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Where can I get a lantern?
  • 1 of 11: You need to make your own.
  • 2 of 11: Try something natural.
  • 3 of 11: Those fireflies in the clearing near Elaine would make a good light source, if only you could catch them.
  • 4 of 11: There's a jar in the bar that you can take.
  • 5 of 11: The jar is your container, but you need something to attract the fireflies as well.
  • 6 of 11: Try something sweet.
  • 7 of 11: There is some sugar water on top of the windmill.
  • 8 of 11: Fill the jar with it, and put the jar on the stump below the flies to catch them.
  • 9 of 11: Now, you need to keep the fireflies in your trap, but make sure not to kill them.
  • 10 of 11: You need to put holes in the lid of the jar.
  • 11 of 11: Use the chisel from the cemetery (near the carved tombstone) to make the holes, and use the lid on the jar.  You now have your lantern.