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Introduction
This story is about a man who solves crimes.
His name is Arsene Lupin. The French writer
Maurice Leblanc wrote many stories about Lupin.
The Hollow Needle
first came out in a French
magazine in 1908. Each month, a new chapter
was in the magazine. The complete story was
made into a book in 1909. Some people say Lupin
is like a French Sherlock Holmes.