Sherlock

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sherlock needs work, constant stimulation  
“innumerable puncture marks”
”i abhor the dull routine of existence”
”give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram”
”infernal problem consuming [him]”
sherlock’s abilities are represented in animal imagery 
“clear-cut, hawk-like features” -contrasts to his drug abuse last chapter
”like… a trained bloodhound picking out a scent”
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sherlock is insensitive - cannot interact well with others despite being a detective 
“viewing the matter as an abstract problem, i had forgotten how personal and painful…”
”a client to me is a mere factor in a problem”
”you really are an automation- a calculating machine”
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sherlock has strange methods of detection 
"so swift, silent, and furtive were his movements" -getting into the mindset of a criminal
"I would rather have Toby's help than that of the whole detective force of London." -dog << MET police
"like a glow-worm"
"like a trained bloodhound"

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