Cube puzzle wood solution

After ringing both bells, for the forest fortress how are you supposed to know to hold x and pray in front of the pillars to make them get out of the way to progress? I got stuck and accidentally spoiled it for myself using a walkthrough, and I'm trying to figure out how the game would have shown me. I have the right side of page 23 which if you stare at it really hard sort of shows the concept.
Is that what you all did? Or is there something more explicit? Perhaps finding the left side of the page? I don't think I would have gotten that, and for everything else the manual has been ancillary rather than the singular solution to the puzzle.

I recently got into big cubes (up to 14x14 so far on an app), and found parity solutions not to be well documented. It was hard just to find a few parity algorithms for specific cases. (Come on YouTubers, put them in the description!)
Moreover, I didn't want to learn a separate algorithm for each case. Surely these algorithms were related, so why couldn't I just learn the pattern?
Well, here you go. Here's how to solve any parity issue on any n x n cube.
Define the OLL parity function o as
o(a) = (aRw U2 x aRw U2 aRw U2) (aRw' U2 aLw U2 aRw' U2) (aRw U2 aRw' U2 aRw')
Define the PLL parity functions p₁ and p₂ as
p₁(a) = (aRw2 F2 U2) (aRw2 R2 U2 F2) aRw2
p₂(a) = (2R2 U2) (2R2 2Uw2) (2R2 2U2) [For now, this only works on a 4x4. If you know how to extend it to any size cube, let me know, and I'll update this.]
The three kinds of parity are edge parity (even and odd cubes, n >= 5), OLL parity (even cubes only), and PLL parity (even cubes only). So-called "edge parity" is technically not parity, but considering how similar it is to OLL parity, I think that term is good enough.
Edge parity
Look for the "middle chunk" in the UF edge. Consider this 9x9 edge:
COXOOOXOC 123456789
(C = corner, O = edge piece of one orientation, X = edge piece of the opposite orientation.)
The middle chunk is a set of one or more edge pieces, including the middle piece(s), bounded by pieces of the opposite orientation. Let i₁ and i₂ be the start and end indices of the middle chunk (so 4 and 6 in this example).
Do o(i₂). This will preserve the middle chunk but flip the rest of the edge, resulting in a larger middle chunk. Repeat (with a new value of i₂) until all edge pieces have the same orientation.
You can determine i₂ intuitively by turning just enough layers to move the entire middle chunk.
OLL parity
Do o(n/2). This is like solving edge parity where the middle chunk has length zero, so the entire edge is flipped.
This also works for Roux EO parity.
PLL parity
Do p₁(n/2) or p₂(n/2), whichever you prefer.
This also works for Roux L2E parity.
Let me know of any suggested changes to this. In particular, this edge parity method is something I just stumbled upon, and it may very well not be standard.

I’m in what I believe is the path that leads to the final ostrich encounter, and I just solved the puzzle where you reverse the order of some moving platforms by changing the direction of a mouse in a wheel. Below me are some platforms moving from right to left; I think I’m supposed to go left with them, I’m not sure if I’m supposed to stick to them or something but I literally am out of ways to progress. I only have the yoyo, disc and slinky, no bubble wand or flute, which is what I’ve seen other people describe as the solution to escape. Since I’ve fallen into the chasm I also can’t get out to go back and get those things, any help would be greatly appreciated!

So I got some wood I wanted to use in my tank so to disinfect it I submerged it in a bleach solution. The wood is now bleached white and I was wondering if there is any way to bring it back to its old color. I know I’ve done this in the past and my wood darkened again on its own but is there a way to speed up that effect?

Discuss today's puzzle and share your solutions here!

I’ve seen a good amount of discourse on some of the puzzles in KEY, but I wanted to share my thoughts on a few specific puzzles (good and bad) to see if other people shared my struggles/opinions.

1. The locked book in the cafe - The graphic design for this clue is incredibly flawed in my opinion. Why would you have lines drawn from one point of the compass to a specific number if you didn’t want players to conclude that number is connected to that specific point. (Looking at you, 4). I spent probably two hours on this puzzle thinking I was supposed to count the number of pictures on the wall or plants in a specific corner…not cool.
   
2. Coffee making - aside from the wonky mechanics that take some getting used to and the annoying flipping back and forth to different recipes, I didn’t mind this puzzle. I honestly kinda like the fact that the latte art is so frustrating because it has created a hilarious meme for the game that I think every ND game needs. I lowkey feel like HER made it infuriating on purpose for this reason.
   
3. The gold artifact in the museum - I feel like this one might be more user error on my end, but I really did not understand that I was supposed to search for Rs around the town, nor did I think I was supposed to click the little button at the bottom to trigger the mechanism. I swear I had the right combination for so long but kept second guessing myself because I assumed it would open on its own.
   
4. The trunk in the antique store - I just couldn’t find the little button on the side and it stumped me for a good hour, but I will say once I got it open, the gem sliding puzzle was very fun and a very unique puzzle that I quite enjoyed.
   
5. The puppet show - Frustrating, but not enraging like some of the other puzzles. I think some more hints as to what props were needed could have helped a lot without making it too easy.
   
6. The jewelry safe - I understand what they were trying to do, and I think it was a very good puzzle, but it definitely needed better guidance from the clues in the store. I don’t know how anyone could have solved this without the strategy guide or hints, but kudos to you if you did.
   
