As a rule, the more bizarre a thing is, the less mysterious it proves …

Arthur Conan Doyle
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As a rule, the more bizarre a thing is, the less mysterious it proves to be. ✨ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1892). Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p.43
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