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What if I fall down into the water?
  • 1 of 3: Checking the game's automap, you'll see that the large central stone pillar in the cave has four bridge segment paths leading away from it.
  • 2 of 3: The southern one ends in a ladder.
  • 3 of 3: If you fall into the water, you can climb up that ladder to get back to the central stone pillar and can go from there to the black chest or one of the two tunnels.