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Riddle of the Sphinx Hints

What do I do inside the Lotus Dome?

  • 1 of 14: Do you have any object that might interact with the receptacle?
  • 2 of 14: Try the Sacred Cull.
  • 3 of 14: You'll need to transfer something into the receptacle.
  • 4 of 14: What you need can be found within the Lotus Dome Chamber.
  • 5 of 14: Look at the far back, right side of the room (as seen with your back to the entrance from the Revolving Room).
  • 6 of 14: There is a sand dispenser.
  • 7 of 14: Do you have something you could put it in?
  • 8 of 14: Use your Sacred Cull to obtain some sand.
  • 9 of 14: Place the sand in the receptacle in front of the throne inside the Lotus Dome.
  • 10 of 14: Since this apparatus is based on weights and balances, perhaps one cull-full is not enough.
  • 11 of 14: Transfer more sand from the dispenser to the receptacle.
  • 12 of 14: Two cull-fulls is not enough.
  • 13 of 14: Nor are three, four, or five.
  • 14 of 14: The sixth trip should set in motion an elevator mechanism.