What do I do with these odd bits and pieces that I've been finding?
1. Have you opened Vanessa's jewelry box?
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2. The note in there mentions time.
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3. We've heard something about time before, haven't we?
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4. That's right, the Ancient Noon clue.
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5. You should have a round translucent piece with numbers on it from Abbott's safe, and two pointy translucent pieces from Barnet's briefcase and Vanessa's jewelry box.
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6. Do they remind you of something?
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7. They do look like pieces of a clock, don't they?
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8. And they are translucent.
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9. Maybe combining them against some light source would reveal another clue.
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10. Now what's got just the right shape to stick something round on?
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11. Go to the round window behind the sleeping sheriff.
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12. Enjoy watching a lively game of rock-paper-scissors.
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13. You can't just hold three pieces against a window. You need something to get them to stick.
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14. Go take some of the little girl's tape when she's not using it.
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15. Stick the clock face on the window first, then the hands.
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16. A clue is revealed, but is it right?
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17. Was the ancient noon the same as noon nowadays I wonder?
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18. Some bookish type on board should know.
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19. Talk to Dr. Dominick about the Ancient Noon clue
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20. Remove the hour hand and place it again. It will now point to 3.