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  8,T DEP5DS ON H[ X TURNS \40
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  8,& H[ DID Y GET YR CLUE80
  8,AH1 ,I'LL TELL Y ALL AB X4 ,( C\RSE1
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  8,HA60 CRI$ ,GREGSON1 9 A RELIEV$ VOICE2
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,HOLMES1 S5T5TI\SLY4
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?RILL 9 YR N]VES4 ,8,H Y HE>D (! MY/]I\S
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DR1D IS1 H["E1 T 9 YR EYES & 9 !       
EYES ( O!RS HE MAY APPE> 6BE -PROMIS$4 ,T1
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  8,8,MR4 ,DRE2] HAS BE5 ) U NE>LY ?REE
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,COP5HAG5 LABEL ^U EA* ( _! TRUNKS1 %[+ T
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6H] M ?AN ONCE 9 A WAY :1 =TUNATELY1 %E IS
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UNMANLY 3DUCT40'
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"D T HE CAME10' %E SD4 ,8,B X 0 A SORE
TEMPT,N4 ,!Y 7 PAY+ A P.D A "D EA*--F\RTE5
P.DS A WEEK1 & ? IS ! SLACK S1SON4 ,I AM A
WID[1 & MY BOY 9 ! ,NAVY HAS CO/ ME M*4 ,I
GRUDG$ 6LOSE ! M"OY4 ,I ACT$ =! BE/4 ,?
LA/ 0 TOO M*1 H["E1 & ,I GAVE HM NOTICE
6L1VE ON A3.T ( X4 ,8,T 0 ! R1SON ( 8
GO+40'
  8,8,WELL80'
  8,8,MY HE>T GREW LI<T :5 ,I SAW HM DRIVE
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"! 0 A R+ AT ! BELL1 & ,I LE>N$ T ,MR4
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DOORWAY LAU<+1 )A /ICK 9 8 H&4 8,I DON'T
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,! NEXT MORN+ WE HE>D ( ,MR4           
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POSSIBIL;Y (A MISTAKE40
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3T9U$1 8,I SAW T ! :OLE CASE HUNG ^U "O
PO9T4 ,FIX+ H] ) MY EYE 9 A WAY : ,I ALW
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IN40'
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ASPECT40
  8,V10 SD ,HOLMES4
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HM Z HAV+ ) HM :5 HE FOLL[$ ,DRE2]4 ,X 0 A
/\T OAK CUDGEL40
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F> Z ! ,BRIXTON ,ROAD4 ,:5 "!1 A FRE%
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RCVD A BL[ F ! /ICK1 9 ! PIT (! /OMA* P]H1
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WET T NO "O 0 AB1 S ,*>P5TI] DRA7$ ! BODY
( 8 VICTIM 96! EMPTY H\SE4 ,Z 6! C&LE1 &!
BLOOD1 &! WRIT+ ON ! WALL1 &! R+1 !Y   
MAY ALL 2 S _M TRICKS 6?R[ ! POLICE ON 6!
WR;G SC5T40
  8,WELL D"O60 SD ,HOLMES 9 AN 5C\RAG+
VOICE4 8,RE,Y1 ,GREGSON1 Y >E GETT+ AL;G4
,WE % MAKE "S?+ ( Y YET40
  8,I FLATT] MYF T ,I H MANAG$ X R N1TLY10
! DETECTIVE ANSW]$1 PR\DLY4 8,! "Y MAN
VOLUNTE]$ A /ATE;T1 9 : HE SD T AF FOLL[+
,DRE2] "S "T1 ! LATT] P]CVD HM1 & TOOK A
CAB 9 ORD] 6GET AWAY F HM4 ,ON 8 WAY HOME
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HM4 ,ON 2+ ASK$ ": ? OLD %IPMATE LIV$1 HE
0 UNA# 6GIVE ANY SATISFACTORY REPLY4 ,I
?9K ! :OLE CASE FITS TGR UNCOMMONLY WELL4
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WON'T MAKE M* ( X4 ,:Y1 0,JOVE1 "H'S ! V
MAN HMF60
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