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Shadowgate Hints

How do I read the Swahili book?

  • 1 of 9: You can't read Swahili?
  • 2 of 9: Well, you can't learn, either.
  • 3 of 9: However, there *is* an item that will translate it for you.
  • 4 of 9: Its name is a giveaway.
  • 5 of 9: The GLASSES.
  • 6 of 9: Can't find 'em?
  • 7 of 9: Well, they're right by the book.
  • 8 of 9: In the desk drawer, actually.
  • 9 of 9: PUT ON THE GLASSES IN THE DESK DRAWER.