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How do I prevent the virus from reaching Earth?
1 of 17: Again, listen to the logs.
2 of 17: The virus experiments are taking place in Beta Grove.
3 of 17: Wouldn't it be nice to just send that place spiraling out into space?
4 of 17: Well, you can.
5 of 17: Go to level 6, and go into the three remaining groves.
6 of 17: Hit all of the Jettison Enable switches in the groves.
7 of 17: Now, go to the end of the level near the elevator, where you'll find the Master Jettison switch.
8 of 17: Well, pull it!
9 of 17: It should give you an error about a broken relay.
10 of 17: Head back down to level 3.
11 of 17: All of those closed doors will now open.
12 of 17: Look for Relay 428, and put in the Interface Demodulator found on this level.
13 of 17: Run a scan on that relay now with the Relay Analyzer (type in 428).
14 of 17: Now, try that lever again on Level 6 near the elevator.
15 of 17: Everything's all set, do goto the lobby of Beta Grove, and hit the Jettison Button.
16 of 17: Everything's shaking, and this task is complete!
17 of 17: As usual, you will find out about your next task now.