORTLY =M (
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  ,AT 8 HEELS CAME \R OLD FR ,LE/RADE1 (
,SCOTL& ,Y>D- ?9 & AU/]E4 ,! GRAV;Y ( BO?
_! FACES =ETOLD "S WEI<TY QUE/4 ,!
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,HOLMES /RU7L$ \ ( 8 OV]COAT & SUBSID$
96AN >M*AIR4
  8,A MO/ ANNOY+ BUSI;S1 ,%]LOCK10 SD HE4
8,I EXTREMELY 4LIKE ALT]+ MY HABITS1 B !
P[]S T 2 WD TAKE NO D5IAL4 ,9 ! PRES5T
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N"E SE5 ! ,PRIME ,M9I/] S UPSET4 ,Z 6!
,ADMIRALTY- X IS BUZZ+ L AN OV]TURN$ BEE-
HIVE4 ,H Y R1D UP ! CASE80
  8,WE H J D"O S4 ,:AT 7 ! TE*NICAL
PAP]S80
  8,AH1 "!'S ! PO9T6 ,=TUNATELY1 X HAS N
-E \4 ,! PRESS WD 2 FURI\S IF X DID4 ,!PAP]S : ? WRET*$ Y\? _H 9 8 POCKET 7   #AJ
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SECRETS4 ,Y MAY TAKE X F ME T NAVAL W>F>E
2COMES IMPOSSI# )9 ! RADIUS (A ,BRUCE-
,"P+TON'S OP],N4 ,TWO YE>S AGO A V L>GE
SUM 0 SMU7L$ "? ! ,E/IMATES & 0 EXP5D$ 9
ACQUIR+ A MONOPOLY (! 9V5;N4 ,E EF=T HAS
BE5 MADE 6KEEP ! SECRET4 ,! PLANS1 : >E
EXCE$+LY 9TRICATE1 -PRIS+ "S ?IRTY SEP>ATE
PAT5TS1 EA* ESS5TIAL 6! "W+ (! :OLE1 >E
KEPT 9 AN ELABORATE SAFE 9 A 3FID5TIAL
(FICE ADJO9+ ! >S5AL1 ) BURGL>-PRO( DOORS
& W9D[S4 ,"U NO 3CEIVA# CIRCUM/.ES 7 !
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3/RUCTOR (! ,NAVY DESIR$ 63SULT !M1 EV5 HE
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(FICIAL PO9T ( VIEW X'S SIMPLY AW;L40
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>M*AIR ,I W RETURN Y AN EXCELL5T EXP]T
OP9ION4 ,B 6RUN "H & RUN "!1 6CROSS-"Q
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EYE- X IS N MY METI]4 ,NO1 Y >E ! "O MAN
:O C CLE> ! MATT] UP4 ,IF Y H A FANCY 6SEE
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( S]VICE4 ,! ACTUAL (FICIAL GU>DIAN (!
PAP]S IS ! FAM\S GOV]N;T EXP]T1 ,SIR
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FAV\R$ GUE/ 9 ! MO/ EXALT$ H\SES1 &1 ABV
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ADD T ! PAP]S 7 UND\BT$LY 9 ! (FICE DUR+
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,LONDON AB ?REE O'C TAK+ 8 KEY ) HM4 ,HE 0
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MAN1 B HE HAS1 ON ! :OLE1 AN EXCELL5T
RECORD 9 ! PUBLIC S]VICE4 ,HE IS UNPOPUL>
) 8 COLL1GUES1 B A H>D "W]4 ,AC 6HIS [N
A3.T1 CORROBORAT$ ONLY 0! ^W ( 8 WIFE1 HE
0 AT HOME ! :OLE ( ,MON"D EV5+ AF (FICE
H\RS1 & 8 KEY HAS N"E LEFT ! WAT*-*A9 ^U :
X HANGS40
  8,TELL U AB ,CADOGAN ,WE/40
  8,HE HAS BE5 T5 YE>S 9 ! S]VICE & HAS
D"O GD "W4 ,HE HAS ! REPUT,N ( 2+ HOT-H1D$
& IMPETU\S1 B A /RAI<T1 H"O/ MAN4 ,WE H
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! (FICE4 ,8 DUTIES BR"\ HM 96DAILY1
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  8,WELL1 X IS SURELY P]FECTLY CLE> :O
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!M80
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MORN+ 2F !Y 7 MISS$4 ,:ILE 9 ,LONDON ON ?
TR1SONA# MIS.N HE MET 8 5D40
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ABSORB+ 9T]VIEW4 ,? 9T]VIEW L$ 6A VIOL5T
SC5E 9 : HE LO/ 8 LIFE4 ,POSSIBLY HE TRI$
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FOG1 & NO?+ CD 2 SE540
  8,NO BETT] EXPLAN,N C 2 GIV5 ) \R PRES5T
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"Y ,CADOGAN ,WE/ _H DET]M9$ 63VEY ^! PAP]S
6,LONDON4 ,HE WD NATUR,Y H MADE AN
APPO9T;T )! =EIGN AG5T & KEPT 8 EV5+ CLE>4
,9/1D ( T HE TOOK TWO TICKETS =! !ATRE1
ESCORT$ 8 FIANCE HALFWAY "!1 & !N SU45LY
4APPE>$40
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,OBJEC;N ,NO4 #B43
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  ,HE M/ BR+ BACK ! PAP]S 2F MORN+ OR !
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SEV5 7 9 8 POCKET4 ,:AT _H 2COME (! O!R
?REE8 ,HE C]TA9LY WD N L1VE !M ( 8 [N FREE
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WD H EXPECT$ 6F9D A L>GE SUM ( M"OY 9 8
POCKET40
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