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level two, level 2

The puzzle opens with a comic. This comic, conceptually, shows off a rule followed by the riddle text in Level One. The rule applies to more than just that riddle text.

level three, level 3

This puzzle opens with a comic that shows off a rule: "Things change when you're not looking at them."

Beating Level Two rewards you with a comic that shows off a new rule. What can you do to emulate the comic?

level three, level 3

Consider the comic you got from beating Level Two. If the observer swiveled their telescope left/right/up/down, then they change what part of the forest they can see. If they adjust the focus of their telescope, they can observe a larger/smaller part of the forest. Can you do the same?

level four, level 4, final

Your instance of the puzzle is independent from your teammates'. In fact, everything in the puzzle is local to your computer. Given that, how can you still emulate the rule taught by the comic you got from beating Level Three?

The intended experience for this puzzle does not involve looking at the source code, opening the javascript console, or otherwise hacking your browser. Reading the source code of this page or the linked page will spoil you. Your instance of the puzzle is independent from your teammates'.

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The puzzle has been tested on the latest versions of Firefox and Chrome. This text, and the following button, aren't part of the puzzle. You should never need to press it unless something crazy happens (i.e. your browser crashes).