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SPOILER: Exact wall plaque puzzle solution.
First, click on the piece of paper to get a close-up of it, then set the blank slots on it to be N, Z, and capital pi.
Next, do the following oar rotation moves in order, remembering that an oar's "top" circle is always the one that's on the end opposite its paddle.
* Click on the middle oar's central circle twice.
* Click on the left oar's top circle.
* Click on the right oar's top circle twice.
* Click on the middle oar's top circle.
* Click on the right oar's top circle.
* Click on the middle oar's top circle twice.
* Click on the middle oar's central circle.
* Click on the middle oar's top circle twice.