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How can I make these indentations easier to read?
1 of 10: How is this type of clichéd old situation usually handled?
2 of 10: You don't have any lead or charcoal handy, so you'll need another "discoloring agent" to use on the page.
3 of 10: Look for something in Farley's office.
4 of 10: Check the ashtray that's on his desk.
5 of 10: Click on the ashes in the ashtray close-up to take them, then return to the secretary's desk and get the notepad close-up again.
6 of 10: The ashes are over on the right side of the screen, so pick them up and click them near the top of the page.
7 of 10: Keep clicking them around if necessary until Holmes sprinkles them on the page, then note what he says about needing a brush.
8 of 10: Exit the notepad close-up and check the desk for something you can use.
9 of 10: There's a brush you can take in the open make-up case that's near the notepad.
10 of 10: Get the notepad's close-up back, then pick up the brush and move it around over the ashes until the message is revealed.
