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The author was showing how paranoid Holmes was when he thought about his dead body. Holmes knows that what he did do his victims was going to be done to him. The author specifically included this portion as a closure to his character, Holmes. He was showing Holmes worries as his end was approaching. Also, this portion tells us how hypocrite Holmes is by not wanting his remains to be examined by scientists but he did the same to his victims when he sold their remains to medical schools. This is significant because the author once again shows that all Holmes ever cared about is himself.
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