"Cryptograph" question (very late game)

[Harwin]

I've translated the cryptograph into what seems to be a set of instructions. I attempted to follow the instructions in the but nothing happened.

I just want a very gentle nudge.


My translation is here...
(I put this far down the page since Steam preview reveals spoilers)

SPILL
WATER
TINTS
BLANK
BOOKS

My thought process:

I'm envisioning a sort of invisible ink that will show up(tinted) in the presence of water.

This is an old note, from when the Baroness and Simon Sinclair were both alive, so it shouldn't refer to any new books. The Bunk room has a formerly blank book (journal) that would have existed during her time, and the library also has 2 blank books on pedestals.

None of them seem to trigger the watering can, even if I draft the library outside.

Explicit questions:
1. Are these the instructions, or do I need to convert them further?
2. _If_ these are the instructions - am I correct that I should use the watering can?

[Gorlom[Swe]]

1. They are. But you got them wrong.
2. Yes.

[SentientBot]

A gentle nudge would be to double check your math on your first row.

After that... it is a little tricky. It takes an "ah-ha!" moment, though it isn't so strange or obscure that it feels unfair.

[Harwin]

Thanks