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Don't you just love the mines?
First jump off the ledge where you arrived to the bottom of the
shaft. There are several exits from the shaft at varying heights; you
can use switches 1, 2 and 3 to activate the various platforms to
reach them. Check out the first level (bottom left) first: stand on
platform A and hit switch 1 to reach it. You'll find a
terminal, 2x recharger and pattern buffer in the room there.
Similarly, you can reach the second level (top left) by standing on
platform A and raising it, then shooting switch B and
jumping onto platform B as it rises, and so on. If you look on
the second level, you'll see a ramp running through it, but the way
is blocked by lava (column G) flowing down from the ceiling.
You'll have to turn this off before you can get past.
Return to the shaft and go through the door at the bottom. Destroy
the aliens in the large room ahead, then enter the small corridor to
reach switch 4, which you must flip. Now go back to the
central chamber, where you have to reach the third level (top-right).
Stand on platform A and hit switch 1, then hit
switch 2 and jump for platform B before it raises too
high, and now do the same for platform C. You can now easily
walk onto the ledge. A wall will lower itself revealing door
D, which you opened a little while back. You will find yourself
in a large area filled with lava, with only a few narrow bridges
enabling you to cross. (If you fall off one of the bridges, head for
the teleporter below as quickly as possible.) The bridges will
eventually take you to a door, with anther lava-filled chamber behind
it.
By carefully jumping from one platform to another (hint: walk,
don't run), you will reach the other side, where a pattern buffer and
switch 5 is located. (Again, if at any time you fall off the
platforms, head for the teleporter.) Flip this switch to open door
E, and go to it. Immediately to your left there is a 3x
recharger, which you probably need desperately by now. Open the door
ahead, and enter the room behind it. Switch 6 is at the other
end, and it can be reached by using the raised stepping stones. (Be
careful, as there's no teleporter this time!) After you've flipped
swich 6, find your way back to the central shaft. You now need
to return to the first level, where the central of the five platforms
is now active. Use this platform to reach the tallest platform
leading to switch 7. After flipping it to turn off the lava
flow, return to the central shaft once more.
Use the lifts to reach the second level (top-left). Once there,
open the door located in the circular room and use the bridge to
reach the far end of the lava-filled chamber. Beyond the door here is
switch 8, which you must flip. The corridor will lead straight
back to the central room, where you'll find switch 9 now
visible. This will allow you to reach the top level (bottom left),
which leads to the final area of this level. Get rid of all the bad
guys here, then hit switch 10 to raise platform J. The
SSML will now be available to you, as well as the final comm
terminal. On to Doughnuts for Dinner!
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