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Alternative to clean cloth
1 of 14: What's an alternative to clean cloth?
2 of 14: Dirty cloth, it would seem.
3 of 14: Have you found any dirty cloth nearby?
4 of 14: Explore the nearby paths, until you run into a scarecrow.
5 of 14: Starting from the pile of logs, walk forward to the first intersection, and turn right.
6 of 14: Move forward two scenes, and you will see the scarecrow.
7 of 14: You'll find that you can take the dirty cloths off of the scarecrow.
8 of 14: But they're too dirty to use to bandage Jep's head.
9 of 14: So you'll need to wash them somewhere.
10 of 14: Explore around until you come to the edge of the lake.
11 of 14: (Again starting from the log pile, walk forward to the first intersection, turn right and go to the first intersection, turn left and go past a large red tree, continuing until you come to the lake.)
12 of 14: Look for an area where you can place the dirty clothes in the water to produce clean cloth.
13 of 14: Move to the right side of the rocky shoreline, and click a dirty cloth on the water.
14 of 14: You can clean as many cloths as you want -- and even get Mina a drink while you're there by clicking the water with nothing "in hand".
