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( WEEP+- S SORELY _H %E BE5 TRI$ 0!
ADV5TURES (! NI<T4 ,%E HAS TOLD ME S9CE T
%E ?"\ ME COLD & 4TANT ^U T J\RNEY4 ,%E LL
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SELF-RE/RA9T : HELD ME BACK4 ,MY SYMPA?IES
& MY LOVE W5T \ 6H]1 EV5 Z MY H& _H 9 !
G>D54 ,I FELT T YE>S (! 3V5;NALITIES (
LIFE CD N T1* ME 6"K H] SWEET1 BRAVE
NATURE Z _H ? "O "D ( /RANGE EXP]I;ES4
,YET "! 7 TWO ?"\S : S1L$ ! ^WS ( A6EC;N
^U MY LIPS4 ,%E 0 W1K & HELP.S1 %AK5 9 M9D
& N]VE4 ,X 0 6TAKE H] AT A 4ADVANTAGE
6OBTRUDE LOVE ^U H] AT S* A "T4 ,WORSE /1
%E 0 RI*4 ,IF ,HOLMES'S RESE>*ES 7
SU3ESS;L1 %E WD 2 AN HEIRESS4 ,0 X FAIR1 0
X HON\RA#1 T A HALF-PAY SURGEON %D TAKE S*
ADVANTAGE ( AN 9TIMACY : *.E _H BR"\ AB8
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SEEK]8 ,I CD N BE> 6RISK T S* A ?"\ %D
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IMPASSA# B>RI] 2T U4
  ,X 0 NE>LY TWO O'C :5 WE R1*$ ,MRS4
,CECIL ,=RE/]'S4 ,! S]VANTS _H RETIR$ H\RS
AGO1 B ,MRS4 ,=RE/] _H BE5 S 9T]E/$    
0! /RANGE MESSAGE : ,MISS ,MOR/AN _H RCVD
T %E _H SAT UP 9 ! HOPE ( H] RETURN4 ,%E
OP5$ ! DOOR H]F1 A MI4LE-AG$1 GRACE;L
WOMAN1 & X GAVE ME JOY 6SEE H[ T5D]LY H]
>M /OLE R.D ! O!R'S WAI/ & H[ "MLY 0 !
VOICE 9 : %E GREET$ H]4 ,%E 0 CLE>LY NO
M]E PD DEP5DANT B AN HON\R$ FR4 ,I 0
9TRODUC$1 & ,MRS4 ,=RE/] E>NE/LY BE7$ ME
6/EP 9 & TELL H] \R ADV5TURES4 ,I EXPLA9$1
H["E1 ! IMPORT.E ( MY ]R& & PROMIS$
FAI?;LLY 6CALL & REPORT ANY PROGRESS : WE
MI<T MAKE )! CASE4 ,Z WE DROVE AWAY ,I
/OLE A GL.E BACK1 & ,I / SEEM 6SEE T LL
GR\P ON ! /EP- ! TWO GRACE;L1 CL++
FIGURES1 ! HALF-OP5$ DOOR1 ! HALL-LI<T %9+
"? /A9$ GLASS1 ! B>OMET]1 &! B"R /AIR-
RODS4 ,X 0 SOO?+ 6CAT* EV5 T PASS+ GLIMPSE
(A TRANQUIL ,5GLI% HOME 9 ! MID/ (! WILD1
D>K BUSI;S : _H ABSORB$ U4
  ,&! M ,I ?"\ ( :AT _H HAPP5$1 ! WILD] &
D>K] X GREW4 ,I REVIEW$ ! :OLE EXTRAORD9>Y
SEQU;E ( EV5TS Z ,I RATTL$ ON "? ! SIL5T1
GAS-LIT /REETS4 ,"! 0 ! ORIG9AL PRO#M3 T
AT L1/ 0 PRETTY CLE> N[4 ,! D1? ( ,CAPTA9
,MOR/AN1 ! S5D+ (! PE>LS1 !            
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EV5TS4 ,!Y _H ONLY L$ U1 H["E1 6A DEEP] &
F> M TRAGIC MY/]Y4 ,! ,9DIAN TR1SURE1 !
CURI\S PLAN F.D AM;G ,MOR/AN'S BA7AGE1 !
/RANGE SC5E AT ,MAJOR ,%OLTO'S D1?1 !
REDISCOV]Y (! TR1SURE IMMLY FOLL[$ 0!
MURD] (! 4COV]]1 ! V S+UL> A3OMPANI;TS 6!
CRIME1 ! FOOT/EPS1 ! REM>KA# W1PONS1 ! ^WS
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,MOR/AN'S *>T- "H 0 9DE$ A LABYR9? 9 : A
MAN LESS S+UL>LY 5D[$ ?AN MY FELL[-LODG]
MI<T WELL DESPAIR ( "E F9D+ ! CLUE4
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BRICK H\SES 9 ! L[] QU>T] ( ,LAMBE?4 ,I _H
6KNOCK = "S "T AT ,NO4 #C 2F ,I CD MAKE
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8,IF Y KICK UP ANY M R[1 ,I'LL OP5 !
