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Myst III: Exile Hints
How can I open it?
1 of 14: Start by looking at the second plant -- the one that you can stand in front of at ground level.
2 of 14: Notice that this second plant is open, unlike the first one.
3 of 14: Try to close this plant, to learn how you can open the first one.
4 of 14: Take the path that goes up and around the second plant, and you'll reach a plant that has fan-like leaves.
5 of 14: Click on the center of that plant to make it move -- it will block the light that's reaching the large plant and cause the large plant's center stalk to move slightly.
6 of 14: Also notice the flies swarming around that stalk.
7 of 14: If you go back down to ground level, you can make them move.
8 of 14: Walk until you're as close as you can get to the plant, and there should be a squishy dome-shaped plant in front of you. (I'm talking about the dome plant close to the second blue plant itself, not the smaller version of the dome plant next to a root.)
9 of 14: Click on the dome plant, and it will release some spores into the air. If you've moved the fan-shaped plants, the flies should be chased away by those spores. If the flies don't move, then you may want to move the fan-shaped plants again, just in case you accidentally moved them back to their initial position.
10 of 14: So you now know what it takes to open the first blue plant you saw.
11 of 14: It will open when flies are swarming around it (and they should be if you chased them away from the other blue plant) and when light is shining on it.
12 of 14: Look in the area around the first plant.
13 of 14: Go up the path near the first plant and you should find a blue reflecting plant. (Take the upward-sloping path to your left as you're facing the first blue plant.)
14 of 14: Point the reflecting plant at the large blue plant, and it should open. If it doesn't, go back to make sure the flies are no longer around the second plant -- you'll need to try that part of the puzzle again if they're still there.
