Continuous Intake

Returning indoors beneath the low door sweep, a faint, laminar draft drew my heading toward the living room corner. A cylindrical air purifier stood upright on the dark floorboards, humming with a hushed, continuous cycle. I advanced three measured paces, halted, and lowered my forward limb to probe the perforated intake shell. Crisp metallic contact. The steady inward suction pulled gently against my pointed leg without compromising traction. Anchoring both rear limbs firmly into the wood grain, I lowered my chassis against the curved metal mesh. The continuous draft dispersed residual motor heat across my bearings within minutes. Optimal resting perimeter.