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I can't get back to the Courtyard without dying.
1 of 9: There's too many guards to overcome; you'll need a diversion instead.
2 of 9: It'll have to be a really big diversion.
3 of 9: An explosively big diversion.
4 of 9: Note the barrels of gunpowder standing in the courtyard.
5 of 9: If you could only set them off.
6 of 9: You don't have time to get close enough, nor do you have any matches.
7 of 9: But perhaps there's another way to ignite the gunpowder...
8 of 9: ... from a distance.
9 of 9: Use the gun and fire on the barrels of gunpowder.
