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Nancy Drew and the Secret of Shadow Ranch Hints
What should I do with the thing I found?
1 of 9: It's scuffed so badly that you can't tell what picture was on it. You need to unscuff it.
2 of 9: Polish it, that is.
3 of 9: You know someone around town with a rock polisher, don't you?
4 of 9: Go to Mary's Gifts and ask her to polish it for you.
5 of 9: After you take a call from Bess, take the rock to Charlie's grave at Trail Stop.
6 of 9: NOTE: Before you go, now's the time to make any last phone calls or look up anything on the web. After you talk to Bess, your phone is nonfunctional for the rest of the game.
7 of 9: To use the rock, go look at Charlie's grave marker. Nancy will hold the rock up; turn around till you see something that looks like the picture on the rock.
