“It was easier to know it than to explain why I know it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact.~ Sherlock Holmes”

Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle - “It was easier to know it than to...” 1

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