7. The dean’s wall - I was so excited when I finally realized this was like the Bento puzzle in SAW and I knew exactly what I supposed to do, only to be incredibly disappointed when I had a correct solution about 3 different times, but it wasn’t the EXACT solution the game would accept. Very defeating.
   
8. The alchemy puzzle - I was losing steam at this point so maybe I could have solved this on my own, but I struggled a lot with understanding what the book was trying to tell me and eventually looked up the solution after about 30 minutes. BUT this puzzle was pretty fun once I knew what I needed to do and I really appreciate what they were trying to do.
   
9. The riddles in the alchemy book - I really liked the candle puzzle and the moon/knight puzzle, but once I got to the clock puzzle I just threw my hands up and said absolutely not and almost immediately looked up the solution lol
   
10. The key weight puzzle - My only complaint about this is that I don’t think it makes logical sense in real life? If you don’t know how much one key weighs, you have no idea what the order would be, right? So if you have to get solution by random guessing until Nancy says “that’s right!” How does Nancy know?
    

Okay, I think I’ll leave it with those 10 for now, but would really love to know y’all’s thoughts as well!

Hi everyone! Me and my friends are stuck in the story. The animation where the pedestal comes up for you to place an ion cube at the portal won’t play. The pedestal won’t come up so we can’t power the portal. This is the portal at the island alien base. I’m wondering if there’s any solution? We literally can’t travel there manually because our vehicles would crush at that depth and we have no heat resistance yet. Help!!!

