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Floating Islands ...continued

Zip Line Lava Trench Madness
Take out the middle guard (he comes to life when you approach). Then pull the switch to unleash the other guardians of the switch. Now that's entertainment! When the dust settles (or the green chunks in this case), make for the room opposite the switch. Take the zip line you find to the gold ladder wall. Keep the grab button down to latch on. Climb up near the top of the second ladder, then backflip to the ledge behind you. Run to the opening, turn around, and drop to grab the ledge. Shimmy left until you're above the ledge, then drop.

Hook around left to the green slanted-top pillar. Approach the tall side, climb up. Then at the top, leap to grab the ledge beyond. Continue forward, up through the niche in the wall to find yourself back in front of a very familiar bridge.

Turn left and make for the green niche in the wall, where the green boulder is sitting. Put your back to the boulder, backflip over it, and ride the slide down. Hop back the moment you stop and grab the ledge. Hang around until the second boulder falls. Pull up and perform a backflip to the ledge behind you. Do battle with another twinkle-toed baddie from afar (only if you actually set foot on the lowest level of this area), then line up a jump to the floating island with the attached zip line.

A leaping jump with a last-moment grab gets you to the zip line island. Ride it all the way to the end. Turn around after you land, and jump to the right of the trench. Your goal is to land on the big, wide, safe, flat area. Approach the green box, pull it back two notches, climb up, and jump to grab the ledge above. Yank the switch that waits for you. Retrace your steps to the edge of the trench and…. Drop in. You'll land on a safe little platform. Yank the switch you find, then make your escape to the left (as you exit the switch niche). Return to the switch above the main floor, then climb up to the ledge overlooking the lava pit - and the now-opened trapdoor in the pit.

Run, jump, and dive (that's right, dive!) through the opening in the lava. Swim to the surface and plow forward to the switch. Pull it and retrace your slog, submerge, and swim left when you get to the T-intersection. When you see the surface of the water, go straight up. Watch out for those blades! Turn around, locate the switch in the niche above the water to shut off the blades, then make your way to the ledges above and beyond the blade corridor.

Floating Islands, continued...