One side-room has a pellet dispenser and activation hole in close proximity... but no portal-friendly surfaces.
What do I do?
You can't create portals, so think about it - what else do you have at your disposal?
Hmm...
Don't you have a friend that doesn't mind being hit by energy pellets?
A cube-shaped friend...
Help me out.
Hold the companion cube and put it in the path of the pellet. It'll bounce unpredictably, but should enter the activation hole - and power up the second platform.
Guide help
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