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Half-Life 2: Episode One Hints
How can I make it down the shaft uninjured?
1 of 6: Remember that you can catch and throw orbs with your gravity gun.
2 of 6: If you dropped down onto the shaft's floor and started crouch-walking down its right side, you could catch and throw any orbs that come right at you.
3 of 6: When you get close to the orb-firers, make a quick dash for the exit doorway.
4 of 6: An even better strategy would be to take a shield along.
5 of 6: Pick up the panel cover that you knocked off with the gravity gun and hold it out in front of you as you crouch-walk along the shaft.
6 of 6: Even if you're not holding it perfectly straight, you should be able to make it across the shaft with no orb hits.
