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“A study in scarlet, eh? Why shouldn't we use a little art jargon? There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.”
― Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I
― Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I
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― The Gathering Storm
― The Gathering Storm
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― A Dance with Dragons
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― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
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