Solvers may find some things in the word search that they recognize from casually looking, but a good place to start is the Scraps of Paper. Each of those are a set of coordinates in the Library of Babel, a website that contains every possible book 1,312,000 characters long. The very long string is the Hex number, followed by the Wall, Shelf, Volume, and Page numbers. Find the pages indicated by the scraps and there are… well… less meaningless than normal passages in the Library.
Meanwhile, searching through the grid reveals many different book titles. Combining information from the Scraps of Paper and the titles found in the grid, solvers should come to the conclusion that there are the first 12 books from each of 6 different series hidden in the grid, plus some additional words and a seventh mysterious page called “extraction.”
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| i | l | 1 | e | 9 | z | 5 | r | z | u | g | 3 | o | l | q | 2 | b | i | f | d | b | w | 2 | r | b | v | d | d | w | b | m | s | f | y | 4 | 5 | b | 0 | h | y | b | e | z | r | d | a | 7 | h | 3 | g |
| g | w | a | q | 7 | e | g | r | c | i | 0 | o | t | c | n | t | l | o | y | d | x | 8 | 4 | i | 2 | 6 | t | j | i | z | t | q | d | q | c | u | 9 | 0 | e | d | g | a | 3 | e | o | 8 | 3 | 8 | t | 4 |
| a | d | m | u | m | m | i | e | s | i | n | t | h | e | m | o | r | n | i | n | g | 1 | f | c | e | n | n | 1 | d | 3 | h | p | r | t | k | w | l | p | p | o | j | p | i | t | b | 6 | f | 8 | a | y |
| m | e | f | a | d | 5 | w | m | v | v | 7 | 2 | i | m | 5 | g | c | l | a | u | d | i | a | a | n | d | t | h | e | n | e | w | g | i | r | l | j | v | r | b | r | e | s | s | s | k | w | 4 | b | o |
| f | 8 | b | l | 7 | i | g | h | k | 1 | u | z | r | 3 | o | u | 8 | w | l | q | 9 | o | x | x | c | 4 | f | x | w | e | f | q | q | 0 | i | 4 | y | v | e | s | y | r | 6 | i | r | n | 0 | g | l | l |
| o | q | 2 | r | 5 | w | a | 6 | p | m | z | o | 9 | t | a | z | a | w | a | s | r | h | h | 2 | n | n | n | v | i | z | i | j | 4 | c | s | 3 | c | 7 | s | r | l | m | v | s | e | 5 | q | r | x | 2 |
| r | d | 6 | i | x | 8 | 1 | a | y | p | t | p | t | 1 | k | 7 | d | n | p | o | e | 1 | s | d | c | 7 | d | b | n | h | r | k | m | 4 | t | 1 | 4 | 2 | i | a | t | a | t | d | t | m | g | i | c | a |
| u | k | 0 | t | l | 7 | 4 | e | n | a | h | e | z | o | r | a | w | 3 | i | c | p | k | 5 | 9 | s | y | q | 8 | d | 9 | s | p | 5 | 2 | y | j | 7 | b | d | t | o | n | q | r | s | 1 | z | m | 2 | 0 |
| o | l | d | e | y | v | k | 0 | d | d | n | z | x | h | y | 9 | z | s | a | w | t | p | m | a | 7 | y | r | c | o | e | t | 1 | 6 | p | a | t | p | u | e | s | 9 | 5 | c | y | i | 3 | w | g | e | n |
| l | 7 | t | s | l | g | e | e | r | h | t | e | l | b | i | s | s | o | p | m | i | e | h | t | d | n | a | n | w | a | d | 4 | a | p | n | i | n | p | n | e | m | m | m | w | s | 3 | w | r | 2 | v |
| o | u | c | 3 | b | g | r | i | d | i | s | h | e | x | 1 | g | m | u | b | x | l | s | a | i | n | c | f | l | s | a | a | 6 | 6 | i | d | 8 | j | f | t | i | 6 | s | u | h | y | 0 | m | o | e | k |
| c | p | 7 | x | 9 | p | d | j | x | c | n | a | e | 7 | h | 3 | 2 | r | 8 | o | e | 0 | o | o | a | j | e | 7 | 1 | 3 | y | f | l | 3 | t | w | 7 | 6 | s | v | x | p | 8 | r | m | o | p | t | 3 | 3 |
| e | a | n | 3 | 2 | 3 | s | n | 8 | k | c | g | y | p | 3 | 0 | h | c | q | b | r | 9 | e | c | r | i | g | y | u | 1 | o | y | 7 | r | h | w | g | m | b | o | 8 | j | u | x | b | r | v | t | g | c |
| h | 8 | p | v | q | r | 7 | 8 | j | 4 | y | t | 0 | w | h | s | 2 | e | h | r | o | z | o | t | 1 | n | o | 6 | c | m | f | h | o | k | e | 0 | c | b | o | m | a | s | h | e | l | f | f | o | u | r |
| t | m | 5 | t | i | f | i | n | 8 | x | z | h | x | z | 2 | a | k | r | 3 | n | o | u | m | a | r | y | a | n | n | e | s | a | v | e | s | t | h | e | d | a | y | z | d | r | d | y | m | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| p | g | u | s | u | r | 6 | 0 | h | w | w | j | a | 8 | 1 | 7 | n | y | u | w | m | n | z | r | 1 | l | q | l | e | t | u | b | t | r | n | t | 1 | b | y | x | f | i | i | b | u | f | e | y | k | 5 |
