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Half-Life 2 Hints
How can I get across this unjumpable gap?
1 of 8: Look at what's near the gap for a clue.
2 of 8: There's a cable that runs across the street at about the level you're on, but unfortunately there's no way to tightrope walk in this game.
3 of 8: But look at what's hanging on the cable a ways back.
4 of 8: It's a portable platform!
5 of 8: You need to somehow get it to move along the cable so that you can jump to that platform and then on across.
6 of 8: If you look at the building just to the left of the cable, you'll see a yellow-handled lever on a small balcony over there, but it's impossible to trip that from here.
7 of 8: So you'll have to go back the way you came, all the way to the grassy alley, and then go around to the back of the nearby building and up its stairs.
8 of 8: After you find and use the lever, return to the grassy alley and retrace your steps to the formerly impossible jump. You can now make it across!
