> Right now the bad guys are escaping down the river with the cufflink. I tried to follow from the palace but keep crashing - I think I tried all possibilities. I've gone south from the soothsayer and looked around the garage, house and garden and haven't found anything helpful. I've also checked every entrance to the river and visited the island and either can't find them or the woosh past me by the storyteller. Help! What am I missing? Thanks.
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> Inventory: Many onions
> tree branches
> sack
> silver key
> crown of destiny
> float ring
> sap tap
> bucket of sap
> bottle opener
> cross
> coconut
> pliers
> iron support
> green potion
> sword
> rusty key
> goo

Congrats, you're almost finished, you just need to stop them. This is one of those "time limit" puzzles where you have a limited number of moves to get to the right place (hint: it's not the storyteller, who is only near the river). If you get it right, you'll see them approaching instead of "wooshing past". Good luck!

Sapphire Knight, Adventurer Extraordinaire

Sapphire Knight's five tenants of Adventure Gaming:
1. Go everywhere, talking to everyone.
2. Try everything possible.
3. Search multiple times.
4. Sabotage!
5. If all else fails, repeat 1 and 2.