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Chapter Two: School
Silent Hill: The Short Message

Chapter Two: School

Navigate Midwich Elementary School in Silent Hill: The Short Message. Find the school map, solve puzzles, and collect the Gold Medallion and Silver Moon.

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Navigate Midwich Elementary School in Silent Hill: The Short Message. Find the school map, solve puzzles, and collect the Gold Medallion and Silver Moon.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Leave the backyard into the alleyway and take a left.
  2. 2
    At the end of the alley, take a right, then a left.
  3. 3
    Head south on Midwich Street until you reach Midwich Elementary School.
  4. 4
    Go past the school to find a bus where you can pick up two health drinks and save your game.
  5. 5
    Enter the school and take the school map from the lobby.
  6. 6
    Head through the double doors and take a left to the reception desk.
  7. 7
    Read the three papers with messages written in blood: "10:00 - Alchemy Laboratory", "12:00 - A place with songs and sounds", and "5:00 - Darkness the brings a choking heat".
  8. 8
    Ignore the teacher list on the counter.
  9. 9
    Head back near the entrance, but go through the double doors opposite the entrance to find a hallway.
  10. 10
    Enter the courtyard. Take a right and you will see a clock tower (currently reading 10:00). You cannot access the clock yet.
  11. 11
    Be aware of demon children wandering the courtyard.
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    Head to the double doors due west to re-enter the school.
  13. 13
    Pick up handgun bullets and watch out for dark, baby-like figures making squeaking noises.
  14. 14
    Turn left and proceed until you reach a set of double doors.
  15. 15
    Enter the school; most classroom doors are locked except the boys' bathroom.
  16. 16
    Enter the boys' bathroom (beware of a demon child); there is nothing inside.
  17. 17
    Head upstairs and enter the first room on your left. Pick up a health drink and deal with two demon children.
  18. 18
    Check the next room; there is nothing to collect.
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    Head to the boys' bathroom on the 2nd floor. You will hear crying but see nothing.
  20. 20
    Check the girls' bathroom on the 2nd floor. Two demon children will attack, but you can collect handgun bullets.
  21. 21
    Head to the double doors by the stairs, avoiding a demon child.
  22. 22
    Enter the Lab Equipment Room to your left. On a shelf, find a purple bottle of hydrochloric acid.
  23. 23
    Head to the Laboratory.
  24. 24
    Find the table with a statue of an old man's hand. Use the hydrochloric acid on the hand to retrieve an item.
  25. 25
    You will receive a Gold Medallion (also known as A Golden Sun).
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    Take the Gold Medallion to the clock tower and place it in a holder. The clock will now read 12:00.
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    To solve the 12:00 poem, find a room dealing with music or sounds, specifically the Piano Room on the 2nd floor.
  28. 28
    To reach the Piano Room, enter the 2nd-floor hallway and head to the LOCKER ROOM.
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    In the LOCKER ROOM, go to the other side of the lockers. A cat will jump out. Examine the locker; it is empty.
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    Enter the Piano Room. The lid over the piano keys, previously locked, will now be open.
  31. 31
    Read the poem written in blood in the Piano Room: "A Tale of Birds without Voice... Who will tend the silver reward."
  32. 32
    Observe the piano; some keys are broken. Use the broken keys to get the silver medallion (A Silver Moon) by playing the keys in the order: 2, 3, 5, 4, 1.
  33. 33
    The silver medallion (A Silver Moon) will be released.
  34. 34
    Return to the CLOCK TOWER and place the Silver Moon in its slot. The clock will now read 5:00.
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    To generate power for the CLOCK TOWER, head to the BOILER ROOM and turn on the generator.
Tips
  • Save your game before entering the school.
  • Be cautious of demon children and dark baby-like figures throughout the school.
  • The teacher list found at the reception desk has no use.
  • The clock tower initially reads 10:00 and requires items to be fully accessed.
  • The boys' bathroom on the first floor contains nothing useful.
  • The 2nd-floor boys' bathroom has no visible source of the crying sound.
  • The cat in the locker room is a jump scare and does not harm you.
  • The piano puzzle solution is crucial for obtaining the Silver Moon.
  • Generating power in the Boiler Room is necessary to progress further into the Clock Tower.

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