Patient Ward Key

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Usage

 * Opens the door to the Patient Ward downstairs in the Brackenbury Sanitarium.

Behind the scenes

 * The key will not drop if you haven't yet started The Man Who Waits. If you kill the guard before starting the quest, this will make the patient ward permanently inaccessible.
 * Use  before entering the downstairs area to forcibly fulfill the condition on which he drops the key.