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Nancy Drew and the Secret of Shadow Ranch Hints
Where can I find kindling?
1 of 9: You need something that catches fire fairly quickly but burns longer than tinder.
2 of 9: A bunch of small sticks and twigs would do the job nicely.
3 of 9: As it happens, there are twigs all over the yard for this purpose.
4 of 9: You need to collect five bunches of twigs, which you will find --
5 of 9: -- on the left as you face the ranch house door --
6 of 9: -- against the fence between the vegetables --
7 of 9: -- to the right of the chicken coop door --
8 of 9: -- on the right as you leave the chicken coop, under the old mining car full of plants and rocks --
9 of 9: -- and to the right of the pump house, the little red house that looks like a tiny barn. (But this bundle is only reachable if you approach the pump house from the center of the yard. If you come to it from the fire pit, you won't find the sticks.)
