A VERY STRONG GLAND

Hints by Arthur DiBianca

These hints use the space-age ROT13 encoding system. Visit rot13.com for decryption.










Nothing is happening. What am I supposed to do?

- Whfg jnvg. Riraghnyyl fbzrbar jvyy tvir lbh na vafgehpgvba.










What are the scary thing and the loud thing?

- Rknzvar naq gbhpu gur bowrpgf gb yrnea nobhg gurz. Vg'f BX vs lbh snvy gur grfg n srj gvzrf.
- Gbhpu gur clenzvq, gura gur fcurer.










How do I complete the "numbery" test?

- Gbhpuvat gur oybo unf qvssrerag rssrpgf qrcraqvat ba gur pbybe.
- Jura gur oybo vf terra, gbhpu vg gb znxr gur ahzore tb hc ol bar.
- Jura gur oybo vf oyhr, gbhpu vg gb qbhoyr gur ahzore.
- Jura gur oybo vf oynpx, gbhpu vg gb erfrg gur ahzore gb mreb.
- Gbhpuvat gur terra oybo ryrira gvzrf jbhyq jbex. Gurer ner snfgre jnlf, bs pbhefr.










I'm not sure what to do in the Blue Room.

- Gbhpu gur crqrfgny gb trg fbzr vasbezngvba.
- Jura lbh gbhpu gur fcbatr, gurer vf na nggrzcg gb fgneg gur cbjre evat.
- Gur pnfurj naq unmryahg punatr gur evat'f pbaqvgvba.
- Lbh pna gbhpu gur evat gb srry vgf pheerag pbaqvgvba.
- Gur evat arrqf gb or jnez naq cevpxyl jura lbh gbhpu gur fcbatr.










Can I do anything for Zona?

- Lrf, lbh pna uryc jvgu Mban'f vawhel.
- Jura lbh erfgnegrq gur cbjre, gur plyvaqre npgvingrq.
- Gur plyvaqre tvirf lbh n juvgr nhen gung yrgf lbh pbageby gur ebobg.
- Vs lbh gbhpu gur ebobg, vg punatrf zbqrf.
- Gbhpu Mban juvyr gur ebobg vf va cngpure zbqr.










There seems to be a problem with a wild shouter.

- Gurer vf gbb zhpu cbjre tbvat gb gur fubhgre.
- Lbh arrq n jnl gb erqhpr gur cbjre.
- Bar bs gur vgrzf va gur Oynpx Ebbz pnhfrf cbjre gb or erqverpgrq sbe frireny gheaf.
- Gbhpu gur ynqloht, gura dhvpxyl tb gur Lryybj Ebbz naq gbhpu gur cnq.










What happened to Klanku?

- Xynaxh inavfurq, naq gurersber pbhyq abg urne Mban'f zrffntr.
- Jurarire lbh urne n fbsg fjvfu, gung vf gur vaivfvoyr Xynaxh ehaavat njnl sebz lbh.
- Gurer vf nabgure jnl gb pbzzhavpngr Mban'f zrffntr gb Xynaxh.
- Hfr gur shaary hagvy gur punatvat ebbz orpbzrf n erynkvat ebbz (nxn gur Qbggrq Ebbz).
- Lbh pna punatr gur qvfcynl va gur Qbggrq Ebbz hfvat gur nzrgulfg.
- Punatr gur qvfcynl hagvy vg fubjf jung Mban fubhgrq.
- Abj zbir nebhaq, sbyybjvat Xynaxh hagvy Xynaxh tbrf vagb gur Qbggrq Ebbz.










How do I help with the in-out?

- Va gur Juvgr Ebbz, Xynaxh jvyy tvir lbh vafgehpgvbaf.
- Gur dhbem pna'g genafyngr gur nyvra anzrf sbe gur pbagebyf, ohg lbh pna svther gurz bhg jvgu n yvggyr gevny naq reebe.
- boyh vf gur zbppnfva, wbec vf gur lblb, zbx vf gur orna, tyhe vf gur guvzoyr.
- Hasbeghangryl, Xynaxh fbzrgvzrf tbrf gbb snfg naq znxrf n zvfgnxr.
- Vg'f orfg gb jnvg n ghea nsgre rnpu vafgehpgvba. Fbzrgvzrf Xynaxh jvyy fnl bbcf naq tvir lbh n arj vafgehpgvba.










Klanku keeps saying the stitcher won't work.

