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Section 4: Street of a Thousand Zombies (d1_town_03)
1 of 7: As you emerge onto the street from the alley, some fast zombies monkeying around on a nearby rooftop will knock some explosive barrels down to you.
2 of 7: The barrels won't explode unless they roll into the nearby fire, so keep them around -- they'll come in handy one way or another. (Note that if some barrels don't quite fall all the way down to the street, you can probably pull them down with the gravity gun.)
3 of 7: In case you're wondering about the name I gave this chapter section, it refers to the fact that there are several trigger points on the street that will spawn more zombies *every* time you pass through them. Unlimited undead! If you want to see exactly where the trigger points are, use the PC Cheat Code called "showtriggers_toggle".
4 of 7: Due to this, it's impossible to totally clear the area of all zombies. Instead, you'll have to focus on killing only the zombies you need to while making your way to the area exit.
5 of 7: That exit is actually the small balcony that's up high right next to the alley you entered this area through. However, it's going to be a pain getting up there (unless you use John "d j"'s cool shortcut).
6 of 7: In the room past the balcony door, grab a saw blade with the gravity gun before you go into the small side hallway -- there'll be several zombies shambling toward you.
7 of 7: The next room has several gas canisters that you can use to burn the zombies on the stairs before you go down them and enter Section 5: Going to Church.
