o well, no one ever replied to me...but I still completed it!!! horray!!! and thank you for all the other helpful hints that other people have given others - they really helped me...although it took a while to find the right message to relate with my situation...

thanks sooooo much, xlittleangelx

> right...I did all of this stuff on my own, and the gold key and cogwheel have been used so I heard the boom...but where does it come from???
> i am searching and searching, but it doesnt really help. where can i find the place?
>
> thanks, xlittleangelx
>
> > ok, I now have the iron key...but what to do with it? and what else do I need to do?
> >
> > thank you, xlittleangelx
> >
> > > My Inventory:
> > > Acorns Silver Key Tourist Brochure Birdseed
> > > Lavender Pocket Knife Feather Maps
> > > Spade Cogwheel Translated Papyrus
> > >
> > > I dont know what to do. Everyone is going on about the stone head, the ladder, the sphinx and especially, ALL THE KEYS...and although I have let the magpie out of his cage, I didnt do anything else. I am going to check the cage again now, but any other advice would be very gratefully receieved...
> > > I have tried reading other people's advice but they never relate to my position.
> > >
> > > thank you, xlittleangelx