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Downspout Drainage Company hires Earl to design a Web page for Downspout for $400. Before the project is started, Downspout asks Earl to trouble-shoot Downspout’s computer operating system software for an additional $400. Earl agrees. The entire contract is oral. Earl completes the work, but Downspout refuses to pay. Earl files a suit against Downspout, which raises the Statute of Frauds as a defense. Can Earl recover from Downspout? If so, how much, and on what basis?