Sherlock’s Encounter

He felt something hard like a peg,
Then Sherlock, he began to beg.
Two massive, great paws,
Wet slathering jaws,
The great hound was humping his leg.
A dramatic, non-graphic gothic mystery illustration: a massive Great Hound corners Sherlock Holmes in a dim foggy Victorian London alley. Holmes looks visibly panicked and backs against a brick wall, clutching his hat and cane defensively. The hound snarls menacingly with bared teeth, looming but not attacking or biting. Moody chiaroscuro lighting, swirling mist, richly detailed Victorian atmosphere, cinematic composition, no gore, no sexual content.

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