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Still Life Hints

Red section

  • 1 of 14: Beginning from the final position of solving the Tan section, depress tumbler "L" (using the currently-selected pick).
  • 2 of 14: Switch picks, and depress tumbler "N".  Tumbler "L" will jam.
  • 3 of 14: Switch picks, and depress tumbler "G".  Tumbler "N" will jam.
  • 4 of 14: Using the same pick, depress tumbler "D", then retract the pick by left-clicking on the shaft.
  • 5 of 14: Still using the same pick, depress tumbler "O".
  • 6 of 14: Switch picks, and depress tumbler "D".
  • 7 of 14: Switch picks, and click on tumbler "L".  Using the same pick, click on tumbler "L" once again.
  • 8 of 14: Switch picks, and click on tumbler "F".  Using the same pick, click on tumbler "F" once again.  This will cause the entire tan section of tumblers to jam open once again.
  • 9 of 14: Still using the same pick, depress tumbler "N".
  • 10 of 14: Switch picks, and depress tumbler "G".  Tumbler "N" will jam.
  • 11 of 14: Switch picks, and click on tumbler "M".  Using the same pick, click on tumbler "M" once again.  Tumbler "G" will jam.
  • 12 of 14: Switch picks, and clear the tan section by clicking on tumbler "F", then clicking once more on tumbler "F".  All tan tumblers will jam open again.
  • 13 of 14: Using the same pick, click on tumbler "H".
  • 14 of 14: There's only one tumbler left -- the red master tumbler.  So switch picks, and depress the red master tumbler "I".  The puzzle is solved.