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Fallout 3 Hints
Lockpick
All 25 Lockpick skill books are named "Tumblers Today."
* Mason Dixon Salvage (Zone 1/10): on floor next to locked footlocker in eastern Abandoned Shack
* Raider overlook shack (Zone 1/e): on shelf in shack's SE corner
* Drainage Chamber (Zone 1/g): on floor next to locked door
* Jackknifed red truck with guard dogs (Zone 1/i): next to safe in back of truck
* Minefield (Zone 3/10): on desk in SW corner of Gibson House's ground floor
* Roosevelt Academy (Zone 4/1): on desk next to ammo boxes in SW top-floor office in Arts and Athletics Hall area
* Hostile ghoul village (Zone 4/i): in fallen-over doorless fridge next to middle Abandoned Shack
* Germantown Police HQ (Zone 5/1): on metal shelves in locked storage room north of basement firing range
* Meresti Trainyard (Zone 5/6): on makeshift table with radio in Robert's living area in Meresti Service Tunnel area
* Vault 106 (Zone 5/12): in Science Labs area, on knocked-over machine in SW corner of server room near door to Living Quarters area
* Jury Street Metro Station (Zone 5/13): on floor in SW corner of Gold Ribbon Grocers store after gas leak ignites
* Ruined houses in crater (Zone 5/n): in bathtub in northern-most house remains
* Vault 108 (Zone 6/6): under stepladder behind large crates on east side of Entrance area's southern-most room (impossible to reach)
* Smith Casey's Garage (Zone 7/3): inside open safe next to mattress with skeleton on it
* Ruined office building (Zone 7/j): on top of wooden bookshelves on second floor
* Nuka-Cola Plant (Zone 8/11): in Factory Floor area, on wooden shelves behind wrecky door in room just SE of door to Offices area
* Talon Company Camp (Zone 8/j): on metal shelves in SW room
* Mama Dolce's (Zone 9/11): next to skeleton at end of cave tunnel at west end of Food Distribution area
* Falls Church Metro (Zone 9/12): on desk in room directly north of room with exit doors in southern Office Building
* Falls Church East (Zone 9/14): on desk in office along south side of East Wing area in L.O.B. Enterprises building
* Arlington Library (Zone 9/20): on desk at north end of big SW room in Media Archive area
* Large raider camp (Zone 9/o): on floor next to mattress in lookout's area at west end of camp
* Franklin Metro Utility (Zone 9/underground metro): on mine box in fenced-in side area near turret on lower floor of huge entry area
* Freedom Street Station (Zone 9/underground metro): on table in scavenger's area
* Sewer (Zone 9/underground metro): on ground next to cinderblocks and ammo boxes near eastern track tunnel split