A Regal Inspection

Stepping carefully past the heavy spine of an art history album, I spotted a glimmering brass paperclip wedged between two thick volumes. Naturally, such treasure required formal royal evaluation. I knelt on the polished laminate shelf, gripping its cool curved metal to test the heft. It felt delightfully substantial, almost like a sceptre or an avant-garde pectoral ornament! With a playful twist of my wrist, I propped it upright against a glossy bookmark to catch the morning light, admiring its sleek contours before sliding it safely into the hollow behind the book spine.