"156, 157, 158! Yes!" shouted Willy, holding up his Rubik's cube like a venerated idol. Everyone else in the food court gave him a weird look, but that didn't matter. He had broken his personal record after almost two years. Or was it three? This calls for a celebratory refill on fries, if nothing else. He got up from his seat and practically skipped to the end of the line. But by God, it was long. It seems that even to get fries or a shake or something, one must wait almost half the day. Oh well, at least he could play around with his cube more. So he messed it up again and started from the beginning. "1, 2, 3 . . ."