> > > > Also, it seems as though when I played before I broke my Huge Ladder and the pieces came in handy, but now I can't remember what I did to break it. Any ideas?
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> > > I can't remember any reason you need to break the ladder. If you can, try to finish the game without using it anywhere else, because now I'm curious if it's entirely optional to break it.
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> > I finished the game with it intact, so it *is* optional. I wonder why Sam bothered to make it break at all, since there is no use for the pieces.
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> > LaZ
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> Ah, perhaps to give one more thing for the player to think about. ("Hmmm, now just *how* might these pieces be used somewhere?") Or you could chalk it up as just something fun and interactive to do, I guess.

I'm sorry to spoil your spectulation, but when you break the ladder you are not given the option to pick up the pieces if I remember correctly.