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How should I deal with the dam?

  • 1 of 12: You can't take the dam apart with your bare hands.
  • 2 of 12: You'll need to use tremendous force.
  • 3 of 12: Or at least create a tremendous force.
  • 4 of 12: An explosion would be in order here.
  • 5 of 12: To create an explosion, what would you need?
  • 6 of 12: Something explosive and something to create a spark.
  • 7 of 12: Gunpowder's explosive.
  • 8 of 12: Why don't you find some?
  • 9 of 12: To blow up the dam, you need to involve the gunpowder.
  • 10 of 12: Place the gunpowder on the dam.
  • 11 of 12: Now, there are two different ways to create a spark.
  • 12 of 12: Think back to campfires or to frying ants on the sidewalk.