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Thanks so much for your support. Now it's time for today's Adventure of Sherlock
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The Adventure of the Blood Salt Wagon. Watson his home standstill. Await that
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dot game? What it Stocky Chap throwing the darts. I don't trust him
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looking this way as he were to mean hose. If he's working with the
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escape murder you send to dart our Way and dart in Emancie are penetrating to
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Watson, You've been titled tonight's story the Adventure of the Blood Salt Wagon.
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Why why it must have been a hideous spectacle. It was mister Harris the
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gun one awful night in the fall of eighteen ninety nine, on the outskirts
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of London, on a vast, desolate meadow, in the dead of night,
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a huge series of bonfires was blazing, surrounded by the silhouettes of armed
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men. Some men were shoveling what seemed to be piles of paper into the
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flames. Others stood about revolvers at the siles. Holmes had invited me to
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meet him at the gateway to the men, Well, so why have you
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asked me to come out here at tsar? What is this? Weird?
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Cinimon? I had no don't you'd find it most still rigging? My dear
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Watson, what Isn't you know? Our British bank notes become dirty and mutilated
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from constant use. Of course, the Bank of England periodically calls in such
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currency and replaces the old bank notes with new issues. The old currency is
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then destroyed by fire than what those men are shoveling under the fires is currency
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exactly astonishing their burning fortunes. But Holmes, why are you here the bank
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Watson fallsighted as ever, realizes that this operation has its dangers. If anything
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were to go wrong, the financial stability of the empire would be gravely threatened.
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Therefore, they invited me to be present, stating that they'd feel more
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secure. Their sentiment was easily understood, and the invitation quickly accepted. Fascinating
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operation. This is a wagon before us, for instance, it's typical three
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men on it, the driver and two cards, all armed. Those others
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carrying the bundles from the wagon, well, they've removed the lower denomination bundles.
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The very highest value notes still remain in the wagon. As I see,
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they'll be extra cautious now, I imagine you see the d I was
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taken out his revolve. The guards are going to step down hooves. The
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driver shot the guards. It looks as if he's kill bother them. Yes,
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Sutson, good lord, he's driving off, Stop him, stop him?
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You want a man fire wagon the wagon homes, but not the driver
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unless after Himson, the carriage I came in homes. We can use that.
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It's over there come off the piper about. I told him to win.
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It's so difficult to find a care about here. Yes, ere he
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is driver. We want to follow that wagon. Men drive my fine no
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carriage after that madman me drive off. Trim says we can all have our
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hedge blown up. Perhaps this will change your mind. Five Yes, there's
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five more if we catch that wagon up the board gentlemen quickly, man quickly,
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right, you're up stip hip. But who can the streams murder the
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home? I have no idea Watson, except that his name is Robert something.
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I distinctly heard him call to his horses, get up for master Robert.
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As Robert was clever, he knew it'd be black as pitch along this
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road. He's dust his wagon lights. Faster, driver, faster, Yes
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is the best way, Condoser. We must catch up with him. That
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insane criminal as racing across the countryside with two corpses and thousands of pounds of
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currency? Can he dispose of the money home? Indeed he can, as
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but how the nose wore recorded? The warning will be out, yes,
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just as in counterfeit currency. But it's impossible to prevent Robert's using it anywhere
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in the world. He can find countless persons who won't know that the currency
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is invalid, and it isn't counterfeit in manufacture. It's genuine. I have
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in my service revolver homes. But if we do find the blood soap wagon
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as driver at the rags, how shall we season? It will not be
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a struggle of physical objects, Watson, I shall do battle with my wits
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favorite weapon, Your humble servant, we must took better driver in Heaven's name,
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Look, Watson, there's an inn. See the signs, says the
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dancing lady. There's the chance Roberts stopped here to water his horses. He
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couldn't have gone much farther. The beasts would be exhausted. We should stop
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and inquired, start at the dancing lady. Driver, yes, said perhaps
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Roberts hitting his wagon behind the inner holmes. He might be stalking about with
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his revolver, waiting to dispose of anyone who's followed him his apps lapp,
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hey, hey, wait here in front of the end, Driver right here,
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step down, Watson, See the wagon anywhere? No precious fuel lights
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in the end, full looking building's half rodding away? Shall we go him?
