It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognise out of a number of facts which are incidental and which are vital .... (Arthur Conan Doyle)

It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognise out of a number of facts which are incidental and which are vital ....

Arthur Conan Doyle

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