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Barkhang Monastery ...continued

Prayer Wheel 4
Return to the main corridor near Buddha's flaming left hand. When you emerge from the box room into the corridor, turn right - away from Buddha. You're after the Trapdoor Key - it grants access to the fifth Prayer Wheel…. Don't worry, we'll pick up number four along the way.

Continue down the corridor and into the largish room. Down a passage to your left take a gander at a nasty assortment of traps. Overtly deadly traps. Surviving this series of gruesome devices is all about timing - though none of the traps are timed per se. The trick is to get close, but not too close. When you get past the last wheel of death, and claim the Trapdoor Key (you can't miss the Key), you can head down the safe corridor; or you can pause and try to get one of the most dangerous secrets in the game. C'mon. You know you want to.

Secret 2

Secret successfully acquired (or ignored), welcome to the pool room. Go to the decks on the left to return to the Buddha room. Or pause for a breather, and the mission's final secret.

Secret 3

From where you enter the Buddha room (below Buddha's burning left hand), climb the steps, hook left, and dash into the first passage you see (under the red tapestry). Climb the ladder you find and get ready for some serious jumps. After you've jumped the width of Buddha, enter the alcove above his right hand and place your other Gemstone there. A trapdoor below the idol is released the moment you place the gem. Let's investigate, shall we?

At the end of the passage below Buddha, pull up and angle left toward the bars. Yank the switch, then run through the now-open doorway behind you. Shove the box you find inside over the waterfall - or the babbling brook. Call it what you will, and believe it or not, the pool room is now drained. Follow the now-dry stream bed to the pool room floor. Dash straight ahead to the crate in the wall. Want to guess what you find after you move that crate?

Well done. The fourth Prayer Wheel is ready and waiting.

The fourth Prayer Wheel packed away with the others, make for the ladder on the other side of the room, then head for the Buddha room again. Climb the stairs, again, only this time angle for the far-right corner. Locate the two-color lock. Time to use the Trapdoor Key and find the last Prayer Wheel.

Barkhang Monestary, continued...