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How do I exit this system of radioactive-waste canals?

  • 1 of 9: After you pop out of the water pipeline, you will come to a system of canals that is filled with radioactive waste. You obviously do not want to fall into the waste, but you need a way through.
  • 2 of 9: If you climb down the ladder, you will find a health station and an HEV station. However, the bottom level does not let you get very far.
  • 3 of 9: You should see some pipes that follow the canals. You can reach them from the top level, where you came out of the water.
  • 4 of 9: Jump onto the pipes and follow them along. You may need to duck and/or jump from pipe to pipe to get to your intended destination.
  • 5 of 9: You will eventually come to a large pipe that you can climb down into. However, the pipe ends abruptly and does not extend across to its connecting pipe.
  • 6 of 9: If you could close the connection, you could make it into the connecting pipe.
  • 7 of 9: You need to extend the pipe. Perhaps there is some sort of switch nearby.
  • 8 of 9: There is a wheel on top of the pipe that you dropped into. Turn it completely to fully extend and close the gap between the two pipes.
  • 9 of 9: Jump over the holes in the pipe extension and run through the break in the grate to enter the connecting pipe.