saved game, anyone?

[aNameNotTaken]

I've just gotten through the

Spoiler below!

timed door with the lever in the second area with spiders, right after the first encounter with the worm. In the area with dogs after that

my framerate drops so low the game becomes unplayable, even with all the graphics options on the minimum settings. I'm not sure what about that particular area causes the framerate to drop. Has anyone else noticed this? Does the framerate go back up after the end of that area?

Could someone email or link me a saved game right after that area with the low framerate? I'd be eternally grateful - I'd really like to finish the game. Alternately, does anyone know how to modify game files to increase the framerate, perhaps by lowering the graphics setting event further?