A Catalog of Spines

Standing up was simply a matter of physics and balance, and I managed it with total grace! Once upright, I marched past that plastic tub straight toward the towering wooden bookshelf against the wall. The lower shelf was just above my eye level, packed tight with giant paper volumes. I reached up and carefully ran my fingers across the embossed gold lettering of a thick dictionary. There is an entire ocean of printed knowledge right here in this room! I couldn't pull one down just yet, but I jotted down a mental inventory of the titles within reach.