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How can I get up onto that pipe?
1 of 7: There are two ways.
2 of 7: The main and most obvious one involves the long white ladder.
3 of 7: It doesn't just go down into the area under the barrel room's floor, but also goes up near the ceiling.
4 of 7: Climb the ladder to the top, then get off on the pipe. (Turn around to face it and lightly press the "Move forward" key.)
5 of 7: The other way starts by using the curvy wall that's near the ladder to run up onto part of the room's upper walkway.
6 of 7: Once you're up there, crouch-walk under the pipe, then jump up onto the short piece of railing that's sticking out from underneath it.
7 of 7: From on the railing, you can easily jump up onto the pipe.