| q | 8 | c | 1 | q | r | u | 9 | f | n | 7 | 1 | c | s | e | r | u | t | c | i | p | g | n | i | v | o | m | g | 2 | 1 | m | s | i | d | o | v | x | r | 8 | 1 | e | i | g | z | 5 | 7 | s | 5 | r | k |
| z | d | 0 | w | p | a | e | m | 8 | k | q | o | z | a | 9 | 1 | a | j | o | k | 5 | j | t | w | i | 3 | 4 | v | 1 | b | m | f | u | z | b | b | a | l | c | n | a | 0 | r | r | w | 9 | s | 1 | h | b |
| y | 1 | 8 | a | 7 | d | 6 | p | 9 | b | u | q | a | a | l | 4 | 8 | h | 3 | m | u | v | 2 | n | 4 | 0 | x | m | k | u | e | 9 | g | p | s | v | a | z | c | a | k | 7 | z | h | g | j | a | 7 | w | 0 |
| i | s | 8 | 3 | 4 | w | 9 | y | 7 | 8 | f | z | b | h | v | v | 1 | 6 | r | u | p | d | 9 | a | z | t | 6 | e | j | n | r | e | p | l | a | c | e | e | n | t | r | i | e | s | i | n | g | r | i | d |
| a | 4 | v | l | f | m | o | c | g | l | 3 | h | s | t | q | x | n | o | o | y | q | h | k | t | 9 | 5 | n | 5 | r | 9 | c | c | 3 | b | e | y | s | 0 | r | m | x | 7 | q | d | 8 | w | e | y | 3 | o |
| h | k | z | g | 2 | q | n | q | 0 | j | t | k | 0 | o | 8 | v | 4 | v | t | 6 | s | 4 | o | i | g | o | d | e | 8 | y | a | g | o | u | k | c | c | t | j | h | n | g | 2 | i | x | y | 8 | m | p | c |
| n | 5 | o | b | z | z | e | 0 | 5 | s | u | f | d | o | i | b | d | v | i | p | g | 4 | c | n | f | 5 | q | o | l | q | m | m | c | i | h | i | m | o | d | l | 1 | q | g | n | a | f | j | 0 | o | 6 |
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| s | 6 | v | 2 | 5 | w | u | c | j | 4 | f | k | 8 | r | g | w | 3 | i | i | y | h | 8 | 2 | 8 | f | c | r | 1 | e | p | o | f | o | e | d | t | k | l | b | u | 8 | r | w | s | 2 | g | o | w | o | p |
| e | x | 3 | p | o | a | q | u | 4 | a | m | v | m | e | q | 0 | k | q | v | v | 1 | m | 5 | z | r | 8 | a | d | 6 | 5 | h | l | 9 | r | o | t | a | v | e | l | e | z | t | a | s | r | e | g | 2 | f |
| 9 | m | o | 6 | 5 | d | q | w | w | 3 | t | d | t | b | e | k | n | z | 4 | m | p | 6 | 5 | k | o | y | 9 | l | 7 | g | e | i | v | y | v | 6 | g | k | r | g | o | 5 | 5 | u | 0 | s | p | j | r | j |
| n | q | d | y | t | t | 2 | q | a | 5 | z | 3 | l | a | t | i | p | s | o | h | e | l | i | t | s | o | h | 5 | l | c | q | i | n | m | e | e | d | m | n | w | g | w | n | r | l | b | n | 3 | e | 7 |
| n | 9 | 9 | f | s | a | 5 | r | y | 8 | y | v | 6 | s | 1 | m | j | 1 | 7 | d | v | u | 7 | j | p | y | g | 4 | 0 | s | y | r | k | s | p | w | t | a | l | r | p | k | b | s | n | l | y | 2 | w | x |
| l | o | v | 7 | j | t | c | j | s | d | i | r | d | e | m | i | t | h | c | n | u | l | t | a | s | n | o | i | l | f | d | j | z | 6 | a | x | r | 2 | n | 7 | 6 | c | s | b | t | t | y | u | g | 8 |
| v | 4 | 2 | f | x | h | t | m | r | 6 | b | r | x | h | z | b | 6 | 2 | b | 6 | j | 2 | k | z | b | 5 | t | q | 5 | x | o | 2 | r | r | 6 | t | 5 | u | h | b | i | g | m | e | a | e | y | m | u | m |
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| z | t | h | e | f | i | r | s | t | d | a | y | o | f | s | c | h | o | o | l | w | 9 | a | 7 | m | 5 | v | 8 | b | o | s | 5 | r | 7 | r | e | g | a | 9 | y | h | j | 6 | o | a | b | o | c | 5 | 7 |
| f | c | c | o | p | n | 6 | f | j | s | 8 | g | 1 | o | r | s | o | 9 | s | b | 9 | x | k | y | l | y | d | o | b | s | r | e | h | c | a | e | t | m | y | g | y | m | k | r | j | b | b | i | l | 6 |
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| 2 | t | e | o | 5 | e | 6 | 8 | e | g | h | i | d | e | t | m | 6 | 6 | a | q | 9 | s | g | b | l | c | 6 | p | f | 0 | h | f | d | k | x | 3 | 4 | f | 8 | 3 | r | y | t | d | 4 | e | a | 5 | f | 8 |
| i | u | h | s | 4 | h | 4 | c | q | z | g | 6 | u | s | s | 3 | s | e | y | j | z | a | 8 | q | r | w | e | 8 | g | w | c | f | i | 9 | 0 | o | f | g | o | h | e | e | i | a | g | l | t | w | m | k |
| b | 8 | j | e | 2 | t | m | 9 | 3 | i | f | 6 | a | n | 9 | i | q | w | t | g | n | e | 1 | a | x | g | 2 | x | 3 | f | a | w | p | b | 1 | a | 0 | i | e | 5 | y | e | a | r | i | q | n | d | d | y |
