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★Theanswerisdeduciblefromtheevidenceavailable
★Hearrivedatthesolutionbyasimpleprocessofdeduction
★Ifmydeductionsarecorrect,Icantellyouwhothekillerwas
★Wecanexaminethebonesofdinosaursandmakedeductionsabouthowtheylived
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