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Shadowgate Hints
Directions for movement
1 of 6: This is a file that gives directions to keep you from getting lost if you don't know what I mean referring to a room.
2 of 6: The room through the secret passage from the book room is the "torch room", or the "secret room".
3 of 6: The room through the secret passage from there is the "bridge room".
4 of 6: The room across the rotten bridge is the "snake room".
5 of 6: The room across the sturdy bridge is the "wraith room".
6 of 6: The room through the door from there is the "rope room". The rope here leads to the mirror room.