Some notes will list 'Loved' gifts for certain characters, while others will have images depicting puzzle solutions. This will add the note to the player's collection, and enable the Secret Notes collection tab on the player menu. Once found, a Secret Note can be read by selecting it in the top row of inventory and right-clicking (as if consuming food). The Magnifying Glass gives the player the ability to find Secret Notes while digging, chopping trees, mining, fishing, or killing monsters. If the player interacts with the bush, the Shadow Guy will pop out of it, apologize for stealing, give the player a Magnifying Glass, then run away. The Shadow Guy's footsteps lead to a bush next to the playground, left of the Community Center.

After seeing the cutscene, the quest 'A Winter Mystery' is added to the player's journal.

The player will see a cutscene in which a 'Shadow Guy' (who could be Krobus) startles and runs away. Secret Notes are collectible notes that can be unlocked by walking to the Bus Stop from The Farm during Winter between 6am and 4pm.

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