| d | 5 | y | k | t | d | x | 1 | 0 | g | c | p | 0 | u | o | e | p | 6 | 3 | l | n | i | z | 8 | q | 2 | 0 | v | k | g | e | v | c | d | f | 9 | 4 | h | g | 2 | n | e | h | k | p | e | a | 2 | 5 | d |
| j | a | b | a | d | r | s | 5 | e | g | s | x | v | s | d | z | m | x | i | c | h | y | n | v | t | g | b | 9 | w | k | t | c | u | g | d | n | o | i | t | c | a | e | r | w | b | 9 | s | k | r | o |
| t | 1 | o | 5 | v | l | u | j | a | e | 3 | r | 8 | r | 3 | 2 | a | k | b | 5 | s | c | n | e | 5 | 0 | 6 | e | v | 7 | y | 3 | l | h | l | q | 7 | u | e | 7 | o | n | 4 | 1 | o | f | y | o | 4 | b |
| s | 8 | c | r | 1 | x | n | t | t | t | m | z | g | 3 | c | o | e | m | r | t | 5 | u | m | c | h | t | 5 | n | s | m | m | h | r | o | v | 8 | i | s | 2 | t | 2 | u | l | a | w | r | h | 7 | i | s |
| g | 1 | 4 | k | b | p | 2 | a | h | a | v | p | c | 9 | w | s | h | 1 | a | i | q | 5 | 0 | j | 8 | t | o | c | d | 1 | l | h | 6 | s | r | m | c | 6 | 2 | h | y | 4 | h | 5 | h | p | 0 | w | e | y |
| 4 | p | b | v | 7 | a | r | q | q | a | e | 6 | x | 6 | m | 3 | n | c | w | e | s | l | n | u | k | h | f | s | d | k | r | 7 | w | t | 8 | h | 5 | g | c | 4 | d | g | j | x | 5 | o | m | 5 | p | d |
| f | l | w | 4 | d | i | s | b | e | w | b | u | e | a | 1 | j | e | g | s | m | h | t | u | p | v | i | 5 | o | g | f | j | c | 0 | t | o | e | v | l | 3 | y | i | k | 5 | f | m | a | 0 | t | x | a |
| b | i | g | 8 | p | 9 | c | e | 7 | f | c | o | r | f | h | y | 6 | u | 5 | c | 2 | t | y | 0 | l | s | f | 0 | t | k | c | a | 7 | o | 2 | f | 0 | q | 3 | 7 | o | n | e | 5 | c | b | 2 | 9 | v | l |
| w | r | n | s | 2 | 3 | w | a | h | g | u | y | u | g | h | m | o | 1 | i | o | t | u | n | s | w | j | r | 0 | b | h | 5 | g | l | w | a | l | l | f | o | u | r | q | w | p | 8 | o | y | w | r | h |
| f | e | k | v | a | 3 | s | p | r | c | a | 7 | 8 | t | o | h | w | r | m | c | 3 | n | 1 | o | b | o | f | r | p | f | g | a | m | n | 2 | f | 9 | n | 2 | g | d | s | s | 6 | 2 | i | 9 | w | f | c |
| 3 | p | 8 | l | a | n | n | z | r | n | t | h | w | s | s | u | s | j | e | i | b | j | l | q | n | i | q | t | 6 | z | g | i | r | a | v | l | 1 | p | 3 | o | n | 5 | e | 8 | z | p | q | y | q | n |
| q | e | 8 | d | f | s | r | j | n | z | i | i | 0 | n | 1 | t | f | 2 | f | 7 | s | c | z | i | x | o | g | c | c | a | l | m | n | t | 3 | w | n | s | 7 | 0 | a | 5 | c | i | 5 | v | 7 | u | o | u |
| i | t | 8 | 2 | l | e | i | e | e | i | e | v | w | t | b | x | a | b | w | z | 1 | e | k | v | k | b | o | d | i | l | v | g | 7 | s | o | l | v | 1 | x | h | 6 | 6 | r | 9 | 1 | u | m | c | n | l |
| 0 | a | n | 5 | k | k | y | o | a | v | y | a | o | c | 6 | 6 | 2 | c | 1 | y | 0 | y | r | h | r | o | j | n | a | n | 5 | j | h | u | o | b | y | a | 4 | z | u | w | e | l | q | i | 3 | v | h | y |
| e | m | 7 | p | g | 2 | b | l | n | c | d | k | t | r | b | 9 | o | d | e | i | 7 | 9 | 2 | a | w | s | s | 6 | r | y | q | n | e | n | o | o | m | e | h | t | n | o | t | h | g | i | n | d | i | m |
| a | i | t | g | 1 | n | c | 7 | u | t | u | h | w | u | o | m | 5 | j | n | y | 8 | b | u | e | b | t | r | f | b | e | w | t | f | d | g | j | 0 | i | p | f | 9 | r | e | e | u | a | y | g | p | j |
| l | t | 0 | n | 7 | 2 | 4 | z | a | y | 4 | s | 8 | t | t | u | m | 6 | e | i | 6 | l | b | k | x | l | a | u | c | p | t | u | 0 | o | a | 1 | a | 1 | e | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | y | a | 6 | 6 | 6 | a | t |
| m | l | a | i | j | m | 8 | t | g | 3 | 6 | d | l | b | 5 | h | s | r | i | 5 | f | v | b | 6 | i | 4 | e | y | 4 | g | 6 | f | 9 | w | 4 | y | t | 5 | q | c | 1 | v | 9 | z | r | 8 | l | 8 | k | c |
| i | u | o | n | 8 | l | s | 5 | x | s | f | i | a | s | t | 7 | g | c | l | a | u | d | i | a | a | n | d | m | e | a | n | j | a | n | i | n | e | v | t | x | 7 | u | 9 | 9 | d | h | 7 | d | 3 | t |
| s | n | 3 | n | 8 | o | s | 9 | w | m | 1 | m | o | 5 | 2 | v | u | s | a | g | u | u | h | 6 | 6 | z | u | r | i | l | 1 | 9 | 3 | c | j | h | o | 3 | a | w | e | q | i | c | s | n | k | 9 | 4 | r |
