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Chapter 2.
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Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles “I have in my pocket a manuscript,” said Dr. James Mortimer. “I observed it as you entered the room,” said Holmes. “It is an old manuscript.”
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A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
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From this reading “I have in my pocket a manuscript,” said Dr. James Mortimer.
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From this reading “I observed it as you entered the room,” said Holmes.
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From this reading “I have in my pocket a manuscript,” said Dr. James Mortimer.
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From this reading “I observed it as you entered the room,” said Holmes.
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From this reading “I have in my pocket a manuscript,” said Dr. James Mortimer.
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From this reading “I have in my pocket a manuscript,” said Dr. James Mortimer.
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From this reading “It is an old manuscript.”
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From this reading “I observed it as you entered the room,” said Holmes.
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From this reading “I have in my pocket a manuscript,” said Dr. James Mortimer.
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “I have in my pocket a manuscript,” said Dr. James Mortimer.
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From this reading “I have in my pocket a manuscript,” said Dr. James Mortimer.
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From this reading “I have in my pocket a manuscript,” said Dr. James Mortimer.
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From this reading “I observed it as you entered the room,” said Holmes.
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From this reading The Curse of the Baskervilles
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From this reading “It is an old manuscript.”
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From this reading “I have in my pocket a manuscript,” said Dr. James Mortimer.
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From this reading “I observed it as you entered the room,” said Holmes.
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From this reading “I have in my pocket a manuscript,” said Dr. James Mortimer.
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From this reading The Curse of the Baskervilles
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From this reading “I observed it as you entered the room,” said Holmes.
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