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What correspondence from so far away can shed some light...

  • 1 of 5: The full riddle is, "What correspondence from so far away can shed some light on the Captain's fate?  The Astrolabe and Boussole, ships of such pride. ran onto coral -- the captain's last ride!"
  • 2 of 5: This will take a little deeper exploration that most of the other riddles.
  • 3 of 5: You'll need to get inside of Captain Nemo's safe.
  • 4 of 5: Inside the safe, look around for anything you can take or read.
  • 5 of 5: The answer to this riddle is the 18th Century metal chest found in the safe, which talks about the two ships named in the riddle..