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How do I correctly place the gears?
1 of 8: You'll notice that most of the squares has one or more half-gears. The goal is to arrange the squares in such a way that each of the half-gears is made complete with a half-gear from another square. For example, if one square has a large half-gear along the bottom edge, you will need to place it just over a square with a large half-gear along the top edge.
2 of 8: There is one half-gear extending out from the bottom that cannot be moved. With the exception of this one spot, none of the half-gears can be placed against the outside edge of the puzzle.
3 of 8: All the other gears must connect and interconnect to the half-gear at the bottom. For example, there are two pieces that have a small half-gear along the bottom edge of the square and nothing else. These could not be placed against the immovable half-gear since that would create only one single working gear with nothing else attached to it.
4 of 8: All the rest of the pieces must somehow fit together so that all the gears are interconnected and complete. The puzzle won't be solved if there are any left-over gears or gear-pieces.
5 of 8: Start with the gear at the bottom that cannot be moved. It has a half-small gear at the top. There are several squares that have a small half-gear at the bottom. You'll need to decide which square works best in that location.
6 of 8: Through a process of elimination, you should be able to figure out which square to place at the start. For example, there is a square with three small half-gears -- bottom, left, and top. This piece cannot be placed against the starting half-gear because the left half-gear cannot be completed with the other squares without placing a half-gear against the edge of the puzzle (which is against the rules).
7 of 8: There is another piece that has a small half-gear at the bottom, and a large half-gear on the right side. This one also cannot be placed at the bottom since there are only two choices to complete the large half-gear and neither one fits the rules of the puzzle. One has nothing else on it -- which cannot be correct since this would end the chain of gears. The other has a large gear extending down from the bottom (which cannot be placed along the edge of the puzzle).
8 of 8: Continue through the rest of the gears, placing the squares, one-by-one, through a process of elimination, until all the gears are placed. Note: Correctly placing the gears is the first step in starting the main water pump. Be sure to read on under "How do I restart the main water pump in the academy?" for the final steps.
