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"C-b [" will allow you to move the cursor, then you'll be able to use the arrow keys to move around, or M-v and C-v for page up/down.

*This keybinding works only for the latest versions. Not sure exactly from which version onwards. Mine is v2.1.

Before I upgraded to v2.1, both keybinding and its behaviour was different.

This, I use this all the time with emacs binding and I don't see the problem with scrolling.