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The Colonel's Bequest Hints
How can I get into the basement?
1 of 11: Do you have your trusty lantern lit yet?
2 of 11: Have you read the Bible recently?
3 of 11: Check in the chapel near the pulpit.
4 of 11: Open the board with the crowbar.
5 of 11: Read the directions given in the Bible.
6 of 11: Oil the helmet of the armor to get the handle.
7 of 11: Check in the hedge garden, and look carefully.
8 of 11: At the base of the staue there is a shaft.
9 of 11: Put the handle on the shaft and turn.
10 of 11: Is the statue watching the pretty fountain?
11 of 11: Turn the statue to open the secret trapdoor.
