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 I took the paper from him and read as follows:
-~~~~“TO THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE: On account of the bequest of the late\\
+~~~~“TO THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE:\\
-~~~~Ezekiah Hopkins, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., there is now another\\
+~~~~~~~~On account of the bequest of the late Ezekiah Hopkins, of Lebanon,\\
-~~~~vacancy open which entitles a member of the League to a salary of £ 4 a\\
+~~~~Pennsylvania, U.S.A., there is now another vacancy open which entitles\\
-~~~~week for purely nominal services. All red-headed men who are sound in\\
+~~~~a member of the League to a salary of £ 4 a week for purely nominal\\
-~~~~body and mind and above the age of twenty-one years, are eligible.\\
+~~~~services. All red-headed men who are sound in body and mind and above\\
-~~~~Apply in person on Monday, at eleven o’clock, to Duncan Ross, at the\\
+~~~~the age of twenty-one years, are eligible. Apply in person on Monday,\\
-~~~~offices of the League, 7 Pope’s Court, Fleet Street.”
+~~~~at eleven o’clock, to Duncan Ross, at the offices of the League,\\
+~~~~7 Pope’s Court, Fleet Street.”
 “What on earth does this mean?” I ejaculated after I had twice read
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 note-paper. It read in this fashion:
-~~~~~~~~~~~~THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE\\
+~~~~~~~~~~~THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE\\
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~IS\\
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~IS\\
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~DISSOLVED.\\
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~October 9, 1890.
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~October 9, 1890.
 Sherlock Holmes and I surveyed this curt announcement and the rueful

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