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How do I fix the gear that has fallen off?
1 of 18: You won't be able to pick up the fallen gear by yourself; it's too heavy.
2 of 18: You'll need to find another way of lifting the gear to its proper place.
3 of 18: Perhaps you could use some basic physics.
4 of 18: If you could find something equally heavy, and use its weight to offset the weight of the gear...
5 of 18: But you'd also need to find a way to counterbalance the two items.
6 of 18: Take the ladder to the middle level of the gears room.
7 of 18: Walk out onto the walkway.
8 of 18: The fallen gear is immediately below you.
9 of 18: There is also a fairly heavy piece of metal beam here.
10 of 18: If only you could figure a way to use the heavy beam to help you lift the fallen gear.
11 of 18: Go up to the top level in the gears room.
12 of 18: Walk out onto the walkway.
13 of 18: If you could drop a heavy cable, or something similar, over this platform, perhaps you could use the metal beam below you to help lift the fallen gear.
