It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognize, out of a number of facts… — Arthur Conan Doyle
It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognize, out of a number of facts, which are incidental and which vital. Otherwise your energy and attention must be dissipated instead of being concentrated.
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