[ As he turns the pocket watch over, he might take note that it's broken in the sense that the hands no longer turn. They're both stuck at 12.
Also, since he's holding the pocketwatch, he'll note that it was covering up a torn piece of paper (mostly) from where it was lying in the drawer. The paper seems to contain a poem that reads: ]
eternal contract lost historical purpose; a thousand cranes
[ That's all that's going on here, except for what's under the hidden door, whenever he wants to check that out (with or without the two.) ]
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Also, since he's holding the pocketwatch, he'll note that it was covering up a torn piece of paper (mostly) from where it was lying in the drawer. The paper seems to contain a poem that reads: ]
eternal contract
lost historical purpose;
a thousand cranes
[ That's all that's going on here, except for what's under the hidden door, whenever he wants to check that out (with or without the two.) ]