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I need help with the beetle puzzle!
1 of 18: It does no harm to walk around the room and see what everything does. Test the floor plates, the chains and the pressure plate in the entry.
2 of 18: Have you tried jumping on top of the beetle?
3 of 18: If it is turned in a certain direction, parts of it will move when you jump on them.
4 of 18: The pressure plate moves the beetle. Depress it once to turn it horizontal. Step on it again to turn its head away from you and facing the overhead walkway.
5 of 18: Get up top and jump on. Concentrate on the head of the beetle (the part closest to the walkway).
6 of 18: You'll need to literally fall off of the front end of the beetle. This is easiest when walking backwards off of the head. When successful, a section will move and a human-like head will be revealed.
7 of 18: The same basic steps need to be taken for the tail of the beetle. You'll need to rotate it so the tail section is facing the above walkway.
8 of 18: To rotate it, step on the pressure plate. Jump on the tail section until legs appear. (Jumping onto the middle chain sometimes works too.)
9 of 18: Where on the beetle do you think arms could be?
10 of 18: You need to jump on each of the green appendages, but you can't get to them while the beetle is lying down.
11 of 18: Rotate it up vertical. Then jump on each green piece.
12 of 18: Notice what each hand is holding onto now! Watch out as you step on the pressure plate. Jump away quickly!
13 of 18: You want the arms to pull the center chain instead of the side ones to open the door. The arms will drop free if you can get the beetle to flip over and face the floor.
14 of 18: While the legs are extended, the beetle will not flip over.
15 of 18: Hop on board the beetle once again. This time jump on the tail section (which is now perched above the legs) until the legs move out of the way. (You might need to actually walk down one of the legs.)
16 of 18: Step on the pressure plate to flip him over and watch the arms flop down.
17 of 18: For him to stand up and pull the chain, get the legs out again. Flip him over by stepping on the plate; get up there again and open up the legs.
18 of 18: Now push the pressure plate the final time. The door is finally open!
