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There are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world without them.
Arthur Conan Doyle
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Age: 71 †
Born: 1859
Born: May 22
Died: 1930
Died: July 7
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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle
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Life, it turns out, is infinitely more clever and adaptable than anyone had ever supposed.
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“How ever did you see that?” “Because I looked for it.”
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