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How can I get the padlock's combination set?
1 of 6: Keep clicking on one of its combo circles to find that each one can be set to only one of four possible symbols.
2 of 6: Click around on all the circles to find that each time you click on a circle, all three other circles "advance" one symbol.
3 of 6: Keep clicking until you find out which symbol immediately precedes the A-like symbol that you want everything set to.
4 of 6: Working backwards from the solution state, you'll realize that you need to get the symbols set to where one of them is the A-like symbol and the other three are all Z-like symbols. You can then click on the A-like symbol to set the correct combination.
5 of 6: If you just keep clicking on one combo circle, you can set all three of the others to the Z-like symbol, but only if they're all the same symbol to start with.
6 of 6: One simple way to get a circle to show the A-like symbol and the others to show the Z-like symbol is to click on three different circles one time each. If that doesn't work, click on those three circles once each again until it does (or hit the "Reset" button before doing it).
