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The Lurking Horror Hints
Some of the items I dropped have disappeared!
1 of 3: Well, someone hanging around at various parts in the game will steal them.
2 of 3: The urchin is the culprit.
3 of 3: In other words, don't drop anything when the urchin is in the room.