EXT. CAMELOT - CASTLE DAY
(The castle of Camelot stands over grassy hills and crystal clear rolling rivers and seas. Gray clouds cover the sky and hundreds of soldiers and knights can be seen riding toward the castle. Text appears on the screen reading “CAMELOT” and then “CENTURIES AGO”.)
INT. CASTLE - THRONE ROOM - DAY
(MORGANA LE FAY (Centuries-Old), a beautiful middle aged appearing woman with sharp features and long flowing black hair, sits on the throne and holds Excalibur, the Crown of Camelot sits upon her head. Knights and soldiers march in linear motions through the hall. DEWIN (30s), a scruffily charming magician, enters in handcuffs, with guards behind him. Dewin marches up and presents himself to Morgana. Everyone in the room halts.)
MORGANA: State your name.
DEWIN: You know my name, Morgana.
MORGANA: State your name.
DEWIN: Dewinson of Merlin.
MORGANA: You are being tried with treason and conspiracy against the crown. Do you plead guilty to these crimes?
DEWIN: That depends.
MORGANA: On what?
DEWIN: Who you consider the crown to be.
(Dewin slips his handcuffs off and as he does three Blue Jays come flying out of his sleeve and begin to fly around the room.)
MORGANA: Enough foolishness. I find you guilty of the accusations placed upon you.
DEWIN: Then kill me.
MORGANA: Hm?
DEWIN: Let’s skip past the chatter and get my head on a platter. You see what I did there? Chatter platter.
MORGANA: Silence! Death is far too good for you.
DEWIN: Do your worst, no matter what Camelot will fall.
MORGANA: Is that a threat?
DEWIN: A threat would be something I plan on doing to you myself, the fall of Camelot, well that will be purely your doing.
(Morgana gets off the throne and draws a glowing circle around Dewin with Excalibur, as she does so Dewin lets out a small laugh.)
DEWIN: Binding me? My imprisonment shall not halter the winds of time.
MORGANA: I banish you.
DEWIN: What?
MORGANA: From this plane of time and place I banish you.
DEWIN: Not even you have the power to do that. Banishment spells have been hidden away for ages.
MORGANA: Hidden away in scrolls buried in this very castle. Dilflannu o’r awyren hon.
DEWIN: No.
MORGANA: Dilflannu o’r amser hwn.
DEWIN: No, no, stop.
MORGANA: Dilflannu o’r meddwl. Rwy’n eich gwahardd!
(Morgana’s eyes turn purple and electricity sparks all around Dewin and seems to be sucking the energy out of him.)
EXT. LONDON - FOREST - DAY
(A plain and put together autumnal forest. Text appears over the screen reading “LONDON” and then “EIGHTEEN EIGHTY FIVE”. Electricity sparks and Dewin appears in the forest dazed and confused. He is covered in scars and almost immediately passes out face forward into the ground.)
EXT. LONDON - FOREST - DAY
(As night begins to dawn Dewin is still incapacitated. A carriage led by a horse named, Sally, comes through the forest and halts at Dewin. ALDEN SMITH (Early 40s), a plump and posh man with a defining bushy mustache, cautiously hops out of the carriage. Alden looks around for a moment before spotting Dewin. Alden approaches Dewin and checks his pulse through his arm. Alden’s eyes linger on Dewin for a moment before looking up.)
ALDEN: Hello!? Is anybody there!?
(Alden waits for a moment before looking back down at Dewin. Alden sighs and then lifts Dewin up and into the carriage before hopping in himself. Alden pulls on the horse’s reins and it begins to march forward.)
EXT. LONDON - WICING DRIVE - NIGHT
(Alden drives his carriage down Wicing Drive and parks in front of a townhome, Twenty Six Wicing Drive. Alden gets out of the carriage, carrying Dewin, and walks up the steps. MINERVA SMITH (Early 40s), a stern yet radiant woman, opens the door in shock.)
ALDEN: It’s a long story.
INT. TWENTY SIX WICING DRIVE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
(A stereotypical Victorian living room made primarily of oak and illuminated by two small oil lamps and a burning fireplace. Dewin is still incapacitated and lies on the table covered in bandages, Alden and Minerva hover over him. Bottles of ointment sit next to Dewin.)
MINERVA: What were you doing in the woods?
ALDEN: It’s the fastest cut home.
MINERVA: And you just-
(Minerva is interrupted by Dewin’s sighing as he wakes up.)
DEWIN: Ah! Where am I? Who are you?
MINERVA: My name is Minnie, and this is my husband, Alden.
DEWIN: What’s happening?
ALDEN: I found you all bruised in the middle of the forest. Do you know what happened to you?
DEWIN: Morgana le Fay banished me.
(Alden and Minerva glance at each other.)
MINERVA: Oh lord, I think you're a bit confused.
DEWIN: I am not confused. I am Dewin, son of Merlin. Now if you don’t mind, I’d like to ask if you could take me to a sage or healer?
MINERVA: Of course, Alden can take you tomorrow morning, but for the night you can stay here.
DEWIN: Why, thank you.
ALDEN: Minnie, may I speak to you in the other room?
MINERVA: Of course.
(Alden and Minerva step into the kitchen.)
INT. TWENTY SIX WICING DRIVE - KITCHEN - NIGHT
ALDEN: We can not keep this man in our home. He is mentally insane.
MINERVA: Which means we must watch over him.
ALDEN: I am looking out for our safety.
MINERVA: And where would we take him?
ALDEN: I don’t know. He is as mad as the Doeth man!
MINERVA: Then that’s where we’ll take him.
ALDEN: Stick to nuts together?
MINERVA: The man has some common sense and he’s very compassionate.
ALDEN: Perfect.
EXT. LONDON - ALDRICH’S HOUSE - NIGHT
(Alden and Minerva Dewin sit in their carriage with Dewin outside of a small house that is slightly separated from the other homes on the street.)
DEWIN: So this is the home of a healer?
ALDEN: According to him. I will go to the door alone, I do not want to scare him.
(Alden gets out of the carriage and starts heading towards the home.)
MINERVA: So you really do believe that you are the son of Merlin.
DEWIN: I know who my father was. Why is this such a puzzle for you and your husband to wrap your heads around?
MINERVA: Why I’ve only heard stories of Camelot, myths of ancient pasts.
DEWIN: So Morgana not only shifted my place but also the time.
(Alden knocks on the home's door and is greeted by ALDRICH DOETH (Hundreds Of Years Old), an older looking man with crystals strapped around his neck.)
ALDRICH: Doctor Smith, have they finally sent someone to take me away to a nuthouse?
ALDEN: On the exact contrary, I’ve found a wounded man who claims to have been sent here by Morgana le Fay.
ALDRICH: That’s what the shift was!
ALDEN: What? You know what it doesn’t matter, as long as you’re willing to take this man.
ALDRICH: Yes, yes, bring him to me.
ALDEN: Minerva, send him up!
(Dewin comes up to the door.)
DEWIN: Hello.