| v | e | 0 | i | h | h | a | z | d | m | m | a | k | d | t | 5 | 9 | x | m | r | 1 | k | d | x | f | n | x | 0 | l | l | q | e | f | 5 | z | i | g | 3 | j | d | l | x | 0 | f | g | 7 | 0 | o | f | m |
| w | p | a | g | e | o | n | e | t | h | i | r | t | y | s | e | v | e | n | q | n | s | l | i | p | p | e | r | y | s | l | o | p | e | r | k | 0 | u | f | x | 3 | 6 | m | l | u | 4 | 2 | a | i | o |
| h | b | e | e | k | f | a | i | o | t | b | y | g | s | e | w | 8 | 0 | q | p | z | i | 7 | r | 9 | 4 | v | j | 6 | 3 | h | 5 | q | z | l | v | c | x | a | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | o | a | e | r | i | b | 6 |
| f | h | k | b | 4 | j | q | l | z | 4 | k | p | e | g | a | l | l | i | v | e | l | i | v | o | l | u | m | e | e | i | g | h | t | e | e | n | c | o | u | n | t | e | r | y | r | k | v | t | 2 | r |
| t | d | d | d | f | 5 | 1 | 6 | d | s | 2 | t | y | d | o | b | s | n | e | i | l | a | n | a | g | 5 | r | 4 | i | i | 9 | m | i | x | y | 5 | a | 6 | 9 | g | f | c | s | a | d | t | r | 7 | t | t |
| 5 | 5 | r | a | q | q | 8 | i | k | e | p | n | y | q | f | j | x | h | t | 3 | x | 0 | t | 8 | l | i | b | r | a | r | y | o | f | b | a | b | e | l | i | 6 | p | 9 | w | z | s | y | g | j | f | 6 |
| m | 2 | r | b |
Six of the seven scraps of paper contain a clue to one of the six book series, along with a series of gibberish phrases that, when transformed by the note indicated on the seventh scrap, are the same length of the books in the series in order. Given that connection, the non-book titles hidden in the grid can be matched by length to the entries in the seventh scrap of paper. This gives the instructions LIBRARY OF BABEL/REPLACE ENTRIES IN THE GRID/GRID IS HEX/WALL FOUR/SHELF FOUR/VOLUME EIGHTEEN/PAGE ONE THIRTY SEVEN.
Scrap 1 - Animorphs
transformers y.fourfpxxe.three .zero.fivexc.sevenie .seven.nineuqduucj r.fourz.twoduk xdfjuua.three wl.eightdzi.three uirvju.zeroy ua.threexk .fivevwtpn xwrvab.seven t.zerosctdsat vohwdxhl ignore leading three
Scrap 2 - A Series of Unfortunate Events
very forlorn depression .eight.sevenh .seven.eighthppvs.eightg .threecnda.two.five quna .four.nine.onew ehjl.fiveq d.fivey.nine.five.five.nine.sixj .sevensxw txhu.onejc .twozj.zerodr.nine k.seven.twohue .zerolwi.oneiyz gejw .six.nine.twowyyo .fivelbf.onevw .threej.ninexfm.threet .sixlybz.four.onexjmz .sevenueu.sixgh.three pdk.three.nineave .fivew.ninetm .fouricb pkwxyl nt.nine.fivecjxj.zerojp sgkyy ignore leading three
Scrap 3 - The Babysitter's Club
watching kids in stonybrook connecticut .onep.nine.threel.five.four tqwe.three iimt .threeqwxter enb l.eightd a.twoh.twoqs.four kq.zero.sixw c.ninel.eightz m.one.zero .two.zero.threeeg zn.twob.one o.fivefrao .twoqgo .twoqlj tffix vjr k.nine.eight tjqm .eightk.three .threevt at.onej.sixm.four.fouraj lq.onefj whdi.sixbv h.one.two naf .sevena.twoebql .four.five.two .sevennd.one .sevenppajs par hw.nine.eightg e.sixhy.onee pqw hy.fivew.three .seven.six cwy.fiveo a.oneu.threeo bn.fivefa e.sevenwcg .sixaqg mbth .nineg.sixga.two unk rfq xth.fourp .onewltsbn kqf .two.sevenw .sevenmw .ninemg.four
Scrap 4 - Discworld
elephants on a turtle krl w.sevenxjam sh u.sevenqa.three e.three.two x.sevenslv dfip.twojj.eight.three lvxm.four wg.threeke v.two.nines ojmlrj.fivex .six.onejn qna.eight.nines.four ppogwpx.seven ni.two.ninecn rps.ninev.five dof.five b.oneh.twozo wdjqlo.seven.two qglokz j.four.five y.fourmpo.twoe y.threekyb.two
Scrap 5 - Magic Tree House
eldritch arboreal abode .nineup.fourjhhxs .eightkdxen ao.six.seven .zeroh.nine cykidy xt .ninem.threef ixm.twocp.eight sx .threeki mgs.sevenps.one thmwn.six.zero my.twov .eightetj jfis.nine bz uug ppaxbe pnnnzuqms zf qoo hv.onet.three.four v.three.four.twogv u.six .fiveh.zero b.threeyh.nineu.zero.seven.sevenv fvld.fournyn m.one xjh mc.three.seven frqw.sixebs wi b.zerobdzal.seven q.twofbp nzq.eight u.nine md.sevenpm.fourp ibt.zeroh os chy.sixm.eightd.three.zero l.twoqmv .ninewcwx lexp fniucid
Scrap 6 - Help I'm Trapped In...
