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Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure Hints
Where can I find a security card for the lab?
1 of 12: It's in the library in a hidden safe. Where do people always hide safes in works of fiction?
2 of 12: Go upstairs and move the painting on the left to find it. Now you need a key. That too is in the library --
3 of 12: -- inside the cushion of one of the chairs in front of the fireplace.
4 of 12: Which has a stuck zipper. You don't need to lubricate it; instead, you need a tool that will let you grasp it so you can yank.
5 of 12: There's a pair of pliers inside the cabinet in the front hallway. Use that on the chair cushion.
6 of 12: Okay, key, great! Use the key on the safe to discover --
7 of 12: -- aw, criminy, now you need a three-number combination, fooey! Did you notice what Tex said about the painting that covered the safe?
8 of 12: He said it looked just like the painting over the fireplace except that the one over the fireplace has three numbers on it. Go look at that painting --
9 of 12: -- to discover that it's a stinking slider puzzle, argh! Do you hate slider puzzles as much as I do?
10 of 12: In that case, I'll let you in on a little secret: you don't really need to solve this puzzle if you already know the numbers on it. Read on if you want this one just handed to you.
11 of 12: The code you need is --
12 of 12: -- 376. Enter that in the safe, and you've got your security card.
