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Progressing will be difficult, but you have the appropriate tools at your disposal. Everything you need to proceed is — or has been — provided.\n\nLook for clues and patterns to build on what you have learned. Remember what you have seen as for no detail is too subtle or insignificant. As you explore deeper, you’ll begin to unravel the enigma of The Guides Axiom.\n\nPeculiar, isn't it?\n\n• • • • • • •\n\nFeatures:\n• Includes more than 100 meticulously designed interactive puzzles, ciphers and secrets to discover — with many more on the way.\n• Integrated decoding tools — including morse, binary and several others — to assist you on your journey.\n• Reimagined level select system and nonlinear gameplay give you the freedom to explore a much broader path.\n• Ability to save screenshots and record notes to help keep track of invaluable clues.\n• Stuck? 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