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Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock Hints

Flute

  • 1 of 5: The sentence was, "Leave by the road when the owner is in, because then there will be thieves about."
  • 2 of 5: So you need the symbols for --
  • 3 of 5: "Hit the road"
  • 4 of 5: "This owner is in"
  • 5 of 5: "There are thieves about"