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"From a drop of water," said the writer, "a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic or a Niagara without having seen or heard of one or the other. So all life is a great chain, the nature of which is known whenever we are shown a single link of it. Like all other arts, the Science of Deduction and Analysis is one which can only be acquired by long and patient study nor is life long enough to allow any mortal to attain the highest possible perfection in it. Before turning to those moral and mental aspects of the matter which present the greatest difficulties, let the enquirer begin by mastering more elementary problems. Let him, on meeting a fellow-mortal, learn at a glance to distinguish the history of the man, and the trade or profession to which he belongs.

Puerile as such an exercise may seem, it sharpens the faculties of observation, and teaches one where to look and what to look for. By a man's finger nails, by his coat-sleeve, by his boot, by his trouser knees, by the callosities of his forefinger and thumb, by his expression, by his shirt cuffs—by each of these things a man's calling is plainly revealed. That all united should fail to enlighten the competent enquirer in any case is almost inconceivable."

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle, via Gutenberg.org

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Portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget

A Table of Fruits

Name Quantity Price
apple Apples 50 $2.00
orange Oranges 200 $1.50
pears Pears 99 $3.00

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The Shakes

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Place Time Magnitude
132km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea 3/31/2015 9:50 4.9
17km N of Lixourion, Greece 3/31/2015 8:48 4.6
61km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 3/31/2015 5:18 5.9
69km SW of Taron, Papua New Guinea 3/31/2015 5:15 5.6
77km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands 3/31/2015 5:10 5.8
87km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia 3/30/2015 20:46 4.9
Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge 3/30/2015 19:52 4.7
51km W of Abra Pampa, Argentina 3/30/2015 14:0 4.7
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Data from the USGS GeoJSON API for 4.5+ magnitude quakes in the past day.

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