ALDRICH: My goodness, the energy pulsates off of you.
DEWIN (TO ALDEN): This is the healer?
ALDEN: Yes. Now if you two don’t mind I think I will be headed back on my way.
ALDRICH: Are you sure, Doctor? It’s getting rather late, you and your wife are welcome to stay here.
ALDEN: Thank you, but there’s no need.
(Rain starts pouring out of the sky out of nowhere and thunder and lighting begin.)
ALDRICH: What about now, Doctor?
ALDEN: Minnie! We’re staying here tonight!
INT. ALDRICH’S HOUSE - LIVING SPACE - DAY
(A cluttered mess of books, candles, and potions. Aldrich, Alden, Minerva, and Dewin sit on Aldrich’s circular array of couches and chairs.)
ALDRICH: Before we dive in I suggest you go wash off, Dewin. The washroom is that small one to your left.
DEWIN: Thank you, Aldrich.
(Dewin gets up and goes into the washroom.)
ALDRICH: I know what you two think of me, the neighborhood’s resident crazy.
MINERVA: Not at all, Mister Doeth.
ALDRICH: Don’t lie, Minerva, our actions all come back to bite us.
ALDEN: So we think you're mental, what of it?
ALDRICH: There are dark forces amongst us, Mister and Misses Smith. I believe that Dewin is here to save us.
ALDEN: I appreciate you letting us stay here, but I think it’s time we leave.
ALDRICH: I will change this storm into an earthquake to keep you here if I must.
ALDEN: Come on, Minnie.
(Alden and Minerva get up and go to leave when the whole room begins to shake.)
ALDEN: What’s happening!?
ALDRICH: I warned you.
(Aldrich makes silencing symbols with his hands and the storm and the shaking stops.)
ALDRICH: Now will you listen to me?
(Alden and Minerva both sit back down.)
ALDEN: What are you?
AlDRICH: A magician, a clairvoyant, a healer, I am all of those things and more.
ALDEN: Why do you want us here so badly?
ALDRICH: I don’t think it’s a coincidence that you are the one who found Dewin, Doctor Smith. He needs a guide in this vast new world. Prophecy states that when the second coming of the Camelot war comes, the savior will have a protector.
ALDEN: And why me?
ALDRICH: There are questions that only we can answer ourselves.
(Dewin comes out of the washroom and sits back down.)
ALDRICH: Dewin, please tell me exactly how you arrived here.
DEWIN: Morgana le Fay used an ancient banishing spell on me.
ALDRICH: The fall of Camelot.
(Suddenly a wind sweeps through the room that blows out all the candles.)
MINERVA: Mister Doeth, are you doing this?
ALDRICH: No.
(A match is lit in the center of the room to reveal GWENWYN LIGHTWOOD (Centuries-Old), a green draconic humanoid woman in black robes and a hood.)
GWENWYN: Aldrich.
ALDRICH: Lady Lightwood.
GWENWYN: I’ve tracked a shift in magic to your home.
ALDRICH: It is this boy, he was banished here from Camelot.
(Gwenwyn goes up to Dewin and takes her hood off to reveal her scaly appearance. Alden gasps in disbelief. Gwenwyn runs her finger down Dewin’s cheek.)
GWENWYN (TO ALDRICH): Hm. I presume you wish to let him roam freely?
ALDRICH: With guidance, yes.
GWENWYN: If one thing goes wrong you will be punished.
ALDRICH: I know.
DEWIN (TO GWENWYN): Who are you?
GWENWYN: The last of the dragons. Just as Aldrich is the last descendent of the Family Merlin.
DEWIN (TO ALDRICH): You're a descendant of my father?
ALDRICH: Of his sister, I have many of her poems and spell tombs still intact here.
GWENWYN: Magic is rare these days, endangered, most people don’t even know it exists. So are we under agreement on the boy, Aldrich?
ALDRICH: Yes, but something is still troubling. If you and I both felt Dewin’s presence then-
GWENWYN: Benjamin did too.
DEWIN: Who is Benjamin?
ALDRICH: A descendant of Morgana who wishes to rule the earth under her ideals.
GWENWYN: A very very dangerous man who will certainly kill me if he finds me here.
(Gwenwyn’s match extinguishes and after a moment the candles all reignite but Gwenwyn is gone.)
ALDEN: By Jove!
ALDRICH: So do you all accept this challenge?
DEWIN: What challenge?
ALDRICH: Defeating Benjamin Fayle.
DEWIN: Of course!
ALDEN: Absolutely not.
ALDRICH: Are you that repulsed by compassion?
ALDEN: I can’t risk Minerva of I’s life on what could all be me hallucinating.
ALDRICH: You're risking the world for a craven excuse.
ALDEN: Goodbye.
(Alden gets up.)
ALDEN: Let’s leave, Minnie.
MINERVA: Thank you for your hospitality, Mister Doeth, and good luck.
(Alden leaves, followed by Minerva.)
EXT. LONDON - ALDRICH’S HOUSE - NIGHT
(Alden and Minerva ride through the street in their carriage.)
MINERVA: We were definitely drugged.
ALDEN: Absolutely.
EXT. LONDON - WICING DRIVE - NIGHT
(Alden and Minerva hop out of their carriage.)
ALDEN: I’m going to bring Sally back to the stables.
MINERVA: Goodnight, love you.
ALDEN: I love you most.
(Minerva goes up and enters Twenty Six Wicing Drive as Alden detaches Sally from the carriage and begins to guide her down the cobbled sidewalk with one of his hands on her reins.)
EXT. LONDON - FOREST - NIGHT
(Alden guides Sally through the forest to a set of stables. Sally suddenly rears up and neighs in terror.)
ALDEN: What is it Sally?
(Sally suddenly breaks off her reins and runs towards the stables. A figure in a dark purple hood and robe sweeps past Alden and their eyes glow purple. Alden screams.)
INT. TWENTY SIX WICING DRIVE - BEDROOM- DAY
(Alden and Minerva lay next to each other asleep in bed. Alden wakes up screaming which awakens Minerva.)
MINERVA: What’s the matter?
ALDEN: Just a night terror.
MINERVA: We did the right thing with Dewin, he’s with someone like him now.
ALDEN: Is that really a good thing? I think I’m going to go to the pub.
MINERVA: This early in the morning?
ALDEN: I need to clear my head after yesterday.
INT. GRIFFIN’S TAIL PUB - DAY
(A traditional Victorian pub. Dewin sits at the bar and is served by BRYNN CROWING (Early 30s), a charming bartender.)
BRYNN: What can I get you, Mate?
DEWIN: Just a pint of mead, please.
(Brynn goes and pours Dewin a pint of mead that she brings back to him and he begins drinking.)
BRYNN: I like your outfit, it’s very medieval.
DEWIN: It was made by the tailor of Sir Gawain.
(Brynn gives a light chuckle.)
BRYNN: What’s your name?
DEWIN: Dewin, and yours?
BRYNN: Brynn.
(Alden enters and sees Dewin. Alden leaves, but as he does he spots another person in a dark purple robe and hood with glowing purple eyes.)
DEWIN: You're very beautiful.
BRYNN: Why, thank you.
DEWIN: Would you like to go for a stroll?
BRYNN: My shift here doesn’t end till six.
DEWIN: Then I’ll see you then.
BRYNN: I guess you will.
(Dewin finishes his mead and drops two silver coins with dragons etched into them on the bar before swiftly leaving. Brynn picks up the coins and looks at them with confusion and yearning.)
