Page (i)

  • The clue is in what is spoken by the voice.

  • And reinforced by the cat’s attention.

  • You must select from two choices: left or right.

  • Heeding “nothing is left, make the right choice” directs you to the symbols on the right plinth.

Page (ii)

  • Ignore the clue you initially used on the previous page.

  • Focus only on the symbols from your previous solution.

  • The motto on one of the cards is the solution.

  • The plinth symbols represent the objects shown on the Sisterhood of the Bat card. The solution is “blind your eyes and listen well.”

Page (iii)

  • The previous solution is guidance for how to approach this puzzle.

  • You’re not interested in the words and letters that are visible, only the sound of what’s missing.

  • Put what’s missing together and speak aloud to create new words, including WASTE and DOOR.

  • The missing parts of words on each of the items are: FINED / KEE- / SYNTH- / -WAYS / -TAN- / -DENT- / EARTH / ADORE. Spoken aloud, this becomes “find keys in the waste and enter the door.”

Page (iv)

  • Your solution from the previous page directs you to the right items.

  • Several items have what you’re looking for.

  • The text beside three items creates specific instructions for what to do on the next page.

  • Selecting the typewriter, keys and accordion (all objects which have keys), results in the solution CUT ALONG THE LINES THEN REARRANGE.

Page (v)

  • Be sure to look at the satchel version of this page and the previous solution should make sense.

  • The image needs to be transformed; it will replicate what happens in the story on the next page.

  • The banners are the solution you’ll need for the next page.

  • Cutting along the marked lines creates four pieces of paper. Rearranging them so the frame of the door is aligned creates a rectangular void in the center and two banners showing symbols.

Page (vi)

  • Each number in the book needs to be converted to a new number.

  • The functions that the two symbols represent are demonstrated in your previous solution (Roman numerals).

  • All the numbers need to be doubled or halved.

  • The banners on the previous page refer to X (10 in Roman numerals) and V (5 in Roman numerals), thus demonstrating that one symbol indicates doubling and one halving. Applying these functions results in: First column: 24, 44, 13, 24, 23, 33, 14, 12. Second column: 22, 24, 22, 32, 33, 31, 44, 41.

Page (vii)

  • You have two columns of numbers, each of which is between 11 and 44.

  • In each number, consider the digits separately and use as coordinates.

  • The tens are the horizontal axis, the units are the vertical axis, so 21 indicates B.

  • The final answer is IT LIVES ON IN DEATH.