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Machinarium Hints
How can I solve the puzzle on the control panel?
1 of 6: It's a pretty easy puzzle once you figure out what you need to do.
2 of 6: You've got to swap all of the arrows.
3 of 6: Label the arrows from top to bottom numbers one through seven (the middle, empty circle being four).
4 of 6: Now, the objective is to put those down-pointing arrows in the bottom three spaces, and the up-pointing ones in the top three. So, the opposite of where they are now.
5 of 6: The solution is as follows, click on these positions in this order:
