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Half-Life 2: Episode One Hints
How can I get across to the power-lock door without touching the water?
1 of 8: First, turn the power off if it's on so you can experiment and do trial runs without danger.
2 of 8: While next to the power switch, visually find the door on the other side of the room.
3 of 8: Now look around between yourself and that door to see how you might get across without touching the water.
4 of 8: There's a long walkway segment leading from near the power switch toward the door, followed by a jumpable gap of water and a small walkway segment.
5 of 8: However, if you try to run along the long segment and jump to the small one, the long one will dump you into the water.
6 of 8: That was only the first of three problems, though. There are two more to work out, and you'd better do so before turning the power back on.
7 of 8: The most obvious problem is that there's no direct, easy way to get from the small walkway segment to the power-lock door without touching the water.
8 of 8: The less obvious problem is that some barnacles past certain ceiling holes will only lower their tongues after the power is turned on (why, I wonder?), and a few of them will get in your way.
