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Controls	Action
	Move Navigate Menus
	Navigate Menus Move Map
	Select Menu Item Investigate Talk Open Doors/Chests
	Cancel Reset Camera View
	Show Main Menu and Commands
	Rotate View Left Cycle through Menu Windows
	Rotate View Right Cycle through Menu Windows
	Sort items, weapons, monsters, and skills while viewing certain lists
	N/A
	N/A

To use a ladder, press to grab the ladder, then use or to move down or up the ladder.