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From a Penguin edition of A Study in Scarlet, a folded slip of paper…

Arachne Jericho on Jan 5th 2008

From a Penguin edition of A Study in Scarlet, a folded slip of paper falls out. It merely wants to pass itself off as a typewritten letter. 08:28 PM January [...]

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Some sort of vile disease has struck me….

Arachne Jericho on Dec 29th 2007

Some sort of vile disease has struck me. I do miss Watson. I do not trust any of these modern doctors nor those in my own time. Quacks, all. 06:29 [...]

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I lie abed, or rather, acouch…

Arachne Jericho on Dec 27th 2007

I lie abed, or rather, acouch, staring at the ceiling and, in modern parlance, “wishing for a fix.” Without Watson, there is no nagging…. 08:14 PM December 27, 2007

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Ms. Joan Ascott’s appointment….

Arachne Jericho on Dec 26th 2007

Ms. Joan Ascott’s appointment: her son is missing, a day ago. She comes to me for my price, not my name; not yet. A sobering first case. 08:09 PM December 26, 2007

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England is still cold in winter…

Arachne Jericho on Dec 20th 2007

England is still cold in winter; London today is yet more crowded. I long for a fireplace 120 years old. At least there is still ship’s. 07:13 AM December 21, 2007

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Researching modern methods…

Arachne Jericho on Dec 19th 2007

Researching modern methods of clientele building. And yet, S.E.O. would promote ‘water pipes’ and ‘glass pipes’ over ‘tobacco pipes’. Pfah! 10:34 PM December 19, 2007

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