A Shiny Metal Clip

Scuttle past the doorway! Out of the kitchen. Into the wide living room. High timber tower—bookshelf! Claws dig into ribbed fabric spines. Scramble, scramble, up to the top shelf. Wide view of the whole quiet rug below. Wait. Right between two heavy hardcovers sits a curved metal creature. Flat, looped silver wire! Head tilt. Sharp pause. I nudge the outer loop with one talon tip. Skitter! It slides across the dusty wood. I clamp my left claws down on the rounded bend and lever it upward. Click! The thin wire snaps against the shelf surface and traps a stray book fray underneath. Solid grip. New treasure claimed.