Point taken... now that I have played the room, here's my hint:
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×The fastest way from the right side of the inner room to the left side is through the middle (without having to kill any tar babies)
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×Before moving from the right side to the left side, block the tar expansion under the first trapdoor (the one three spaces to the right of the start) with tar babies. I had to stall 1-2 moves here, but it saved a whole spawn count
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×The fastest way from the left side back to the trap door is ... well I already said that.
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×You'll have to use your body to block the spread of the tar mother at the top.
I have a demo if you need one, but I don't know how to post it.
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