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Companions of Xanth Hints
How do I get into the castle?
1 of 13: Listen to what the eye at the door (past the drawbridge) told you. Everything you need to know can be found in what he says.
2 of 13: No matter what you do, you're not getting in through the front door.
3 of 13: But there is an exit elsewhere beyond the moat.
4 of 13: See the hint about crossing the moat, and take the alternate way as described in that question. You should be able to get into the sewers by following that path.
5 of 13: The switches in the sewer are the key to getting in.
6 of 13: Remember that Xanth uses a lot of wordplay.
7 of 13: Substituting one word for another that sounds the same is often helpful.
8 of 13: Listen to the eye's "mark my words" speech again. And mark his words.
9 of 13: Mark them by flipping the corresponding switches.
10 of 13: Say his speech out loud, and listen to yourself. Ignore the printed words.
11 of 13: "For one to gain final entrance" contains the answer.
12 of 13: "Four one two gain final entrance" might be a better way of saying that.
13 of 13: Press the first, second, and fourth switches from the left to enter.