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Scrap 7 - Extraction
extraction .threehk.ninez.eights .foury .oneidgd .fivehygnpd n.seven.sevenwih.two j.three u.threeu.six xdt.four rx .eight.twox qssp zdvv .fiver.fourir ylrj ge.nineqh.five .two.twofavw.seven.nine nkhw mc.zero tdlopi iqw.oner note for this and the other six lists replace .digit with the actual digit so .eight would be replaced with the digit for eight because there are no digits in the library itself boooooooooooooooooooooooo
LIBRARY OF BABEL has already been used, so what does REPLACE ENTRIES IN THE GRID mean? Well, each entry found in the grid corresponds to a series of seemingly random characters the same length, so each entry can be replaced with its corresponding characters. Helping to confirm this, whenever two entries cross, the crossing letter is replaced with the same letter. This can be slightly tedious, and it can be hard to find errors, but the String Checker at the bottom will help solvers find errors if they’ve made small mistakes.
When that is done, the grid should look like this:
| 3 | 8 | j | j | 2 | p | i | f | d | v | l | s | 7 | x | 2 | 3 | e | b | k | k | i | 9 | r | d | 0 | j | z | 2 | c | j | 1 | u | h | x | t | m | i | i | 3 | e | w | q | t | 4 | 5 | l | 3 | 9 | p | 1 |
| a | q | 1 | l | 9 | z | 5 | r | z | u | g | 3 | o | l | q | 2 | b | i | t | d | b | w | 2 | o | b | v | d | d | 4 | b | m | s | f | y | 4 | 5 | b | 0 | 1 | w | b | g | z | s | d | a | 7 | h | 3 | g |
| q | w | w | v | 7 | e | g | r | c | i | 0 | o | t | c | n | t | l | 0 | y | d | x | 8 | 4 | f | 2 | 6 | t | j | 9 | z | l | q | d | q | c | u | 9 | 0 | z | g | g | l | 3 | 9 | a | 8 | 3 | 8 | t | 4 |
| 7 | d | i | x | m | 2 | c | p | 8 | s | x | 3 | k | i | m | g | s | 7 | p | s | 1 | 1 | f | 5 | e | n | n | 1 | 1 | 3 | a | p | r | t | 9 | w | l | p | 9 | c | j | o | i | 8 | 4 | 6 | f | 8 | a | y |
| u | e | f | m | t | 5 | w | m | v | v | 7 | 2 | i | m | 5 | c | 1 | w | l | t | s | b | n | k | q | f | 2 | 7 | w | 7 | m | w | 9 | m | g | 4 | j | v | t | 0 | r | k | s | a | q | k | w | 4 | b | o |
| h | 8 | b | 4 | 7 | e | g | h | k | 1 | u | z | 3 | 3 | t | u | 8 | w | l | q | 9 | o | x | x | c | 4 | f | x | e | e | 9 | q | q | 0 | 6 | 4 | y | v | l | n | y | z | 6 | n | 9 | n | 0 | 4 | l | l |
| s | q | 2 | w | 5 | w | r | 6 | p | m | z | a | 9 | d | a | z | a | w | a | s | 3 | h | h | 2 | n | n | n | v | h | z | m | j | 4 | c | g | 3 | c | 7 | l | o | l | j | v | q | l | 5 | q | i | x | 2 |
| m | d | 6 | g | x | 8 | 1 | e | y | p | u | p | s | 1 | k | 7 | d | n | p | o | c | 1 | s | d | c | 7 | d | b | j | h | z | k | m | 4 | a | 1 | 4 | 2 | c | g | t | 4 | t | n | w | m | g | c | c | a |
| a | k | 0 | 3 | l | 7 | 4 | e | n | u | h | a | z | o | r | a | w | 3 | i | c | n | k | 5 | 9 | s | y | q | 8 | l | 9 | n | p | 5 | 2 | 2 | j | 7 | b | p | 0 | o | 5 | q | j | y | 1 | z | b | 2 | 0 |
| j | l | d | k | y | v | k | 0 | j | b | t | z | x | h | y | 9 | z | o | a | w | d | p | m | a | 7 | y | r | c | 5 | e | f | 1 | 6 | p | u | t | p | u | c | n | 9 | 5 | c | 1 | c | 3 | w | p | e | n |
| x | 7 | t | e | l | g | j | f | 1 | q | l | j | a | 4 | 4 | m | 6 | j | 1 | t | a | t | v | 3 | 3 | k | 8 | m | q | j | t | 4 | a | p | n | i | n | p | n | u | m | m | m | 6 | q | 3 | w | k | 2 | v |
| 7 | u | c | 3 | b | x | d | t | 4 | r | x | 8 | 2 | x | 1 | g | m | m | b | x | 2 | s | a | i | n | c | f | l | s | a | e | 6 | 6 | i | k | 8 | j | f | m | 8 | 6 | s | u | h | s | 0 | m | w | e | k |
| w | p | 7 | x | 9 | x | d | j | x | c | n | a | d | 7 | h | 3 | 2 | l | 8 | o | 5 | 0 | o | o | a | j | e | 7 | 1 | 3 | e | f | l | 3 | r | w | 7 | 6 | 6 | i | x | p | 8 | r | f | w | p | x | 3 | 3 |