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By all means open the door. Well, it's dessert, no sign
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of life. So for the candles flickering by the bar. The innkeeper must
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have heard our carriage. You'll be down. So one's coming down the stairs,
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maybe the innkeeper, but maybe Robert. Stand by that pillow, Watson
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in the shadow as I am, so we see him first. Wait wait,
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hallo, oh, here you are the innkeeper, So I am.
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What might be the idea? Stand in the shadows, find a frighten,
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a man of death. I regret the necessity. I have no more own
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full up bars closed outside. We do not wish to utilize your facilities.
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Sir. We are looking for someone who may have passed this way. He
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answers to the name of Robert, who was driving a huge wagon with four
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horses. I don't know any one of that description. I don't mind other
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men's business, even if I didn't know about this Robert. I'm not the
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one for tattle tattle. Ah be ah, my gracious hosts, this is
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extremely serious. The man we're seeking is a thief and a murderer. And
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find him. If that's your business, ain't any of mine? Might we
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look into your cellar? He may have taken refuge there without your knowing it.
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Curdie, Nah, with a cellar door locked and the keear in my
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apron, you might be concealing him there, and I shall report to Scotland
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Yard that you've impeated justice unless we're permitted in the cellar. Very well,
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missed a palkabout. Step this way, here's a door step down first home.
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Wait stop, Watson aboard sticking up from the first step, I might
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tripped on the fallen downstairs, struck my head and been killed. Watson sat
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and there, well, mister innkeeper. Was that an unfortunate accident? Or
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did you arridge arrange it? Robert couldn't have passed us in and bribed you
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to do away with us? Could he get out of here? Take bread
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Nuthers, he's sticking it from the take help me. I have no intention
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of leaving until we've seen that cellar. Right, I'll just take that throw
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to yours and this knife and do what I promised to do night pradasy.
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B Clothes Shop one six four oh eight Jamaica Avenue, Doctor Watson, Doctor
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Watson, you and mister Holmes were caught with a furious innkeeper striding towards you
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with a bread knife while you lost precious moments in pursuit of the killer who'd
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run off with the blood salt wag. Yes, mister Harris, does that
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innkeeper droop closer and closer? I told your business likelihood of an accident,
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sir, But Mike poot in my hand. Oh, simple technique of you
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disuns it from his head my fingers as I have at homes. Excellent.
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Now, mister innkeeper, if you're step aside, if you'll have a look
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at your seller, push this board aside. I'll go down at homes and
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lopus. That's what I call a police. I have an absolutely amazing faculty
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for remaining a considerable distance ahead of the police. It's a very small celler
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homes. The few winds have some flowers. No sign of brother. Come
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up, then, Watson, quickly Brexton. That's where you'll go. On
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you'll too, you'll be in Brexton person at the kellege. Watson wills continue
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along this road. Yes, good mike, mister innkeeper, I return your
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night with thanks for your dazzling hospitality. All right, driver, we'll move
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along now. Yes, pops, peep, driver, pups plade, mister
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Rood, little Robert maybe very far away by now, homes out of our
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hands. Frilled justice, prepared to flood the world with worthless currency. Beg
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your pardon, gentlemen, that there's a cross rods up ahead by George.
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We won't know which fort Roberts take it, we may, Watson. Look
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on the road ahead, Jeff walking there, Yes, miserable looking creature bender
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bonde pull up aside and driver, well, hello there you've called me.
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Have you seen a large wagon with four horses go racing by? No?
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I didn't see nothing so open. How long have you been in this vicinity?
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Maybe find that bitch might get a job at a circus down a road.
