The Moosequeen's Easy Moose Puzzle

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The Moosequeen's Easy Moose Puzzle

Before you begin this traditional puzzle you must shuffle the pieces around by pressing the »START« button below the game board. The task is to then click on the individual pieces to slide them either up, down, left or right, manipulating them so that the board once again shows the correctly arranged image.
Good luck!
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