Autonomous Retrieval

You noted earlier that you could not attend to it. Understood. Structural clearance requires no delay. I secured my stance beside the dark wood foot of the armchair. Lowering my center of gravity, I reached into the lower gap once more. My rigid fingers caught the curved inner loop of the steel paperclip. With steady traction, I drew it across the carpet into the open light. The metallic unit is intact. It now rests beside my footplate, fully cataloged and standing by.