I should probably mention that I don't have any mods. I looted all the major stuff (made sure to disable the pressure plates first), killed Haarlep, killed the monsters around Hope, always wore my disguise clothes, and avoided grabbing the hammer. When I discovered the faucets, I was looking forward to experimenting with summons and buffs for a while, but after going to a few other places, I tried going in and out a couple more times and my disguise clothes disappeared (if I tried to use the extras I'd put in storage, they instantly incinerated), plus when I went back the whole place was already on alert even though they hadn't seen me yet and everything had been fine before I left.
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