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Shadowgate Hints
The Torches in the Secret Room
1 of 19: Have you tried to take them?
2 of 19: That's interesting.
3 of 19: Have you tried to light them?
4 of 19: Wet? That must mean something.
5 of 19: Perhaps that they were not intended to be lit.
6 of 19: And that definitely means something.
7 of 19: Remember that the warlock lord is very utilitarian.
8 of 19: Nothing is simply for decoration.
9 of 19: Have you looked at both of them?
10 of 19: The left one is fastened with modern-looking nails....
11 of 19: The other one isn't fastened like that.
12 of 19: So this must have some purpose.
13 of 19: Consider the shape of the torch.
14 of 19: Consider what it could hide, if you just took something and wrapped a rag around the end.
