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How do I get Meche out of the storage room?
  • 1 of 18: Notice the vent above you?
  • 2 of 18: Unfortunately, it's out of reach.
  • 3 of 18: And there's a barely-stable sprinkler system in this room.
  • 4 of 18: You might be able to use it to let you swim up to the vent.
  • 5 of 18: Try breaking the sprinkler.
  • 6 of 18: Use your scythe on it, and water should start dripping from the pipes.
  • 7 of 18: If not, you need to use the wheel nearby to turn the sprinkler back on.
  • 8 of 18: Hmm ... the room doesn't seem to want to flood.
  • 9 of 18: You should find out where all the water is going.
  • 10 of 18: Turn off the sprinkler and see what happens.
  • 11 of 18: There appears to be a drain underneath one of the tiles in this room (the one just to the right from the blue tile in the center).
  • 12 of 18: If you could get rid of that tile, you could probably crawl through the drain.
  • 13 of 18: All you need is something heavy enough to break through the tile.
  • 14 of 18: Like the giant chipper in the other room.
  • 15 of 18: Pick it up and carry it a bit.  (You can only walk backwards while holding the chipper.)
  • 16 of 18: Carry it to the tile.
  • 17 of 18: And drop it.
  • 18 of 18: All you'll manage to do is drop it, but if you're standing in the right place, the weight of the falling chipper is enough to break through the tile. You can then exit the safe area.