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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

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Ted Gioia
Jan 01, 2000
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And what, you ask, is a holistic detective agency?

Perhaps the ad in the Yellow Pages will answer your question. It reads:

DIRK GENTLY’S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY

We solve the whole crime We find the whole person Phone today for the whole solution to your problem

Does that make everything clear? No? Okay, let’s consult Mr. Gently, the holistic detective him…

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