The curious omission

Possibly the most Sherlock Holmes observation is this: Gregory (Scotland Yard detective): "Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention?" Holmes: "To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time." Gregory: "The dog did nothing in the night-time." Holmes: "That was the curious incident.Here, to Holmes, the most important clue is the absence of something, rather
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