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Ico Hints
How do I get across the Gondola area?
1 of 11: When you first get here, you'll face another short puzzle, where Ico has to go on his own to clear the path for Yorda yet again.
2 of 11: Walk to the far end of the path from the couch and gondola, and look around there.
3 of 11: There's a pipe on the wall -- climb it.
4 of 11: Now, notice the tracks on the ground.
5 of 11: There's some kind of scaffolding on wheels along the tracks.
6 of 11: And maybe there's somewhere you could reach with that scaffolding.
7 of 11: There's some kind of platform more or less above the pipe that brought you up here.
8 of 11: Push the scaffolding in that direction, and then climb it. You can now take a running jump toward the platform, where you'll be able to pull a switch that lets you lower a bridge.
9 of 11: Cross the bridge with Yorda, follow the path up the stairs to the next screen, and keep going until you're back on the gondola screen, on an upper level.
10 of 11: Climb some more stairs for the way out of here.
11 of 11: There's a sort of elevator with a pole and a handle. Push the handle to turn it, and keep turning until the elevator door opens. (You'll enter into a new screen just before you reach the top.)