EXT. LONDON - ALDRICH’S HOUSE - DAY
(Alden knocks on the door and Aldrich opens it.)
ALDRICH: I’ve been expecting you, come in.
(Alden follows Aldrich into the home.)
INT. - ALDRICH’S HOUSE - LIVING SPACE - DAY
(Alden and Aldrich sit across from each other.)
ALDRICH: Can I offer you some tea?
ALDEN: No thank you, I want to be in the clearest state of mind possible here.
ALDRICH: So what ignited your appearance here?
ALDEN: I’ve been seeing these people.
ALDRICH: Who are “these people”?
ALDEN: They wear these dark robes and their eyes glow purple.
ALDRICH: Faley’s society.
ALDEN: What?
ALDRICH: Benjamin Faley, the evil man I mentioned last night. Is this what caused you to believe?
ALDEN: What are you saying?
ALDRICH: That you believe in magic.
ALDEN: You're mad.
ALDRICH: Exactly, so the fact that you came to me shows that there’s at least one lingering thought in your mind that magic is reality and reality is magic.
(There’s a moment of silence between Alden and Aldrich.)
ALDRICH: Where have you been seeing the people you mentioned?
ALDEN: Everywhere that Dewin has been.
ALDRICH: Oh no, oh no, no, no.
ALDEN: What is it?
ALDRICH: Dewin is going out with a woman tonight.
ALDEN: Already? He’s only been here for a day.
ALDRICH: He's charming but also so foolish. You must watch them, in case Faley strikes or even worse this woman is working for him.
ALDEN: What could I even do to stop that?
ALDRICH: You are destined to protect Dewin, and at this point your logic for denying all of this is purely irrational. You're not hesitating because you think it’s not real, you're hesitating because you know it is. He is meeting her at six outside of the “Griffin’s Tail”.
ALDEN: I’m not going.
ALDRICH: We both know that you will.
ALDEN: Farewell, Mister Doeth.
ALDRICH: May the spirit of Merlin be with you, Doctor Smith.
(Alden gets up and leaves.)
EXT. LONDON - GRIFFIN’S TAIL PUB - NIGHT
(Dewin stands outside of the pub when Brynn comes out of the side door and walks towards him.)
BRYNN: I wasn’t expecting you to show.
DEWIN: Why wouldn’t I?
BRYNN: Most men flirt and then leave, half of them are married.
DEWIN: They are not true gentlemen then.
BRYNN: I suppose not.
DEWIN: Shall we begin walking?
BRYNN: Sure.
EXT. LONDON - STREETS - NIGHT
(Dewin and Brynn stroll down the streets of London. Alden follows them from a distance.)
DEWIN: This world is so beautiful.
BRYNN: Compared to all the other worlds you’ve been to?
DEWIN: Well Camelot obviously has a better scenic view.
BRYNN: Camelot?
DEWIN: My home land.
BRYNN: You're full of jokes.
DEWIN: I’m not joking.
BRYNN: What?
(Suddenly someone grabs Brynn into an alleyway and she screams. Dewin quickly turns to see no one beside him and runs after her, followed by Alden.)
EXT. LONDON - ROOFTOP - NIGHT
(The clear skies suddenly turn gray and ominous as Dewin arrives on the roof of a building to see three people with glowing purple eyes in the dark purple robes and hoods with one standing in the center holding Brynn with a dagger to her neck. Alden arrives on the rooftop.)
ALDEN: Bloody hell!
DEWIN: Let go of her!
(The three people take off their hoods and their eyes go to normal shades. The person holding Brynn is revealed to be DABRIA (30s), a menacing looking woman.)
DABRIA: Dim mynd i mewn dim dianc.
(A purple hazy force field appears around the edges of the rooftop.)
DABRIA: So you are the one sent to stop us.
DEWIN: What do you connote?
DABRIA: We are the Citadel of le Fay.
DEWIN: Oh no.
DABRIA: Who are you?
DEWIN: My name is Dewin, I am the son of Merlin, and I demand that you let Brynn go.
DABRIA: Why? Is she your protector?
BRYNN: Dewin, what are they talking about!?
(Dewin starts to move his hands around and a wispy blue energy begins to come out of them.)
DABRIA: Get him!
(The two other people with Dabria rush towards Dewin to attack him, but he uses the energy he created to push them around and drop them both to the ground. Dabria drops Brynn and her dagger and Alden rushes to pick up the dagger and succeeds.)
DABRIA: You are foolish, Dewin.
(Dabria pulls a gun out of her robes and shoots it at Dewin but he turns the bullet into a flower. Dabria shoots more but each time Dewin does the same thing until Dabria is out of bullets. Alden sneaks up behind Dabria and stabs her in the back. Dabria shrieks in pain and then disappears in a cloud of black smoke. Brynn gets up off of the ground.)
BRYNN: What the hell just happened?
DEWIN: Are you okay?
BRYNN: Not mentally. What in the world is going on here? How did you turn bullets into flowers!?
DEWIN: I told you I’m from Camelot.
(Alden drops the dagger.)
ALDEN: Did I just kill that woman?
DEWIN: Most likely not, you didn’t stab deep enough to hit any organs.
BRYNN: What do we do now?
DEWIN: Go home and call it a night.
BRYNN: I can’t forget about this.
DEWIN: I’m not asking you to.
ALDEN: If any of us speak of this people think we’re insane.
DEWIN: Then don’t speak of it.
BRYNN: Will I see you again, Dewin?
DEWIN: Did you enjoy tonight?
BRYNN: I was almost killed.
DEWIN: That doesn’t answer my question.
BRYNN: Meet at the pub on Friday after my shift.
INT. TWENTY SIX WICING DRIVE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
(Alden and Minerva lay next to each other.)
MINERVA: Do you think the Citadel will return?
ALDEN: Unequivocally.
MINERVA: What have we gotten into?
INT. BENJAMIN’S LAIR - NIGHT
(A cavern full of crystals and magical runes. BENJAMIN FALEY (30s or 40s), an attractive but uptight looking man, sits on his throne. Dabria enters and walks to face the throne, she bows and then gets back up.)
BENJAMIN: Did you find him?
DABRIA: Yes, Master Faley.
BENJAMIN: And did you find his protector?
DABRIA: Yes, but it’s not the girl.
BENJAMIN: Then who?
DABRIA: A Doctor Alden Smith.
BENJAMIN: Did you kill the doctor?
DABRIA: He deeply wounded me.
BENJAMIN: Then the battle goes on.
DABRIA: For Morgana.
BENJAMIN: For Morgana.
INT. ALDRICH’S HOUSE - LIVING SPACE - NIGHT
(Aldrich and Dewin sit across from each other drinking tea.)
ALDRICH: There are many things in this world, Dewin…
INT. GWENWYN’S CAVE - NIGHT
(Gwenwyn stands in the middle of a circle of candles. She stretches out her hands and forms magic blue charts and graphs with a picture of Dewin.)
ALDRICH (VOICE OVER): Forces we can’t explain…
EXT. LONDON - ALLEYWAY- NIGHT
(Brynn wears only her undergarments and takes a few coins from a man.)
ALDRICH (VOICE OVER): Secrets we hide…
INT. BENJAMIN’S LAIR - NIGHT
(Benjamin sits on his throne.)
ALDRICH (VOICE OVER): And villains we must defeat.
INT. ALDRICH’S HOUSE - LIVING SPACE - NIGHT
ALDRICH: You are the key to this all, Dewin, you are the son of Merlin.

