maybe it isn't so bad for the blind to lead

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<brassrat20> you have reached the first puzzle.
<brassrat20> this puzzle will send you to a location on campus for you to continue on the puzzle hunt. you may need to wait until the morning of dec. 1 to access the clue.
<brassrat20> if you are not on campus at the moment, you can send the location you would go to to sadhika@mit.edu. be specific!
<brassrat20> if you are correct, then she will respond with the key to get to the next part of the hunt.
<brassrat20> happy hunting!

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remember, to receive the ring, you need to email sadhika@mit.edu AT THE END OF THE HUNT with a brief description of how you solved this puzzle! so, keep track of what you do!

mazes

for each of the mazes below, you need to find a path from the top left corner to the bottom right corner that uses exactly as many squares in column j as the number above the column and exactly as many squares in row i as the number next to the row. in other words, your path has to hit a certain number of points in each row, indicated by the numbers on the left of the grid, and a certain number of points in each column, indicated by the numbers on top of the grid.

maze1

maze2

maze3

maze4

meta!