It isn't reasonable!” insisted Holmes. "It doesn't make sense!” "The question,” observed Burke, "isn't whether it makes sense, but whether it's fact. (Murray Leinster)

It isn't reasonable!” insisted Holmes. "It doesn't make sense!” "The question,” observed Burke, "isn't whether it makes sense, but whether it's fact.

Murray Leinster

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