Gas Mask Instructions

*All that glisters is not gold, often have you heard that told...**This article is about The Dark Pictures Anthology's first installment,* ***Man of Medan***
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## Gas Mask Instructions

* Front
* Back

### Found by

Alex/Conrad (Theatrical Cut)
Fliss/Julia/Conrad (Curator's Cut)

## Secrets Guide

**Gas Mask Instructions** is the third secret of *Man of Medan*. It can be found by Alex, Fliss, Conrad, or Julia on the weather deck. This secret appears in Distress Signal.

## Overview

An old piece of paper with written and drawn instructions on how to put on a gas mask, very important at the time. It seems the person holding the instructions was shot to death.

## In-Game Description

A memo instruction someone to issue gas masks to any soldiers working with the chemicals in cargo. There must have been a risk of a gas leak with the cargo.

## Transcript

(on front)

*GAS MASK INSTRUCTIONS*

*Always ensure your mask is fitted before assisting anyone else with theirs. If you detect gas or hear the gas alarm:*

*1. Do not panic. Remain calm and clearly shout 'Gas, Gas, Gas.' to warn anyone in the vicinty. Hold your breath.*

*2. Attach the gas mask carrier by placing the bag under your left arm. Pull the shoulder sling over your right shoulder and hook it onto the bag. Hook the belt around your waist.*

*3. Remove your helmet. Pull the mask up to your face with both hands. Put your chin inside the mask first, then pull the mask over your face and the harness straps over your head.*

*4. Remove any potentially trapped gas: close the outlet valve and breathe out sharply then push any remaining air out of the mask with your hands.*

*5. Check for leaks by tightly squeezing the flexible corrugated hose with your hand and inhaling. The mask should crumple around your face.*

*6. If the mask does not crumple, there may be a leak. Re-adjust the mask to ensure it is snug, then repeat the process above until the mask crumples to ensure there are no leaks.*

(on back)

*7. Let go of the hose. You may now breathe as you normally would. Replace any headwear and close the carrier bag.*

*8. You may now remove your mask only when you are told it is safe and instructed to do so. Prise the mask open slightly and smell the air. If you detect gas, close the opening and repeat the process of closing the outlet valve, breathing out sharply and pushing any potentially trapped gas out of the mask with your hands.*

*9. Once you have removed the mask, replace the mask and flexible corrugated hose into the carrier bag as you found it. You may remove the carrier if it is no longer required by unfastening the belt and shoulder sling.*

*GAS MASK WILL ONLY BE ISSUED IN THE EVENT OF A GAS LEAK*

## Location

Before doing a "human ladder," the protagonist should go to the right wall, where there will be a rusty green locker that can be opened to then find the instructions in a corpse's hands.

## Trivia

* The body inside the locker is Doctor Finley's, who was trying to escape from a violent and hallucinating Private Patterson.

* During Finding Friends, Brad can find a gas mask in one of the lockers in a locker room to nullify the effects of the Manchurian Gold. In the same chapter, he can find Private Young's Equipment Requisition Form requesting a gas mask.