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How can I get into the abandoned house?

  • 1 of 14: The house may look abandoned, but someone is trying to keep intruders out for some reason. The front door is locked!
  • 2 of 14: If you talk to Eleanor and Louis (the caretaker) about it, you'll find that they don't have a key for it.
  • 3 of 14: Try right-clicking on the door to see if it has any weaknesses or special features.
  • 4 of 14: Hey, the key is in the lock on the other side! Perhaps you can play "Nancy Drew" and use that classic old solution to this type of problem.
  • 5 of 14: To start with, you'll need something very flat, to slide under the door to catch the key when it falls.
  • 6 of 14: Look through your inventory for something suitable.
  • 7 of 14: That mourning-card is really quite large. It's not just a little business-card-sized thing. Use it on the door to slip it under.
  • 8 of 14: Now to push the key out onto the mourning-card with something.
  • 9 of 14: You'd think the chess piece knife would work, but the game won't let you even try it. Ditto with the sacred key from Marcus' tomb.
  • 10 of 14: You're going to have to find something here on the grounds to poke into the keyhole.
  • 11 of 14: Have you fully explored the garden area yet? It's where you came through to reach the abandoned house.
  • 12 of 14: Did you see the garden hose connected to a faucet near the exit to the path fork?
  • 13 of 14: Click on the faucet to find and take a firm wire.
  • 14 of 14: Use the wire on the locked door to push the key out, and onto your mourning-card.