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Perhaps the leading sentence by parent was not a true speculation, just an elaborate setup to the slightly altered quote as the punchline. In an alternate universe, if Conan Doyle took more interest in the digestive system of the human body, Sherlock Holmes would've explained everything with gut feelings instead of making extended retreats to his Mind Palace.

"It's alimentary, my dear Watson!"




And in another universe, Holmes-the-gardener relates everything to whichever variety of citrus he is currently obsessed with cultivating:

β€œIt's a lemon tree, my dear Watson!”




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