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How does the rope puzzle work?
1 of 5: Your job is to detangle the ropes so that no two ropes overlap anymore.
2 of 5: Move ropes around by clicking on a metal disc that they go through to pick it up, then moving it to a new location before clicking again to drop it.
3 of 5: A disc can be dropped anywhere within its ropes' range.
4 of 5: Your goal is to move the discs so that no ropes overlap. Another way to look at it is that you need to move the discs so that none of the ropes are outlined in red.
5 of 5: If you find that the current configuration of ropes is too hard to de-tangle, hit the "Reset" button to get it re-randomized. You may find the next configuration easier to deal with.
