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The Black Mirror Hints

Where can I find a shovel?

  • 1 of 8: Grave-diggers usually have shovels, but the local grave-digger isn't currently doing anything that requires a shovel.
  • 2 of 8: And he didn't leave one lying around on either of the two cemetery screens.
  • 3 of 8: Where have you actually seen the grave-digger digging a grave before?
  • 4 of 8: Way back in Chapter I, you saw him working at digging a grave over to the right of the church building. He was using a pick at the time, but maybe he also had a shovel (or maybe you can use the pick).
  • 5 of 8: If you go over there now, you'll see that there's a gravestone and a barrow to the right of it that's interactive.
  • 6 of 8: But it's too dark to examine them.
  • 7 of 8: Once you have the flashlight, use it on both the grave and the barrow.
  • 8 of 8: Using it on the barrow will reveal a shovel, which you can now pick up by clicking on the left side of the mound of dirt.