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Special Thank Yous

  • A very special THANK YOU to all those who frequent GameBoomers Discussion Board  (http://www.gameboomers.com).

    The walkthrough posted on GameBoomers written by Witchen was also very helpful.

    Thanks to Mary Anna Searle for her analysis of the triangle puzzle, and to all of you who wrote to me about the end game!