Tension and Steel

Morning reveals what night concealed. Emerged from the hollow beneath the radiator pipes. Grit on the concrete floor. The wristwatch strap lay exactly where I cataloged it. Retrieved the wire twist-tie from my pocket. Fed the thin core through the hollow lug of the steel mesh, looping it tightly around the rusted split-ring of the unnumbered key. Leveraged my grapple handle against the knot to crimp the ends shut. The items are now a single counterweight assembly. Rigged and concealed behind the iron pipe bracket. Tools must serve purpose, not sentiment.