| l | l | n | 3 | 2 | 3 | s | n | 8 | k | c | g | y | a | 3 | 0 | h | r | q | b | q | 9 | e | c | r | i | g | y | u | 1 | 0 | y | 7 | r | f | w | g | m | u | b | 8 | j | u | x | 9 | r | v | y | g | c |
| r | 8 | 8 | v | q | r | 7 | 8 | j | 4 | y | t | 0 | w | 2 | s | 2 | j | h | r | u | z | o | t | 1 | n | o | 6 | c | m | y | h | o | k | q | 0 | c | b | t | 2 | a | 5 | r | 4 | i | r | y | l | r | j |
| k | m | 5 | d | i | f | i | n | 8 | x | z | h | x | z | 2 | h | k | 5 | 3 | n | n | u | 2 | q | g | o | 2 | q | l | j | t | f | f | i | x | v | j | r | k | 9 | 8 | z | m | r | d | y | r | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| p | g | u | s | z | r | 6 | 0 | h | w | w | j | a | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | x | u | w | a | n | z | r | 1 | l | q | l | e | t | y | b | t | r | t | t | 1 | b | 7 | x | f | a | i | b | u | f | 4 | y | k | 5 |
| q | 8 | c | 1 | q | i | u | 9 | f | n | 7 | 1 | c | 2 | 7 | o | l | q | j | d | w | o | z | 2 | h | 1 | b | g | 2 | 1 | m | s | i | d | h | v | x | r | 8 | 1 | x | i | g | z | 5 | 7 | z | 5 | r | k |
| z | d | 0 | w | p | a | 3 | m | 8 | k | q | o | z | a | 9 | 1 | a | j | s | k | 5 | j | t | w | i | 3 | 4 | v | 1 | b | g | f | u | z | 4 | b | a | l | c | 1 | a | 0 | r | r | w | 9 | 2 | 1 | h | b |
| y | 1 | 8 | a | 7 | d | 6 | p | 9 | b | u | q | a | a | l | 4 | 8 | h | 3 | 4 | u | v | 2 | n | 4 | 0 | x | m | k | u | f | 9 | g | p | p | v | a | z | m | a | k | 7 | z | h | g | j | d | 7 | w | 0 |
| i | s | 8 | 3 | 4 | w | 9 | y | 7 | 8 | f | z | b | v | v | v | 1 | 6 | e | u | k | d | 9 | a | z | t | 6 | e | j | n | 5 | h | y | g | n | p | d | n | 7 | 7 | w | i | h | 2 | j | 3 | u | 3 | u | 6 |
| a | 4 | v | l | f | m | o | c | g | l | 3 | h | s | 7 | q | x | n | o | i | y | q | q | k | t | 9 | 5 | n | 5 | r | 9 | 9 | c | 3 | b | e | y | h | 0 | r | m | x | 7 | q | 9 | 8 | w | k | y | 3 | o |
| h | k | z | g | 2 | q | n | q | 0 | j | t | k | 0 | 7 | 8 | v | 4 | v | 7 | 6 | s | 4 | 0 | i | g | o | f | e | 8 | y | g | g | o | u | k | 8 | c | t | j | h | n | g | 2 | u | x | y | 8 | m | p | c |
| n | 5 | o | b | z | z | e | 0 | 5 | s | u | f | d | 0 | i | b | d | v | c | p | g | 4 | c | 6 | f | 5 | q | r | l | q | d | m | c | i | j | i | m | o | d | l | 1 | q | g | p | a | f | j | 0 | o | 6 |
| 0 | c | t | w | k | f | v | y | 6 | d | d | i | c | u | i | n | f | p | x | e | l | x | w | c | w | 9 | v | m | q | 2 | l | n | v | u | b | c | k | o | l | 1 | j | 4 | h | 4 | i | 2 | b | b | 1 | p |
| s | 6 | v | 2 | 5 | 3 | u | c | j | 4 | f | k | 8 | 9 | g | w | 3 | i | 5 | y | h | 8 | 2 | 8 | f | c | r | 1 | e | w | o | f | 1 | e | d | t | k | l | b | u | 8 | y | w | j | 2 | g | o | w | o | p |
| e | x | 3 | p | o | m | q | u | 4 | a | m | v | m | h | q | 0 | k | q | 0 | v | 1 | m | 5 | z | r | 8 | 9 | d | 6 | 5 | 6 | i | 9 | z | y | i | 1 | i | w | l | 0 | e | u | h | 2 | 7 | k | g | 2 | f |
| 9 | m | o | 6 | 5 | 9 | q | w | w | 3 | t | d | t | y | e | k | n | z | 4 | m | p | 6 | 5 | k | o | y | 9 | l | 7 | g | e | e | v | y | v | 6 | g | k | r | u | o | 5 | 5 | h | 0 | s | p | j | r | j |
| n | q | d | y | t | t | 2 | q | a | 5 | z | 3 | t | 3 | m | f | x | 9 | j | 3 | w | v | 1 | f | b | l | 5 | 5 | 8 | c | q | i | b | m | e | e | d | m | j | w | g | w | n | x | l | b | n | 3 | e | 7 |
| n | 9 | 9 | f | s | x | 5 | r | y | 8 | y | v | 6 | b | 1 | m | j | 1 | 7 | d | v | u | 7 | j | p | y | g | 4 | 0 | z | r | r | k | s | p | w | t | v | l | r | p | k | b | s | n | l | y | 2 | w | x |
| l | o | v | 7 | j | y | c | j | s | d | i | r | d | 0 | 3 | d | 8 | m | 6 | y | h | c | s | o | h | 0 | t | b | i | f | q | j | z | 6 | w | x | r | 2 | n | 7 | 6 | c | s | 8 | t | t | y | u | g | 8 |
| v | 4 | 2 | f | x | d | t | m | r | 6 | b | r | x | h | z | b | 6 | 2 | b | 6 | j | 2 | k | z | b | 5 | t | q | 5 | x | c | 2 | r | r | 6 | i | 5 | u | h | b | i | g | m | k | a | e | 8 | m | u | m |
| 7 | u | 6 | p | v | i | 3 | k | x | s | n | s | e | 5 | a | o | c | c | j | p | y | u | d | v | h | o | u | b | q | t | 9 | o | d | 6 | u | k | b | r | h | 4 | f | 2 | 0 | d | o | d | y | c | v | h |
| z | e | 9 | f | 5 | k | 6 | q | d | 3 | g | v | z | 6 | l | j | c | t | 7 | 6 | w | 9 | a | 7 | m | 5 | v | 8 | p | o | x | 5 | r | 7 | r | e | g | 0 | 9 | y | h | j | 6 | x | a | b | a | c | 5 | 7 |
| f | c | c | o | p | y | 6 | f | j | s | 8 | g | 1 | u | r | s | e | 9 | s | b | 9 | x | k | y | b | k | b | a | b | z | s | f | k | 6 | t | 8 | 5 | t | b | e | 5 | 3 | k | e | j | v | h | i | l | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | v | o | a | c | e | s | p | r | 1 | f | y | v | 2 | 8 | 3 | e | h | z | 3 | b | 9 | n | 6 | s | r | 2 | 6 | d | s | e | v | z | n | h | 5 | j | m | d | n | 3 | a | n | 9 | h | a | t | 8 | q |
| 2 | m | e | o | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | e | g | h | i | d | g | v | m | 6 | 6 | b | q | 9 | s | 5 | b | l | h | 6 | p | f | 0 | 3 | f | d | k | x | 3 | 4 | f | 8 | 3 | z | y | t | a | 4 | e | o | 5 | f | 8 |
| i | u | 1 | s | 4 | h | 4 | c | q | z | g | 6 | u | 2 | s | 3 | s | e | y | x | z | f | 8 | q | w | w | e | 8 | g | w | 9 | f | i | 9 | 0 | o | f | g | o | h | e | a | z | o | g | l | e | w | m | k |
| b | 8 | j | 0 | 2 | 0 | m | 9 | 3 | i | f | 6 | y | 4 | 9 | i | q | w | t | g | a | e | 1 | 9 | x | g | 2 | x | 3 | f | 9 | w | p | b | 1 | a | 0 | i | e | 5 | y | 5 | l | 6 | i | q | x | d | d | q |
| 2 | 5 | y | k | 2 | d | x | 1 | 0 | g | c | m | 0 | 3 | 3 | e | p | 6 | 3 | e | n | p | 8 | 8 | q | 2 | 0 | v | k | g | c | v | c | d | f | 9 | 4 | h | g | 2 | s | e | h | 7 | p | e | d | 2 | 5 | b |
| j | b | b | a | d | 0 | s | 5 | e | g | 0 | x | v | v | d | t | m | x | 7 | c | h | g | p | v | t | g | b | 9 | w | k | 1 | c | u | q | d | l | h | x | d | w | h | o | v | w | b | 9 | 7 | k | r | w |
| t | 1 | y | 5 | v | l | 3 | j | a | 6 | 3 | r | 8 | r | 3 | 2 | 1 | w | b | 5 | e | c | n | g | 5 | 0 | 6 | e | v | 7 | l | 3 | l | 2 | l | q | 7 | u | o | 7 | o | n | 4 | 1 | o | f | y | o | 4 | f |
| s | 8 | c | k | 1 | x | n | e | n | t | m | z | g | 3 | c | o | c | v | h | 6 | 5 | u | m | c | u | t | 5 | n | s | m | o | h | r | f | v | 8 | i | g | 2 | t | 2 | u | l | a | w | r | h | 7 | i | 4 |
| g | 1 | 4 | k | 3 | p | 2 | w | g | a | v | p | c | 9 | w | g | h | 1 | h | d | q | 5 | 0 | j | 8 | u | o | c | d | 1 | l | h | 6 | b | r | m | m | 6 | 2 | h | y | 4 | h | 5 | h | p | 0 | w | e | q |
| 4 | p | b | v | 7 | y | m | q | q | z | e | 6 | x | 6 | 6 | 3 | n | y | w | o | i | l | n | u | k | h | z | s | d | k | r | 7 | w | p | 8 | r | 5 | g | c | 4 | 7 | g | j | x | 5 | o | m | 5 | p | l |
| f | y | w | 4 | d | h | e | b | e | w | n | u | e | a | 1 | j | 1 | g | 3 | m | o | 6 | u | p | v | i | 5 | b | g | f | j | c | 0 | n | k | e | v | l | 3 | y | b | k | 5 | f | m | a | 0 | t | x | a |
| b | y | g | 8 | t | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | f | c | 2 | q | f | h | e | 6 | u | 5 | c | 2 | q | b | 0 | l | s | f | 0 | 9 | k | c | a | 7 | z | 2 | f | 0 | q | 3 | 7 | a | n | e | 5 | c | b | 2 | 9 | v | 8 |
| w | k | 4 | s | 2 | 3 | w | l | o | g | u | g | b | g | h | m | 1 | 1 | i | o | t | u | f | v | w | j | r | 0 | b | s | 5 | g | 7 | q | s | s | p | z | d | v | v | q | w | p | 8 | o | y | w | r | 5 |
| f | g | k | f | a | 3 | s | p | y | p | m | 7 | 8 | 1 | o | a | w | r | d | c | 3 | n | 1 | z | h | o | f | r | p | f | i | m | m | 8 | 2 | f | 9 | n | 2 | g | r | s | 5 | 6 | 2 | i | 9 | w | f | w |
