There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.
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Arthur Conan Doyle Quote
“As a rule, said Holmes, the more bizarre a thing is the less mysterious it proves to be. It is your commonplace, featureless crimes which are really puzzling, just as a commonplace face is the most difficult to identify.”
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