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How can I take this huge shortcut?
1 of 16: You're going to pile up stuff next to the train tracks' force fields so you can get over them on foot without having to go to all the trouble of deactivating them.
2 of 16: There are actually two force fields to get past on the tracks, one of which is further down where you can't see it yet.
3 of 16: There's no way to pull items through a force field, so you're going to have to stockpile enough items to get over *both* force fields before you go over the first one.
4 of 16: The way I did it, I used six barrels plus one of the tall brown wooden wardrobes that you can find in several of the houses.
5 of 16: Go find all that stuff, carry it one item at a time up to the tracks, and drop it all near the first force field.
6 of 16: TIP: To make all this tedious carrying go faster, throw items ahead of you with the gravity gun and then sprint to catch up with them. Just don't lose anything!
7 of 16: TIP: If your armor is less than 100, go visit the bridge structure area long enough to grab some armor batteries. You can find several without having to cross under the bridge.
8 of 16: When everything's in place, use the six barrels to build a 3-2-1 barrel staircase next to the force field so that you can use the barrels to jump over it.
9 of 16: When you get up onto the top barrel, turn around and use the gravity gun to suck in the wardrobe and gently drop it on the other side of the force field.
10 of 16: Then do the same for two of the three barrels in your staircase that aren't in the pile you're standing on.
11 of 16: Then jump over the force field and make sure your wardrobe and barrels aren't setting on the tracks.
12 of 16: Run along the right track to get the Combine train to appear, then wait somewhere safe for it to pass by.
13 of 16: When it's gone, carry your wardrobe and barrels one at a time down to the next force field.
14 of 16: Set the wardrobe upright against the force field, then put one barrel on top of it and another on the ground next to it.
15 of 16: Jump to the lower barrel, then to the wardrobe, then to the upper barrel, and then over the force field.
16 of 16: Now you've got a clear path to the ramp that leads to the tunnel where Chapter 8: Sandtraps begins.
