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From a story where people no longer use keys for locks, but speak a special
phrase into the lock:

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> それよりも、酒の勢いで、ついその文句を口に出してしまうことのほうが、しばしば発生した。しかし、帰ってから、酔いがさめて、後悔したりあわてたりする必要はない。
> **内側から字を入れ替えて、別の文句になおせばいい。**  
>  On the other hand, people accidentally saying their phrase while drunk
> happens all the time. After coming home you sober up, but there's no need
> for regret or panic. From the inside you should replace the _characters_ and
> _fix to_ a different phrase.

I'm really confused by the sentence in bold. The story has been about people
**speaking** these phrases. There is no mention of anything being written down
or typed in. So what is the meaning of 字 here? I also don't really understand
文句になおす. Why is the particle に used instead of を?
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meaning reading-comprehension
Meaning of 字 in this context
This 字 literally just means "character(s)", but in this context it refers to
the _displayed_ password to open the lock. Apparently, this is a type of lock
which has a configurable panel, and you can change the password by
replacing/retyping the phrase displayed on it to a new one. Keep reading, and
you'll see this feature of the lock is important in the story. It looks like
that the author did not want to use the word パスワード for some reason.
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