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Broken Sword 5 Hints

How can I repair the cable car?

  • 1 of 9: Try to find some help.
  • 2 of 9: Check the closet on the right side.
  • 3 of 9: Repairing a fuse is simple: just find a conductor and position it between the contacts.
  • 4 of 9: The conductor might be anything made of metal.
  • 5 of 9: Even a paperclip.
  • 6 of 9: To get it to the contacts you should be very small.
  • 7 of 9: You are not that small, but something else is.
  • 8 of 9: Trevor is small enough; just find a way to let him carry the paperclip.
  • 9 of 9: Bait Trevor to the fuse by throwing the biscuit there.