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The Bookshop's Dark Corners

The bookshop on Mill Lane takes stock on Sunday, and the back rooms are full of tall shelves and dark corners. Every corner must be lit for the count, and the old stock clerk's numbers still mark the walls. Work out the lantern plan before the counting starts.

Kind
Lanterns case
Difficulty
D 998
Tier
Inspector · D 700–999
Worth
100 pts for a clean solve
Par time
4:24
Technique
Depth 2
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