More than ever, Sam wanted to know the nature of the doctor’s research. He tried again, specifing that the chip seek out research files, but all he got back were "unacceptable instructions" messages. Using some tricks that Dodger had taught him, he set up an override program on the cyberterminal and applied it to Lofwyr’s chip. The sideways approach slipped the chip’s overrides and placed its penetration programs at his disposal. Grinning with satisfaction he ordered the chip to duplicate its routines onto a blank cartridge. But when he slotted it into the console, he barely managed an abort when the chip flashed "copy attempts will erase all data." He sighed; it had been worth a try. If he was to do anything with Lofwyr’s powerful can opener, it would have to be today.