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What can I do with the opening in the murky water room?

  • 1 of 14: Something seems to be missing.
  • 2 of 14: You basically need a lever here. What could you combine with the opening to make it into a usable lever?
  • 3 of 14: You need a nice, long steel rod of some sort. Look nearby for one.
  • 4 of 14: You may need to take something apart to get it.
  • 5 of 14: The railing around the top of the room looks like it's made out of sturdy cast iron.
  • 6 of 14: Check out that fan-shaped railing segment over at the far left end of the murky water area.
  • 7 of 14: You can get a good iron rod from it, but when you try the rod on the opening, Samuel will say that it's too thick.
  • 8 of 14: This is the correct item -- you'll need to figure out how to make it fit.
  • 9 of 14: Can you file it down somehow?
  • 10 of 14: There's nothing in either of the underground areas that will do that.
  • 11 of 14: Where else can you think of something that could grind down an iron rod?
  • 12 of 14: Why don't you go back up the stairs to the cellar?
  • 13 of 14: Hey, there's Bates' knife-sharpening grinder gadget! It should help.
  • 14 of 14: Use the rod on the grinder to grind it down to size, then go use it on the opening in the murky water area to turn it into a lever long enough to open a nearby hatch. (NOTE: If you've already combined the rod with another item, you'll have to right-click on it in inventory to separate the rod from the other item in order for it to work as a lever.)