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You discover the rectangular shapes to be merely brickwork in the wall. Why on Earth would you think those would be pieces of paper stuck to the wall?
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With the aid of the bucket, you are able to reach some of the pieces of paper stuck further up on the wall of the well.
STAND ON BUCKET; CLIMB TO PIPE
You put the rectangular pieces of paper into your pocket for later consideration. You place the bucket underneath the pipe and step on it. Unfortunately, you're still too short to reach the pipe.
LOOK AT PIECES OF PAPER STUCK TO WALL
You peel three of the rectangular pieces of paper off of the wall. The others are too high to reach.
STORY TIME!
Your day was going pretty well up to a certain point. That certain point was when you went and trapped yourself in a dried-up well.
It's deeply irritating.
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