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Jack the Ripper Hints
Door Puzzle
1 of 8: These are the symbols of the Chinese calendar.
2 of 8: You've seen them elsewhere.
3 of 8: Like on the calendar on the laundry's front door.
4 of 8: And on the help-wanted card in your inventory.
5 of 8: The one on the card is a dragon; the one on the front door is a stylized ox.
6 of 8: So one of these wheels should be turned so the dragon is on top, and the other should be turned to the ox. (And the ox on the wheel looks much more like an ox than the ox on the door.)
7 of 8: As it happens, the dragon is on the left and the ox is on the right.
8 of 8: In case you can't see it, here's what it should look like solved:
