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     "There's one other strategy with nonograms you'll find useful," Inez says. "Let's go back to when we filled in all of Row D:"

"Now look at Column b.  The number at the top tells us that we need three filled-in squares in a row.  But Row D constrains us – one of those three squares is going to have to be the one in that row, since it's already filled in.

      "Now, when you think about it, there's only two solutions that satisfy both restrictions:

                

"Looking at these two possibilities, you see that the square in Column b, Row C gets filled in in both cases and the square in Column b, Row A never does.  This gives us information about the solution:

"We still don't know which one the third square in Column b is, but notice how it gives you a start on Row C.  Keep working back and forth between the columns and rows until you solve the puzzle."

      Now you can solve Inez's nonogram:

…and then find the solution on the Solutions Page to determine where you go next.  Or you can:

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