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Northeast of the temple there is another winding bridge which crosses the 
canyon, we'll take that one this time to get across to the north.  When you 
get across, angle yourself a little bit to the east and soon enough you should 
see a couple of large cylindrical pillars in the distance, you want to go 
between those.  This will take our across a bridge and into a forest.  In the 
forest what you have to do is make a right turn as soon as you can, then 
another right turn and take the other southern exit, just east of where you 
went in.  You're pretty much doing a big U turn, but leaving the cave through 
a different exit.  When you reach this area you'll find there is a thin path 
that goes between the wall and the canyon.  Make your way along this path 
until you reach a dead end, at this point it's time to abandon the horse.

Beside you at this dead end is a large cylindrical pillar.  Jump at the pillar 
and hold the R1 button to grab hold of the ledge that circles around it.  
Shimmy around to the other side of the pillar and jump onto the path.  Make 
sure that you don't jump into the water, you'll be washed over the edge and 
well, die.  Follow the path up to the top and then when the path ends, jump 
into the water from there where it's calmer.  You can see a huge opening in 
the wall ahead of you.  Go through it to find the next Colossus.
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| This Colossus is a royal pain in the ass.  Not only is it the most         |
| difficult so far to figure out how you're supposed to beat it, but even    |
| when you know how it's still a pain in the ass.  You've got this enormous  |
| Colossus hulking around in the water and you have to find some way to get  |
| on top of it.  The solution is easy enough, but hard to execute.           |
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| This boss only has one attack, but it's definitely enough to kill you if   |
| you aren't careful.  It's the exact same attack the boss on the geyser     |
| field had, energy projectiles that really hurt when they hit you.          |
| Fortunately there is always a way to avoid them.  When you're in the       |
| water, swimming underwater will allow you to avoid them every time.  For   |
| avoiding them out of the water, read the boss strategy below.              |
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| What you want to do is swim underwater to one of the three sheltered       |
| areas.  Under the shelter of these areas there is a kind of raised object  |
| in the middle.  Position yourself behind this object relative to the       |
| Colossus and hold the R1 button to duck down.  Now not only will you avoid |
| all of the projectiles, but you will be restoring health at a reasonably   |
| good rate.  Stay here until the monster gets closer, as close as he can    |
| possibly get.  When this happens it's time to start attacking.             |
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| The structures each have a little raised by of stone sticking out some of  |
| the sides where the support pillars come down, these will come in handy in |
| a moment.  What you have to do is fire an arrow at those weird coloured    |
| stones on the head of the behemoth.  Doing so will cause him to lower his  |
| head down.  When he does this he should be close enough for you to stand   |
| on this stone platforms I mentioned and jump right at his face.  If you're |
| holding the R1 button and you're lucky, you'll grab one of the edges       |
| around his mouth area.  Hang on while he shakes his head around and then   |
| when he lets up a bit, jump up from ledge to ledge until you are on top of |
| the head.  Unlike other Colossi however, you're not quite there yet.  You  |
| can run over his entire body if you wish but you aren't going to find any  |
| symbols to hit.  In order to find it, there's still more jumping to do.    |
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| Remember in Super Mario 64 when you stood on the head of the monster in    |
| the Hazy Maze Cave and directed it by facing in different directions?      |
| Well regardless of whether you do or don't, the premise is similar.        |
| You've got coloured stones on the right side of the Colossus' head, the    |
| left side of his head and the front of his head.  When you have the sword  |
| equipped and you slash one of the ones on the left, he will turn left.     |
| Slash the one on the right and he'll turn right.  Hit one of the ones on   |
| the front and he'll move forward.  In between hitting them you'll have to  |
| hang on of course to avoid falling.  Your goal is to direction the head of |
| the Colossus back to one of the stone structures.  When you are as close   |
| to one as you can possibly get, wait until the head of the Colossus is     |
| high and then take a mighty leap to land on top of one of the shelters.    |
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| Up here you have a raised stone object too that you can use for cover and  |
| you'll need it.  Wait for the monster to let off a few projectiles, then   |
| he should move toward you.  If he seems to be ignoring you, either show    |
| yourself, whistle, or shoot an arrow.  Before long the Colossus will       |
| approach the stone structure with you on top (hiding behind the object in  |
| the middle) and raise his arms onto the structure itself.  Now it's        |
| finally your chance to attack.  His belly is exposed since he's up on his  |
| back legs, run up and leap off the structure and grab hold of his chest    |
| hair.  There is a huge symbol right here on his belly, charge up and stab  |
| away.  You will have time for two full stabs, and one partially charged    |
| stab if you want it before he drops back down into the water.  As far as I |
| can tell there is no way to kill him on the first try, but it is the only  |
| symbol on his body, so all you have to do is the exact same thing you did  |
| the first time to beat him.  It's harder than most, but you'll manage.     |
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