The Midgard Serpent - Exiting the Flame House

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To get back to the entrance, begin by grabbing the first pole on the left (i.e., left when Lara is facing the entrance), pull up onto it and jump up to grab the longer pole directly above.

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Climb hand over hand to the right, onto the next pole and on toward the wall. (Sorry about the poor quality of this screenshot. It was impossible to get a shot of the two poles without the camera getting caught in the sunbeam from above.)

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Turn so Lara is hanging facing the entrance. Wait for the upper flame jet on the right wall to go out, then swing, jump and grab the short pole beyond it.

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Lara can hang from the short pole safely even when the flame jet below is on. Begin swinging around the short pole and watch the second flame just above floor level on the right wall. As it begins to go out, jump to land just in front of it. If it's still off, run past it to safety.

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If the flame comes back on, just stand still where Lara landed and she should be safe. Then, when the flame goes out, run past the gargoyle to the entrance.

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