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How do I get to the dam controls?
1 of 7: Find the scuzzy wooden bridge a ways past the building with all the cool supplies.
2 of 7: G-NOTE: Zoom in on a spot a ways to the right of the bridge before you cross it to spot the G-Man once again.
3 of 7: Walk along past the bridge until you see a spot where you can drop (or climb a ladder) down to a lower floor.
4 of 7: NOTE: Just to the right of that spot is a lever that will lower a ladder down the wall toward the ground. Lowering this ladder isn't really useful except as a shortcut if you're clumsy enough to fall off the dam structure and need to get back up on it.
5 of 7: On the lower walkway, move forward and through an open fence door to get to the gate override control booth.
6 of 7: The booth's left lever is fried, so hit the right lever.
7 of 7: That'll open a small gate in the dam itself, which is just past the control booth.