My kitchen cabinet doors look dry and have spots. How would I refinish it? I’m not looking to paint them as I like the wood-look. I wouldn’t mind staining, but is that the easiest solution?
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First of i would like to apologize in advance for the bad english in this text (not first language). I have changed some details in the story as i dont want any connections made to me from this story, hence the throwaway acc. I have been puzzled for a couple of days and i just feel like i need to Share this further even tho i was not alone in this.
It started as just any afternoon, i had just came home from the gym and had just eaten when my friend called me and asked if i wanted to take a ride on my motorcycle. This is something we do alot where we just head out and drive around with good music and good Vibes and since it was a really hot and nice day it couldent fit any better. I grabbed my helmet, keys and headed to him. At first we drove around abit and just vibed to some white girl music and lived life in the heat. As i was running low on fuel we where about to head back to him when he suddenly pointed out a semingly normal gravel path leading into the forrest. As we had nothing better to do we started to ascend the trail which was quite steep. It was so steep that my friend had to jump of for a bit while i drove up. When we reached more plane grounds we decided that i should drive forward abit just to see if there was anything to see or if it was just a dead end or some random house. I started to drive ahead abit and was first met by a wavy gravely path for a while until there on the left side was an opening in the trees revealing a trail which had quite fresh tiremarks. I thought that it abit odd but thought nothing of it really and i just continued forward when i suddenly on the trail infront of me maybe 10 feet i saw a man standing by a car. As the road curved the sight was blocked so he could not see me but i could make out his shape and some details. He looked to be in his thirthies and he wore a black cap and gray zipup. I at this point started to think that maybe we where on private property however there were No signs at all indicating that. I however decided to turn around and head back to my friend so that we could go before the man by the car could manage to drive after unknowingly that we where there. I drove back to my friend who was abit tried for having to walk with his helmet and i told him about the guy that was further up the road. We were just rakning about following the trail into the woods on the left by foot when we saw the lanterns of a car approaching from where the car had been. At that point we both just noped out of there and he practically jumped onto my motorcycle and we drove away. As we where heading back down the trail the car approached us rapidly and was soon right on my tail. We both felt that it was time to go and i pulled out on the main road just to have the car copy our turn. I saw a smaler road i had taken before that led to a bicycle path which i took us down on. As we looked back we could see the car come to a complete stop on the road before slowly drivning away.
I know that just this incident by itself may not be very disturbing and it really Isin’t and was just quite fun. The disturbing part of it is that we wanted to see the end of the road without having to go back again so we looked it up on google earth and what we found there is the really disturbing part. We found the road but when we looked at the pictures which must have been old because on the photos there were multiple houses on the side of the road on of which looked to be in really good shape with newly mowed grass and a caravan parked next to it. The situation however was really odd as there was alot of thrash on the ground and what looked to be clothes spread around on the ground next to the gravel path. Something even weirder was that when i clicked along the path to see the end of the road it was blurred and you could not see what was hidden behind it.
I could show the pictures from google earth right now but since i did not get any pictures of the road when we were there i would have no proof for everything i have already writen so there would be no point. However me and my friend will be returning there sometime this week and then i will get good pictures of where the houses where on google earth and what lies at the end of the road. Will uppdate once i have aquired said photos. See ya soon
Edit 1: There was a hasted change in plans and me, my friend and another guy decided to head back to the place again today insted. I probably should have taken your advice on being weary of returning. Something weird is definetly going on over there. Its almost like the forrest and the path change and the road had diffrent paths. And the biggest problem is that there is a cabin there now. I cant wrap my head around it. When we were there last time we stood right where it was today. And its not new, it looks like it has stood there for ages, it is well kept tho. And a new roadblock had appeared blocking the path to the final part of the trail. We took the car there this time and we had to walk the last bit since we couldent get past the barrier. As we walked i had a very odd dejavu feeling and i could swear that i looked over my Shoulder at least 10 times. At the end of the path an anonymous looking building surronded by a giant fence lay. Next to the building was a camoflauged radar mast connected to the building. Due to not wanting to reveal my real orgin and to not get in trouble with higher power i refrained from photografing the building. There was a defence department sign stating that doing so was highly illegal and i dont want to risk anything over a reddit post. We noped out of there pretty fast before returning to the roadblock. Insted we investigated the cabin that appeared out of semingly no where. My friend went forward and looked in through the window as i had an eerie feeling. He looked for a second and then he took of running. I followed suit and he just said get in the car.
As we drove of he explained that the inside looked faked and too "fixed" and that he also saw a cup of coffe sitting on a table. He Said that something was really off about it and that it looked staged. We took of in the car and headed out onto the main road again. I am in awe right now and i dont know if i want to return or if i should Stay away from here. We also investigated abit around the house and found a couple of footprints from a boot and some other things. Im torn right now, does anyone have an explanation for this or is something weird happening?
Uppdate 2: this is going to sound like a rant and it very much is but im sitting here now and dont know where to go. I looked close at Google earth images and a whole house and its lawn has been wiped of the radar. The house we found was 1 of 3 all in similarity to the one we found. Everything is wrong. I get agitated and paniced when i look at the map because it is so wrong. Everything is diffrent. I need to go back and find the other houses. This time i Will get pictures.

