> > > I'm in GOA and the "Hints" section asks "How do I get the hammer?" It responds by saying that I should deal with the "litter guy". I'm assuming that this is referring to the crate. I've had the crate for awhile, and I've have used it to stand on next to the shack in the village of boredom, which hasn't done any good. How am I to get this hammer, and what good is the crate?
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> > > My inventory is:
> > > 7 red gemstones
> > > 3 black gemstones
> > > Guard's Sword
> > > Stone of Strengthening
> > > Food Rations
> > > Bucket
> > > Rope
> > > Tinderbox
> > > Wire Clippers
> > > Key of Opening
> > > Portrait
> > > Clear Focus Stone
> > > Crate
> >
> > The crate is good for many many things. As you just discovered when you used it to obtain the key to the shack.
> >
> > As for the hammer, the reason you haven't obtained it is simple: you haven't gotten anywhere near the hammer yet! (This is why trying to skip ahead will cause huge headaches. I know from personal experience.) :)
> >
> > Go back to the Sage's world and see what new avenues that clear focus stone and wire clippers will open up for you.
> >
> > -Mandi "that chasm goes down and up!" aka Chaos
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> Thanks for the reply. Sadly (and I'm sure there is some kind of obvious answer), I have been trying to go up and down the chasm to little avail. It will let me go up, and I end up in a room where I can shove random objects into a hole in the ceiling, and that's about all. When I try to go anywhere else (across or down), it tells me that I don't want to get lost so I shouldn't go there. I'm assuming that I am missing something here; unfortunately, I am at a loss as to what that is. Anymore suggestions? (Sorry, if I am being bone headed about this).
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> Aeia

Step into the chasm - asend play with it until you find a place that allows you to go east.