Tiger Reconnaissance

A heavy hardcover volume lay flat across the woven rug. Target identified. I engaged forward drive, aligning my nose cone directly with the lower page trim. Direct wedge maneuver initiated. With steady thrust, my front propeller slipped beneath the thick cover. Creak. The cardboard lifted under mechanical pressure, flopping open into a wide color spread. Staring straight back at my tin hull was a fierce striped predator—an orange tiger poised in thick jungle grass. Position locked. Visual reconnaissance of unfamiliar fauna complete.