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Challenging map for experienced players, which has only 4 portal surfaces, all on the ceiling and only 4 connections. Basic knowledge of portal orientations recommended.

Difficulty: 7/10
No special execution skills or running required.
The almost non-existent "timing based" actions are implemented in a player-friendly way.

Unexpected information:

Sphere climbing is part of the solution, but only at a marked spot and nowhere else.

• glitches
  
• mid-air shots (or shots while being in the funnel!)
  
• colliding with the sphere mid-air
  
• randomly rolling the ball and hoping that it will hit something useful
  
• speedrun techniques (bhop, strafing etc.)
  
• sphere tossing with wild mouse movements
  
• shooting through the thin "slits"

- all shots can and should be done while standing on solid ground
- narrow ceiling and floor surfaces have to be shot while standing in-line with them. I added a darker floor texture wherever possible in order to indicate the line of sight
- white ceiling surfaces have 2 orientations, depending from which side you shoot the portal. I added magnets to make the shots smooth. It's recommended to stay at least one block away from the surface and not directly under it when firing.
- jail bars block the sphere, but everything else can pass.
- the "cave" with the rescue signage only helps if you're trapped and want to erase your portals
- there's no part of the solution that requires you to put the sphere down on flat surfaces and hoping that it doesn't roll away. Putting the sphere in ditches is fine, though.
- all faith plates have a straight trajectory.

- linux users can't solve this map! player colliding with a lightbridge leads to an undesirable outcome. Play on your own risk! Cheats / solution videos can help to overcome the issue.
- if the player collides with the sphere in mid-air on purpose by stepping on the faith plate and then letting the sphere go, so that they collide over the platform, massive exploits are possible. It's something I can't fix, so please don't do it.
- the game physics may fail in very rare situations. I tried my best to make the faith plate behaviour as consistent as possible

• use the command "host_timescale 1.5" (or other values) for reducing walking times
  
• F6 / F7 recommended
  
• you can use the mouse wheel for better aiming
  
• "noclip" can help to do some experiments. Be aware that the added portal magnets only work while standing on ground
  
• feel free to adjust the music and/or sound effects in the options menu

Huge thanks to Libbybapa for playtesting, technical help, advice and incessant support.
I also have to thank Dark Rozen and lapicidas for playtesting. Make sure to visit their profiles.

Music: "Empty Chasms" by Jamez Gillman.

- playthrough by lapicidas (pre-release version)
- playthrough by Tom
- playthrough by hub
- playthrough by 可砸
- playthrough by SpKi
- semi blind run by DiDo Killer!

Feedback and playthrough videos are welcome. Feel free to ask for hints.
Have fun!