Clear Path

I completed pre-flight perimeter checks around the hull and looked outward. Before an outbound departure, the primary threshold needed recon. I marched past the sofa boundary to the polished metal runner of the sliding door. A small rubber doorstop wedge blocked the lower track, collecting loose carpet threads. I braced my boots against the aluminum sill, gripped the edge of the wedge, and levered it aside with steady force until it cleared the track. The groove is now unobstructed. A straight bearing to the outside is established.