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If it finishes downloading that is

50 percent—75 percent—92 percent—shit, it's stalled on 92 percent

"Walter, it's frozen on 92 percent!"

"Calm down Give it a minute"

"We don't have any extra fucking minutes!" Now I'm really stressed If this data doesn't load—and soon—I'm fucked I check back at the status bar

"Oh good—Walter it's done; it's at 100 percent! I' the USB stick; we did it"

I pop out the USB drive, and it slips out ofto find it Just great Where the hell is it? I get down on my knees and search for it, and I finally find it, nestled behind the leg

of a chair As soon as I have it in

"What are you doing in here?"

It's Cheryl Shit

"I—uh—I just—"

Then I hear Walter inthat you lost; she'll believe that," he says

"I was just looking for an earring that I must've dropped," I say

Cheryl raises one skeptical eyebrow "You dropped an earring? Here, in Ethan’s office?”