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  8,IF Y'LL LET "O \1 X'S J :AT ,I H -E
=10 SD ,I4
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,I'LL DROP X ON YR ,8EAD IF Y DON'T HOOK
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  8,I WON'T 2 >GU$ )60 %\T$ ,MR4 ,%]MAN4
8,N[ /& CLE>1 = :5 ,I SAY ,8?REE10' D[N
GOES ! WIP]40
  8,MR4 ,%]LOCK ,HOLMES-0 ,I 2GAN2 B ! ^WS
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/OOP+ %\LD]S1 A /R+Y NECK1 & BLUE-T9T$
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= HE BITES4 ,AH1 NAU<TY1 NAU<TY1 Y TAKE A
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HA9'T GOT NO FANGS1 S ,I GIVES X ! RUN O'
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M9D MY 2IN' J A LL %ORT WI0' Y AT F/1 =
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MADE NO DI6ICULTIES AB A3OMPANY+ ME4 ,X _H
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POCKETS1 SMOK+ 8 PIPE4
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/AIRS4 ,! ROOM 0 Z WE _H LEFT X1 SAVE T A
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-PANION4 8,N[ TIE ? BIT ( C>D R.D MY NECK1
S Z 6HANG X 9 FRONT ( ME4 ,?ANK Y4 ,N[ ,I
M/ KICK (F MY BOOTS & /OCK+S4 J Y C>RY !M
D[N ) Y1 ,WATSON4 ,I AM GO+ 6D A LL
CLIMB+4 ,& DIP MY H&K]*IEF 96! CREOSOTE4
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8 LI<T ONCE M ^U ! FOOT/EPS 9 ! DU/4
  8,I WI% Y "PICUL>LY 6NOTICE ^!
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WOMAN40
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  8,N AT ALL4 ,LOOK "H6 ,? IS ! PR9T (A "R
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FOOT 2S X4 ,:AT IS ! *IEF DI6];E80
  8,YR TOES >E ALL CRAMP$ TGR4 ,! O!R PR9T
HAS EA* TOE 4T9CTLY DIVID$40
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H&K]*IEF 9 MY H&40
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A /R;G T>RY SMELL4
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C TRACE HM1 ,I %D ?9K T ,TOBY W H NO
DI6ICULTY4 ,N[ RUN D[N/AIRS1 LOOSE ! DOG1
& LOOK \ = ,BLOND940
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,HOLMES 0 ON ! RO(1 & ,I CD SEE HM L AN
ENORM\S GL[-WORM CRAWL+ V SL[LY AL;G !
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GOES1 ANYH[40
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WAY AL;G1 & 9 8 HURRY HE _H DROPP$ ?4 ,X
3FIRMS MY DIAGNOSIS1 Z Y DOCTORS EXPRESS
X40
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POCKET OR P\* WOV5 \ ( COL\R$          
GRASSES &)A FEW TAWDRY B1DS /RUNG R.D X4
,9 %APE & SIZE X 0 N UNLIKE A CIG>ETTE-
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B\QUET (A FAM\S V9TAGE4 ,HOLMES !N ?REW !
H&K]*IEF 6A 4T.E1 FA/5$ A /\T CORD 6!
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SEE "S 4T.E 9 ! COLD GRAY LI<T4 ,! SQU>E1
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HI<1 B>E WALLS1 T[]$ UP1 SAD & =LORN1 2H
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A CORN] SCRE5$ 0A "Y BEE*4 ,": ! TWO WALLS
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PUT X 96\R H&S1 ,I %D 2 CULPA# IF ,I
NEGLECT$ X4 ,X HAS1 H["E1 PREV5T$ ! CASE F
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ASSURE Y1 ,HOLMES1 T ,I M>VEL AT ! M1NS 0:
Y OBTA9 YR RESULTS 9 ? CASE EV5 M ?AN ,I
DID 9 ! ,JE6]SON ,HOPE MURD]4 ,! ?+ SEEMS
6ME 6BE DEEP] & M 9EXPLICA#4 ,H[1 =
EXAMPLE1 CD Y DESCRIBE ) S* 3FID;E !
WOOD5-LE7$ MAN80
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XF4 ,I DON'T WI% 6BE !ATRICAL4 ,X IS ALL
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ASSOCIATES- ! SIGN (! F\R1 Z HE "S:AT
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8,:AT 0 T80                            
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BE5 SET FREE40
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TRADESMAN = HM & ACTU,Y FIRES A PI/OL AT
HM4 ,N[1 ONLY "O :ITE MAN'S "N IS ON !
*>T4 ,! O!RS >E ,H9DOOS OR ,MOHAMM$ANS4
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,JONA?AN ,SMALL4 ,DOES ! R1SON+ /RIKE Y Z
2+ FAULTY80
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REV5GE ^U ! MAN :O _H WR;G$ HM4 ,HE F.D \
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BUTL]1 ,LAL ,RAO1 :OM WE H N SE54 ,MRS4
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S]VANT :O _H DI$4 ,SU45LY ,SMALL LE>NS T !
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SE>*ES 8 PRIVATE PAP]S 9 ! HOPE ( 4COV]+
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L1VES A ME;TO ( 8 VISIT 9 ! %ORT 9SCRIP;N
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ONLY 3T9UE 6KEEP A SECRET WAT* ^U ! EF=TS
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,5GL& & ONLY -ES BACK AT 9T]VALS4 ,!N -ES
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9=M$ ( X4 ,WE AG TRACE ! PRES;E ( "S
3F$]ATE 9 ! H\SEHOLD4 ,JONA?AN1 ) 8 WOOD5
LEG1 IS UTT]LY UNA# 6R1* ! L(TY ROOM (
,B>?OLOMEW ,%OLTO4 ,HE TAKES ) HM1 H["E1 A
R CURI\S ASSOCIATE1 :O GETS OV] ?
DI6ICULTY B DIPS 8 NAK$ FOOT CREOSOTE1 :;E
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(FIC] )A DAMAG$ T5DO ,A*ILLIS40
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