Story time: A friend of mine has inherited his stepmother's cookbook collection, as he is a more avid cook than his siblings. The extent of the collection was never clear before her passing, so when two pallets arrived with 48" cube cardboard containers on them packed to the gills with books, he was a little surprised. We managed to get all two tons of them boxed up and into storage. Six months later, he got a message from a sibling asking if he wanted more cookbooks, and puzzled, he replied he already got them. Oh, no, the sibling answered back, you got the EAST COAST collection. The California house had an additional ton and a half of cookbooks. They are now all consolidated in storage here in Washington State.
He is obviously never going to cook all the recipes, and just statistically speaking, some of them are going to be crap (especially those from the 1960's and 70's that focus almost exclusively on suspending various foodstuffs in various flavors of gelatin), but many are fascinating snapshots on different periods of American history (most are mid-20th Century, but there are a few community cookbooks and "housewive's helper" type cookbooks from the late 1800's). Some are more like textbooks, going into technique more in-depth than most, while others are very clearly based on product advertising (offering 200 new and innovative ways to used canned soups in cooking, for example, or 101 baking recipes for X-brand flour, etc.)
If I were to gently suggest he doesn't need to keep all those cookbooks, and may possibly not even have the ability to even display them all on bookshelves due to the sheer volume, does anyone know of any library or historical organization that would accept all or most of these cookbooks en masse? I've done a little digging, but so far haven't found a place that would definitely accept all of these, and it would be a shame to not share this collection with the world. Just figure if I do the homework and offer him this option, he might one day be willing to part with them and free up a LOT of storage space.

