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How can I open the gate that's on the room's upper level?
1 of 7: Look on the other side of the room for a rotating-pillar gimmick.
2 of 7: Get up to it by using the narrow sloping path on the left, then figure out how to set each of the four pillars.
3 of 7: Your clue is down on the floor beneath the pillars, near the table.
4 of 7: There are four animal carvings on the wall, down where it's hard to see them unless you're very close.
5 of 7: You'll find that the carvings are, in left-to-right order, a hawk, a snake, a whale, and another snake.
6 of 7: So go turn the four rotating pillars to show the same sequence.
7 of 7: Now you can open the gate by using the lever on the pedestal. (Watch out for a flame trap's pressure plate as you go toward the gate.)
