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Black Dahlia Hints
Lockbox Text Solution
1 of 9: Moving the left lamp to the right enables the side window to be pushed in.
2 of 9: Pushing down the chimney lets you slide the shutter under the window up and locks it in place.
3 of 9: Pushing the waterwheel all the way to the rear causes some of the logs to retract.
4 of 9: Once the bottom rear logs are recessed, another log can be moved back, and one of the front logs can then be moved to the left.
5 of 9: The door is blocking the upward movement of the tiny block, so you will need move it.
6 of 9: To open the door, reverse your actions so that the window and bottom shutter return to their original positions. (Slide the window shutter down; raise the chimney and turn the waterwheel all the way forward.)
7 of 9: Move the left lamp back to its upward position and open the door.
8 of 9: The door is still in the way of the tiny block, so slide it to the left.
