Everywhere he seemed to go lately he was always getting wet. Maybe, Ryder thought, the best thing to do would be just to wear rubber boots everywhere now. He pulled a newspaper clipping out of a waterproof pouch as he walked. Now that he wasn't anywhere that he would have the possibility of getting it wet, he was free to carry it around again.

He looked around the corridor as he walked, speeding up as he passed someone he didnt know. After he was further down the hall he slowed his pace once again.