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How do I disable the electricity?
1 of 12: The electricity is being produced by a coil driven by a moving magnet.
2 of 12: Stopping the magnet would end the electric current.
3 of 12: The magnet is being rotated by a steam boiler.
4 of 12: If the boiler were turned off, the magnet would stop rotating.
5 of 12: The boiler is heated by a coal furnace.
6 of 12: Removing the burning coal from the furnace would stop the steam boiler.
7 of 12: You'll need to find some way to remove the glowing embers from the furnace.
8 of 12: Look around the hidden room.
9 of 12: Take the shovel at the left of the mechanism.
10 of 12: Use the shovel on the coal.
11 of 12: You still need to let the steam out of the boiler.
12 of 12: Click on the lever near the top right of the boiler to deactivate the machine, and disable the electric current.