Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather …

Arthur Conan Doyle
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Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell. ✨ 1892 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,'The Copper Beeches'.
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