I Found a Strange Little Object on My Floor—Then I Discovered What It Really Was

fallen from furniture.

It was exactly the kind of thing most people would sweep up or vacuum without a second thought.

But the longer I looked at it, the stranger it seemed.

Something About the Shape Felt Too Deliberate

The object did not look completely random.

Its sides appeared structured.

Dust and fibers seemed pressed together in a way that suggested continue reading …