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Old 13th January 2020, 10:36   #14
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Just tried pencil graphite on the end of the key blade and no difference.

Off to try raking out with a paperclip.
Nothing raked out with the 2mm bend on a paperclip apart from the odd speck of dirt.

I can see a bright metal shape lurking further down the tunnel though, it's out of focus in the pic below (red arrow is pointing to it) - looks like part of the actual lock mechanism to me. I think this might be what's stopping the key going in - maybe it should slide out of the way as the key touches it (?). It doesn't budge if I poke it with the paperclip.

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