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Outside, the murmur of water is all but gone.

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Outside, the murmur of water is all but gone.

A violent, pressurized hiss is heard as the lock drains through the immense pipe to your right.

Sequential logic applies. Operating the controls in a specific order will lower the water outside.

Push the buttons. No, wait, the lever! Whichever goes click-clack the loudest.

The sound of water outside. Use it as your guide.

A gate opened -- it shouldn't have. Pull it again!

No warning lights, no worrisome noise. Keep going.

And the cling of metal on stone. You're on the right track.

Next: switch, then lever.

Steps confirmed so far: 1. Press red button. 2. Switch. 3. Lever. 4. ? 5. Tentative: red button, long press.

Next: the switch.

First step confirmed. Sluice cycle initiated. Next: either switch or lever.

The switch feels right.

A high-pitched whine from a motor.

Something's stopping the water from draining. Still, this is undeniably the first step.

That worked. It's draining.

The water won't drain unless it has somewhere to go.

Best guess: toggle for a humidity sensor, or pressure relief for a bypass pipe. Ignore it -- it's irrelevant.

No haptic feedback, no audible change. Best ignore this one going forward.

You could keep trying, but the smartest move is to rule out unknown variables.

This is it. Now hold down the red button.

The groan of shifting iron, muffled by masonry. Now, let the water flow.

Safety pins, refusing to yield yet.

There's a step missing. The lever, perhaps?

The mechanism's already in place. It's the water you should worry about now.

That's the sound of being technically correct. Next: the lever.

Main drive engaged.

The large pipe outside the window catches your eye again as you turn away from the console.

As you're about to turn away, you notice a large pipe out the window. Might be worth taking a closer look.

It looks exactly how you imagine the cockpit of a flying machine would.

With this you can drain the water in the canal outside and see if that mysterious door really exists.

Work this out and you should be able to drain the water outside.

Outside, the murmur of water is all but gone. - ZERO PARADES Checks