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Nancy Drew 17: Legend of the Crystal Skull Hints
How do I get past the spider in the fountain?
1 of 9: Did you notice the wires strung around the outside of the spider's hole?
2 of 9: Each one hits a different note when you pluck it. As you might guess, that means you need to pluck the strings in a specific order to get rid of the spider.
3 of 9: You don't need to play a tune; just look for something in the house that tells you what order to pluck the strings.
4 of 9: You'll find it on the door to the secret room.
5 of 9: In that pattern, there's a different number of bars next to each string, one through eight. Those bars tell you --
6 of 9: -- the order to pluck the strings: one for the first one, two for the second one, and so on.
7 of 9: So in case it wasn't clear to you, here's the order to pluck those strings -- though remember, this won't work until you've actually seen the design on the secret room door.
8 of 9: You'll need to get into that same hole a second time, after the spider is gone. To get into the hole the second time, you'll need a second tune --
9 of 9: -- that you can find by playing the jack in the box in the secret room.
