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Jack Keane Hints
How can I read the letter with the Queen's seal?
1 of 17: First of all, you won't even be able to pick up the letter until you have distracted the manager and gained access to Jack's room.
2 of 17: Once you have the manager out of the way, you can pick up and open the letter.
3 of 17: Seems there's nothing on the page except the faint smell of lemon.
4 of 17: Did you ever make these when you were younger? You paint a hidden message on paper in lemon juice, then heat the paper over a flame and the writing becomes clear.
5 of 17: You need to put the letter over a flame.
6 of 17: Unfortunately, the roaring fire in the hotel lobby won't do the trick -- you wouldn't be able to keep the paper from burning to a crisp.
7 of 17: We need a much smaller, much more concentrated flame.
8 of 17: Head up to Jack's room and look for something you can use to create a flame.
9 of 17: Or, something that could put out a flame if it had some fuel inside.
10 of 17: There's an oil lamp near the window. You just need some fuel for it, and a source of ignition.
11 of 17: The fuel can be found down in the lobby.
12 of 17: There's a can of turpentine here, and it's flammable. Take it with you and pour a small amount of it into the lamp.
13 of 17: As for a source of ignition, look for a way to take some of the fire downstairs up to the bedroom.
14 of 17: Head back out to the village, perhaps even towards the bluffs from back in Chapter III, and look for something you can use.
15 of 17: There's been a fresh incense stick placed in the shrine just outside of town.
16 of 17: Grab it, light it on the fireplace in the lobby of the Punjab Inn, then take it upstairs and use it on the lamp with turpentine in it.
17 of 17: You can then hold the letter over the flame to read it.
