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Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock Hints

I have the trivet! Um ... so what?

1 of 6: According to Josiah's Memory Book, the trivet will help you decode his journal.
2 of 6:
Which you'll find inside his safe deposit box.
- How do I get into the safe deposit boxes?
3 of 6: Well, the trivet and the journal obviously go together -- they have the same letters on them -- but there's something missing.
4 of 6: Something with that same swirly pattern on it.
5 of 6: You'll find it in the Secret Passages in the Lilac Inn.
6 of 6:
Did you solve the Creepy's Corner puzzle? The thing inside will give you the missing info so you can open the journal.

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