Sunday afternoon household chores need to be done. My wife usually does laundry while I go outside and do the landscaping. Usually takes me about 3 hours to do (have a big yard, lots of woods to trim back and long driveway to maintain). I come in from outside around 5pm and she's got a puzzle spread across the whole kitchen table. I don't care that she's doing a puzzle while I'm working out in the heat, but when I mentioned she needs to finish by dinner so we can use the table, she gets upset and says she'll just scoot it over. Mind you it's a 4 person table and there's 4 of us (including the kids),and there's no way she could scoot it over...
I asked why she didn't do it on the crafting table (4x8) or coffee table down stairs where it's out of the way and she starts throwing it in the box yelling she wasted her time. Now she's not talking to me like a child. Seems ridiculous to me, but who knows maybe I'm the a**hole...

• What should I put in that corner between the closet and the door? Need to replace that cube storage unit that looks like it’s from a little boys room. Sorry for the bad picture, the space is about 36” x 28”.
  
• Can I put floor to ceiling curtains up despite the heating unit being under the window?
  

The bedroom does not get a lot of light as the window is below a raised walkway, so not sure if we should go through w painting the walls a deep green or terracotta, or leave white a richen with colored linens? We’re getting a new wood bedframe/ headboard, and some art on the walls.
Any other advice to make this room cozier and more mature is appreciated. Inspo pics at end for the earthy cozy vibe I’m looking for. Thanks!!

I have had this puzzle idea for a while, but it took ages to make. I finally got it done today so I'm putting it out there. The following 3 puzzles have identical words on the board, but different solutions. Please excuse the creative liberties I had to take with some of the words as it was very hard to get them all to follow 3 different rules constraints. The titles should explain the rules a bit, but I have also included hints in the spoiler text.
Words are meaningless v2
Ignore the meaning of the words and look for patterns in the spelling.
Words are meaningful
This one is the opposite. Ignore the spelling and focus on the meaning of the words. This one plays more like a standard game of connections.
Order from chaos
Try to put the entire puzzle in order, again ignoring the meaning of words.
Please let me know what you guys think! Was this a fun departure from the norm? Or was it just too much work/too confusing?

I sell used E46 auto parts on eBay, and I am trying to make sense of the colors for the door horizontal plastic interior trim strip. These strips come with a wood finish, or not. It's the "or not" aspect that inspired this post in the hope that it helps someone similarly puzzled.
As far as I can tell, the parts for pre-2002 cars came with high-gloss finish in beige, black or gray for which German is "beige," "schwarz" or "grau." The German word "hochglanz" translates to "high gloss."
The parts for post-2001 cars did not come with the aforementioned finishes. One example is "graphit matt" (which I figure to be a dark gray) in a matte (as in, not shiny) finish. Another example is "sieblack grau." Obviously, some kind of black, and then gray, right? Actually -- no.
I was raised German but I live in the US, and I think in English. But in pondering "sieblack grau" I had to thinking in German temporarily. "Sieb" is "sieve" ... "lack" is "paint" ... "grau" is "gray." So it is a sort of patterned finish as if painted through a sieve. There is no "black" in the name, in the German meaning.
This reminds me of a fellow American who translated "Hellrot" to "hell red." In German, "hell" is "bright" and "rot" is "red" so ... actually, it's "bright red."
My point: German words are often non-intuitive or even counter-intuitive, compared to English. Generally, when you read French, you can pretty well guess what the English equivalent would be. With German, less so.
So if you're looking at a German word, and you're puzzled, and something seems odd, you're probably right to not take it at face value. If you formally translate the word (such as using Google's "German to English") then you might be surprised at how different the German meaning is, from what a reasonable guess might be for a native English speaker.

Hello!
My partner and I are first time homebuyers and got a wonderful home for a good price, but it needs some work. We also have to move into it by the end of the month, so there's only so many projects we can do before we move in.
The two bedrooms have original hardwood floors that have the potential to be gorgeous, but they definitely need to be completely refinished. Unfortunately, we just don't have the time or energy to take that project on before we move in, so it will probably have to wait a year or two.
The floors are in really rough shape. There's water damage, places where there are gaps between the floorboards and places where it seems like the finish is completely gone and of course they are scratched to hell. It doesn't seem like the previous owners did any upkeep on these floors for the past 30 years.
Until we're able to do a complete sand down and refinishing, is there anything we can do to protect the wood from further damage while also starting to live in these rooms within the next week?
It seems like whenever I try to search this, the answer is always "just refinish your floor." Or if I want to put down something like tung oil, I need 30 days without putting furniture on it to cure.
So, does anyone have any quick and dirty recommendations to add any sort of water proofing to some really sad wood floors? Maybe a cleaner that adds a bit of protection? Right now there's really nothing we can do to further damage the floors they're in such a terrible shape, but I would feel better if we tried to mitigate any more damage.
Thank you!

Basically as the title says. A 3x3 is pretty fast to solve, but many have already seen it. Way fewer have seen a bigger cube like a 7x7 get solved, but its much slower to solve. Maybe a non cubic puzzle like a megaminx? What do you guys think?

For context: I've beaten the Manticore, have all tools and not on the 58 eggs.
So, I've located a chest in this room, it's one of the kangaroo rooms, located to the right (on the same level) of the kangaroo-shaped room unlocked by shards. The chest is in the dark area, right of the lowest red platform. I've tried everything, so after some time I've thought that maybe it opens by guiding a large ghost dog through it. It didn't work and I've died to the main dog in the process of trying everything.
Now every time I'm entering this room a small ghost dog appears, however it stays in the room. I've tried to restart, same thing, so either it's a serious bug or intended puzzle.
So, I have 3 questions, latter two will be hidden to not accidentally spoil the solution: 1) Is that a bug or it's supposed to be this way? 2) >! If it's a puzzle, does the solution involve the flute and dog's directions? !< 3) >! Is that chest even connected to this room? !<

I'm a CC student looking to work somewhere in the research sphere of engineering (ideally something in energy or sustainability if I can manage it), mainly looking for internships or lab technician positions so I can continue working through college as I've done so far. Another piece of info, I'm planning to transfer to a 4 year school at some point in the future to get my bachelor's. Should I include this somewhere? I've been denied many internships for this coming summefall and I'm seeking advice on how to hopefully improve that. Mainly looking for positions in my home state of Washington but open to ones further away. Thoughts?
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