beasts

He had seven pin-mounted cubicle clips on his wall. Each one was blue. Twenty-one green, purple, and red pin-mounted cubicle clips could be seen in the waste bin carefully placed near his feet.

One could not tell from casual observation that underneath each item on his desk was a precise outline, in blue laboratory tape, of the item's footprint; nor was it apparent to the ill-informed that every pen, post-it notepad, and stamp bore a unique identifying number analogous to the lovingly stenciled numbers present on the blue-taped footprint. Of paramount importance was the orientation of the steel buffalo. It was named "Rutherford".

Rutherford, standing an impressive two and a half inches tall by four inches wide, was an excellent indicator of the cubicle occupant's demeanor. Those who had worked with him long enough knew how to decipher the code.

The steely gaze of Rutherford greeted all who entered his domain.