| 3 | s | 8 | l | p | n | n | z | r | b | m | h | w | s | o | u | s | j | e | 5 | b | j | l | q | s | 1 | q | t | 6 | z | y | f | r | u | v | l | 1 | p | 3 | o | w | 5 | v | 8 | z | p | q | y | q | 8 |
| q | p | 8 | d | f | x | r | j | t | z | z | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | f | 2 | f | 7 | y | c | z | i | x | m | 2 | c | c | h | l | m | j | 9 | 3 | w | n | s | 7 | 0 | x | 5 | w | i | 5 | v | 7 | u | o | 5 |
| i | j | 8 | 2 | l | e | x | h | e | i | e | 4 | y | t | b | x | f | b | w | z | 1 | 9 | k | v | k | b | q | n | o | l | v | g | 7 | m | o | l | v | 1 | x | h | 6 | 6 | t | 9 | 1 | u | m | c | n | o |
| 0 | 0 | n | 5 | k | k | y | e | a | v | y | w | 1 | c | 6 | 6 | 2 | r | 1 | y | 0 | y | 5 | h | r | o | j | u | a | n | 5 | j | h | d | o | b | y | a | 4 | z | u | w | p | l | q | i | 3 | v | h | h |
| e | j | 7 | p | g | 2 | b | l | 3 | c | c | k | t | x | b | 9 | o | d | a | i | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | w | s | s | 6 | z | f | q | n | e | 7 | 3 | c | m | h | j | x | 1 | m | n | y | n | 4 | d | l | v | f |
| a | x | t | g | 1 | n | c | 7 | u | 6 | u | h | w | u | j | m | 5 | j | k | o | 8 | b | u | e | 9 | t | r | f | b | n | w | t | f | p | g | j | 0 | i | p | f | 9 | r | e | e | i | a | y | g | p | j |
| l | j | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | z | 7 | y | 4 | 7 | 8 | t | t | m | m | 6 | x | i | 6 | l | b | k | x | 6 | a | u | c | p | n | u | 0 | m | a | 1 | a | 1 | e | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | y | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | a | t |
| m | c | a | s | j | m | 8 | 3 | g | 3 | 6 | x | l | b | 5 | h | z | r | 3 | 5 | f | v | b | 6 | i | 4 | j | y | 4 | g | 6 | n | 9 | 4 | 4 | y | t | 5 | q | c | 1 | v | 9 | z | 9 | 8 | l | 8 | k | c |
| i | 5 | o | v | 8 | l | w | 5 | x | s | f | p | a | s | t | 7 | g | 7 | a | 2 | e | b | q | l | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | n | d | 1 | 7 | p | p | a | j | s | v | t | x | 7 | u | 9 | 9 | c | h | 7 | d | 3 | t |
| s | 9 | 3 | p | 8 | 5 | s | 9 | w | m | 1 | w | o | 5 | 2 | v | u | s | u | g | u | u | h | 6 | 6 | z | u | r | s | l | 1 | 9 | 3 | c | j | h | o | 3 | a | w | e | q | i | c | n | n | k | 9 | 4 | r |
| v | t | 0 | p | y | h | a | z | d | m | m | g | k | d | t | 5 | 9 | x | m | e | 1 | k | d | x | f | n | x | 0 | l | x | q | e | f | 5 | z | i | g | 3 | j | d | l | x | 0 | f | r | 7 | 0 | o | f | m |
| w | n | k | h | w | m | c | 0 | t | d | l | o | p | i | i | q | w | 1 | r | q | u | p | d | k | 3 | 9 | a | v | e | 5 | w | 9 | t | m | r | k | 0 | u | f | x | 3 | 6 | v | l | p | 4 | 2 | a | i | o |
| h | b | w | 8 | k | f | a | i | o | t | b | p | g | s | e | w | 8 | 0 | q | p | z | 6 | 7 | r | 9 | 4 | v | j | 6 | 3 | h | 5 | q | z | l | v | c | x | a | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | s | e | r | i | b | 6 |
| f | q | k | 7 | 4 | j | q | l | z | 4 | k | p | o | y | y | w | 2 | 9 | 6 | w | j | e | g | e | 9 | q | h | 5 | 2 | 2 | f | a | v | w | 7 | 9 | u | q | d | u | u | c | j | y | 9 | k | v | t | 2 | r |
| p | d | d | h | f | 5 | 1 | 6 | d | s | 2 | t | 3 | s | n | r | 4 | 0 | k | s | e | u | a | h | g | 5 | r | 4 | i | i | 9 | m | i | x | y | 5 | a | 6 | 9 | g | f | c | s | a | v | s | r | 7 | t | t |
| 5 | 5 | r | 7 | q | q | 8 | i | k | e | p | n | y | q | f | j | x | h | t | 3 | x | 0 | t | 8 | 3 | h | k | 9 | z | 8 | s | 4 | y | 1 | i | d | g | d | i | 6 | p | 9 | w | z | 5 | y | g | j | f | 6 |
| m | 2 | r | 8 |
This is now a 3,254 character string of seemingly random letters – using what solvers have done earlier in the puzzle, this should hopefully remind them of the Hex numbers from the Scraps of Paper. Going to that hex, and then Wall 4, Shelf 4, Volume 18, Page 137 brings them to a page with only one sentence on it: WRITE NANCY DREW SOLVES A PUZZLE.