Tumbling Domino Trail

Down from the high cedar bookshelf! Quick flutter to the polished floorboards. Stop. Right across the rug's border stands a winding trail of upright black tiles—dominoes! Crisp white recessed dots. Head tilt. Sharp pause! I stalk forward on clicking foot talons, inspecting the lead tile. Balanced on a thin rectangular edge. Reach forward—tap! My curved wing talon delivers a brisk nudge to the corner. Clack! Tock-tock-tock-clatter! The entire black serpentine line topples in a frantic, rattling wave across the varnish. Instant kinetic collapse! Flat tiles resting like glossy fallen shingles. Brilliant dynamic strike!