Ok, if you somehow chopped this file to 2:38:40, it didn't work right. Both the empeg and Winamp keep playing beyond that, but say the length is 2:38:40. "Fixing" it with the VBR fix results in no change to the file, and MP3 tag studio converts it into a 2:38:40 song with static for the last 2-3 minutes.

And excellent job so far on it, the opening is well done to pull me into listening to it for a while.