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The Black Mirror Hints

How do I open the metal box?

  • 1 of 12: You won't be able to open the box until you've solved another puzzle in this chapter.
  • 2 of 12: The box is locked. You'll need to get Henry's key for it.
  • 3 of 12: It's not anywhere in the greenhouse.
  • 4 of 12: Remember the dream Samuel had at the beginning of the chapter?
  • 5 of 12: Samuel saw Henry floating in the fountain. In this dream, he also saw a key sinking to the bottom of the fountain.
  • 6 of 12: The key might still be in the fountain.
  • 7 of 12: When you return to the drained fountain and click on it, Samuel won't be able to find the key at first.
  • 8 of 12: But he can easily home in on something much larger and redder.
  • 9 of 12: Click on the painted symbol that's just inside the fountain to get a close-up of it.
  • 10 of 12: Look around the symbol close-up screen for other things.
  • 11 of 12: There's the key! It's lying a bit to the right of the symbol.
  • 12 of 12: Once you have it, go to the greenhouse and use it on the locked box in the drawer.