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How can I open the gate at the end of the crypt area?
1 of 10: The lever that's just to the right of it won't work at first, so look around for some standard puzzle gimmicks.
2 of 10: Looking back through the crypt area, you'll find four rotatable pillars with animal carvings on them.
3 of 10: Look on the walls next to the stairs to find four animal designs. They must be your clue on how to set the pillars.
4 of 10: Notice that there are two designs on each side of the stairs.
5 of 10: Also notice that there are two pillars on each side of the passage. That must be how the designs match up to the pillars.
6 of 10: See which two designs are on one wall next to the stairs, then go along that side of the passage and set the two pillars to those two designs in order.
7 of 10: For instance, the left wall (as you face the stairs from their top) has an eagle and a whale on it, in that order.
8 of 10: So go down the left side of the passage, setting the first left-side pillar you reach to the eagle design, and the second one to the whale design.
9 of 10: Go back to the top of the stairs and repeat the process with the right side of the passage, setting its pillars to a whale and a snake.
10 of 10: Once that's done, the lever next to the gate will open it.
