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I once sent a telegram to 12 of my friends saying ALL IS DISCOVERED - FLEE AT ONCE. They all left town immediately.
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This has also been attributed to Arthur Conan Doyle, with the caveat that only one of his friends disappeared.

 

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain)

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