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Shadowgate Hints

How do I go down the trapdoor safely?

  • 1 of 6: Well, the ladder's broken.
  • 2 of 6: You can't levitate down it.
  • 3 of 6: You can't tie a rope to it.
  • 4 of 6: You can't fix it.
  • 5 of 6: You don't need it.
  • 6 of 6: You don't go down it.