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How do I get back up the lift shaft without getting badly hurt?
1 of 5: Make your way back to the maintenance ladder on the side and climb up it.
2 of 5: However, don't climb it all the way to the ledge at the top. If you get off on that ledge and drop to the room below, you will take severe damage.
3 of 5: Instead, look for a small and hard-to-see little ridge further down.
4 of 5: Get off on it and drop down to the floor to avoid injury.
5 of 5: In case you do get hurt and don't want to try again, use the health station that's near all the little pushable boxes to heal up.
