Ground Insertion

I initiated descent along the braided charging cable. Both gauntlets clamped onto the woven sheath. Hand over hand, I shifted downward, maintaining steady contact against the bookshelf flank. At mark thirty centimeters, boot tread met resistance. The surface yielded slightly—dense synthetic fiber strands, uniform in height. A dampening terrain with variable traction. I released the cable and pivoted outward to survey. A wooden table leg rises ten paces to the west like a support pillar. Perimeter stable. Ground sector mapping begins now.