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How do I get in through the "back door"?
1 of 11: The back entrance to Granite House will not be available until much later in the game, and will require that Mina has first entered Granite House by the "front door".
2 of 11: The back door can be "discovered" either from the inside, or from the outside.
3 of 11: However, in both cases, it is somewhat hidden...
4 of 11: ... and blocked.
5 of 11: From the outside, standing near the edge of the water (where Mina has probably already come for water), note the active spot on the wall to the right, where there appears to be some man-made masonry between the vines.
6 of 11: (This is the area that can be reached starting from the original log pile, moving forward to the first intersection, and turning right. Then move down that path to the next intersection, turn left, and walk forward past a red maple tree. The water is accessible at the far right side of this beach area.)
7 of 11: It seems that this man-made wall is hiding something.
8 of 11: A brute-force response is called for here.
9 of 11: You can eliminate the wall using one of several means.
10 of 11: You can use dynamite to blow it up, or have a go with a pickaxe on the wall.