- Gur fcnprfdhner qrsrafr vf va gur jnl.
- Qb lbh erpnyy ubj gb punatr gur fcnprfdhner qrsrafr?
- Hasbeghangryl, gur ynqloht znxrf vg guvpxre.
- Gurer vf n jnl gb punatr gur ynqloht'f orunivbe.
- Jurarire lbh unir na nhen, Mban jvyy gryy lbh fbzrguvat nobhg jung vg qbrf.
- Vs lbh gbhpu gur urzvfcurer, lbh jvyy trg n erq nhen.
- Vs lbh gbhpu gur ynqloht jvgu n erq nhen, gur fcnprfdhner qrsrafr jvyy trg guvaare sbe frireny gheaf.
- Lbh arrq gb gvzr vg fb gur rssrpg vf fgvyy tbvat jura Xynaxh znxrf na nggrzcg.










Now that Klanku is back, what should I do next?

- Lbh pna abj bcra bar bs gur qbbef va gur Oynpx Ebbz ol gbhpuvat gur rtt.










Can I do anything about the clutter?

- Vg jbhyq or avpr gb pyrna hc gur qroevf.
- Vzntvar fbzr gvql fgnpxf bs cnaryf.
- Gur ebobg unf n fgnpxvat zbqr.
- Hasbeghangryl gur cvrprf bs qroevf unir fbzr xvaq bs unezshy fhesnpr.
- Lbh pna grzcbenevyl tvir gurz n cebgrpgvir pbngvat.
- Gbhpuvat gur boryvfx tvirf lbh na nzore nhen.
- Svefg znxr fher gur ebobg vf va fgnpxvat zbqr. Gura hfr gur nzore nhen ba gur qroevf. Gura dhvpxyl trg gur ebobg, naq gbhpu gur qroevf.










Klanku is hungry.

- Xynaxh vf jnvgvat ol gur qbbejnl va gur Fgevcrq Ebbz.
- Gur punatvat ebbz pna orpbzr n srrqre ebbz, ohg vg vf va na hafrggyrq fgngr.
- Lbh unir gb trg evq bs gur svryq oybpxvat vg.
- Gurer vf na nhen gung urycf jvgu hafrggyrq guvatf.
- Gbhpu gur obk gb trg gur oyhr nhen, gura gbhpu gur svryq.
- Abj lbh unir gb hfr gur rdhvczrag gb trg fbzr whvpr sbe Xynaxh.
- Vs gur jvaqbj orgjrra gur Lryybj Ebbz naq gur Benatr Ebbz vf pyrne, Mban jvyy pbzzrag ba gur tbbc-pbirerq pncfhyr.
- Jung vs gur pncfhyr jrer npghnyyl erq haqrearngu gur tbbc?
- Hfr gur erq nhen ba gur pncfhyr.
- Abj gbhpu gur zhfuebbz naq gur qvnzbaq gb cebqhpr fbzr whvpr.










How do I open the other door in the Black Room?

- Gbhpu gur cyhz. Xynaxh jvyy tb gnyx gb Wbcub.
- Gura gbhpu gur cyhz ntnva.










What's up with the finder?

- Gbhpu gur cvyyne sbe n pyhr.
- Lbh arrq gb trg gur sbhe bowrpgf gb or gur fnzr pbybe.
- Gur bowrpgf punatr pbybe va n erthyne frdhrapr: ohyo, jurry, gevnatyr, fpnyybc.
- Gur pbybe frdhrapr vf nyjnlf terra, lryybj, oyhr, oynpx.
- Vs lbh gbhpu na bowrpg jura vg vf nobhg gb punatr pbybe, vg jba'g punatr.
- Ol cnhfvat gubfr punatrf, lbh pna trg gur pbybef gb flapuebavmr.
- Nsgre flapuebavmvat gurz, gbhpu gur ohggba. (Lbh znl arrq gb jnvg n ovg svefg.)










How do I deal with this unexpected situation?

- Xrrc jnvgvat hagvy Hateh yrnirf gur ebbz.
- Vs lbh sbyybj Hateh, lbh jvyy frr gung vg sbyybjf n pbafvfgrag cngu guebhtu fvk ebbzf bs gur fcnprfdhner.
- Hateh arire fgnlf va gur ebbz jvgu lbh ybat rabhtu sbe lbh gb gbhpu vg.
- Mban bssref gb uryc.
- Gur gencrmbvq pna or hfrq gb frny bss gur grfgvat ebbz.
- Ohg juvyr gur punatvat ebbz vf n grfgvat ebbz, Hateh jvyy ershfr gb ragre vg.
- Vg'f fgvyy cbffvoyr gb genc Hateh va gur grfgvat ebbz.
- Vs lbh gbhpu gur shaary juvyr Hateh vf va gur erynkvat ebbz, gung jvyy qb gur gevpx, gunaxf gb Mban.
- Frg gur punatvat ebbz gb gur erynkvat ebbz. Gura jnvg va gur Ohzcl Ebbz hagvy Hateh yrnirf gb gur jrfg. Jnvg sbhe zber gheaf. Gura gbhpu gur shaary.