Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation. ✨ Sir Art…

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Healthy scepticism is the basis of all accurate observation. ✨ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2013). Collected Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Delphi Classics), p.9809, Delphi Classics
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