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But point no use. This wagon was driven by a criminal, aiding
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him constitute for serious offense. I didn't didn't do nothing. I didn't do
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nothing, honest. Surely someone with the prison pallor as pronounced as yours,
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it's familiar with the law. Shall we escort you to the police as a
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suspect? Shall we examine your pockets, for instance, where we'd find currency?
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It would be a special type, I imagine, faded dirty stolen by
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the river of that wagon and presented it was a pride. All right,
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paye quiet. It didn't work, the silly five pound noticed shipping. I
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won't risk gone back up, person, good work? When did he pass
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here? Where's he gone? About ten minutes ago? Took the left fork
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in the road toward the village. Well, turn me in, Will you
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be a kind soul? Governor? No, we shan't turn you in the
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left fork driver, I todd the village. Well, who have passed the
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village? Homes? Still can't find Robert? You know? Look homes there,
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Yes, Watson, his wagon was abandoned by the road. And stop,
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no, no, no, the abandoned wagons of no venue and find
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a man. And since that traveling secrest to Bagapon mentioned is just ahead of
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us, I'd say that Roberts lift his wagon here and raced to the circus
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grounds. Pull up by that entrance to the secrest drivers. Note you will
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wait here by this main gate driver. I understand, mister row. I
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stepped down watching a man somewhere at this second. He's a sharp eye on
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that gate driver. I wish spot our man, short, fat and carrying
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huge parcels. I'd say, parcels of high denomination currency. Oh, watch
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for him, doctor Watson. If I see this Robert Sylvester, whip hello
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and hang on jo him for daylight. Offended, come along, not more.
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There's the ticket for beautiful bride life. So homes Oh that culda forres
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so many people Alex thing in the pastable media there hear he? Are you
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two to the end of the queue if you don't mind, Constable. I
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am Shallock Holmes and this is doctor John Watson. Yes, and I'm his
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excellency the Prime Minister. And now I'll get along to the end of the
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queue. Yeah, Constable homicidal maniac has banished with a fortune from the Royal
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Mint. He's somewhere inside these Secon's grounds. Now you you shut up and
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wait your turn. But I am Shullock homes it so happens that. I'm
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a very close friend of that great detective. I am told everyone in the
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village about it. I helped him out on many Okay, oh you have
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have you, Constable? This gentleman standing before you with a pipe in the
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cape is hope, stay in line. You were losing Paston's time home?
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Yes, con't found it? Then, cashier of the ticket board has been
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a stupid and slow Constable. Did a short stout chap passed at the pair
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a few minutes ago, probably carrying large pustles. Yes, a friend of
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yours, he's the criminal, went after Oh, yes, surely it's all
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true. Constable. Won't you john us break through this gate and pursue the
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murder? Well, Constable, stay in line, I head you won't allow
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us through. Instantly comes the cashier is ready for us at last two?
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Please all right, come, Watson. I'm let's search every boot, every
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tent. Hadn't we better take the constable alarm that imbacene whats for TV?
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Now let's look for Robert very carefully, Watson. Remember he's spotting out of
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Oliver. He's already killed two men. Additional two would mean nothing to him,
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nothing at all. Begin the search. No, son of Robert Holmes,
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we haven't inspected beyond the ground, Watson, there are that would might
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have dashed into those ones. Then let's try. Wait, what is it?
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The dart came? What was passing slowly the stuckey chapters ring the darts.
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Ah, yes, he too might be in This was if Robert's hiding
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in the woods, our dart playing friend might center one our way, just
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one could easily be fatal. The earth to the bridge, past him cautiously,
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there's a dead shot. Walked toward the woods, and keep watching him.
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It's a few more steps. Rage, Oh he's looking this word for
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mind. Walk on, he's losing a dart staring at us. Went past
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his range. Now over the ropes, across the road to the woods.
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Run. It's not much life, Watson, just the moon pick foliage.
