eh, it's not that bad....
if you are stuck and can't get into the basement it's because you either:
haven't read the three books in order (exmortis, library journal, study journal).
and/or you haven't clicked on gwen.
if you are stuck at the part where you combine the symbols, it's the fourth, then the fifth, then the first, then the second, and finally the third. 4, 5, 1, 2, 3