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    $\begingroup$ I feared that if I did that, my entire answer would essentially be a giant spoiler tag, which is against the principle of this site. $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 15, 2015 at 19:42
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    $\begingroup$ I've edited in order to spoilerise what's essential to the solution without making the entire answer a giant spoiler tag. Feel free to rollback if you object! +1 by the way. $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 15, 2015 at 21:27
  • $\begingroup$ Won't a better interpretation be that "the herring was rotten, and had it been smoked, its fate (rotting) would have been prevented"? $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 15, 2015 at 21:27
  • $\begingroup$ @MarchHo That was the intended interpretation. $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 15, 2015 at 21:38
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    $\begingroup$ @Reticality You should probably remove your comment if you're really worried about spoilers... $\endgroup$ Commented Mar 15, 2015 at 22:53