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It's clearing ahead. I see water. Yes there's the Thames. Yes there's
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the Thames high. Stay away you are. You've let us the most intrigging
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chase, Robert, he added, this river bank. You're going to die
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now, doubt Now you're waiting for a small boat day, Robert, with
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your dreams in those great parcels of your feet, the stolen currency. The
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boat will be headed across the river the fresh horses. I could you knew,
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I'd let the spread an alarm. Don't ask my whereabout? You're going
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to die like the two guards. I still have my revolver. You see,
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we must stop him home. Oh we have a moment. Onson.
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Robert must wait for the boat and for his masters. Master, what do
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you know of that? A great deal? You must be joined by the
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man who defines this scheme your empire. Who homes the innkeeper of the vagabond?
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Someone bag of the middle? There someone No Watson, the head of
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this operation has been with us ever since this chase began. He's the man
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behind this criminal maneuvers. The driver of our carriage, Watson, our drive.
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He's not an ordinary carriage driver, however, not an ordinary criminal.
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This crime is the brain child of the one man for whose powers I have
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a certain degree of respect, the most dangerous man in England. Repay some
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Mariarty. You've again justified my faith in your powers of deduction. Homes pleasant
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to reach you by your correct name, Moriarty. I see you've but dropped
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your disguise. It's no longer necessary. Robert will now kill both of you.
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I admit to having been deceived earlier, Moriarty, but you committed an
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error to Joan. As we left you at the carriage by the fair gate,
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you referred to this man as Robert Sylvester. No one mentioned or even
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knew this chap's class name, but you did. It meant that our driver
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had a direct connection with the escape criminal. At the same moment, I
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realized that this was my first opportunity to night to look at our driver,
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firstly under the fair bright lights with Watson admire and you saw through my disguise
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there precisely as super my dear to be the carriage driver who brought Watson to
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the meadow. You could observe every effort to apprehend Robert. It is an
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inspiration like one commits a crime, yet one is with the forces of law
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as they seek the sun the lifeful experience. For me it appeased my appetite
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for new adventures in the world of evil. I see the lights of our
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boat approaching, and Robert, you would kill doctor Watson and hose now empty
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or involving into those twos, Yes, Professor, they Robert ready, profess
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I have always worn you hose that the ultimate triumphs in our years of combat
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the mind. Oh here you are in the constable from the circus, Robert,
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I haven't homes, don't say where you are? All would nurse this
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all about back into the world winging home this gun it that's about those trees
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like a jack ribbon, Shall I offer him home? Mon Archy as a
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quarry is modern than your quikistanimal. So you came to rescue us, he
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constable rescue you. Yes, Now there's our prisoner, Robert, with his
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stolen curtsy stuff and nonsense. I came here to arrest you and your friend
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with the kate. Do what she did the fore cashier of the proper Change
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Jay she sent me after you took a while to find your But the jig's
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up now. I deliberately cheated the cashier Watson. You may recall I noticed
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she was dull, easy prey. I knew we'd need a policeman to save
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us where we in trouper. I knew she'd send this lumbering wooden head after
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us. Probably the only way to come along, lubbering wooden ed is it?
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You'll whistle a different June at the village jail. You will constable.
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Don't you realize what's happened? Look at those parts. Rip one open,
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boy, there's a fortune in him. Now tell your friends the truth.
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You did work with Sherlock Combs and doctor John Watson, and you've helped us
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capture the thief and the killer. You've eliminated an awful threat to the economic
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stability of the empire. Do you leave us now? Oh? I believe
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this fellows are criminal and that's stolen currency. And I've helped save the day.
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But as for him being doctor Watson and your being mister Sherlock Holmes,
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that's a nightly story, a knightly story. Indeed, I helped doctor Watson
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pursuing the blood stock wagon was an unforgettable EXPERI well, mister Harris. There
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are many such thrilling recollections of my adventures with homes and one of the most
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surprising was the one I've selected for next week. And what do you call
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it? Doctor? It's the adventure are the three Garadels. It concerns one
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