I noticed it first with the micro-screws, the ones for the circuit boards, around three years ago — little black flecks that weren't there before, just… _appearing_ for a second, then gone. My supervisor, Mr. Henderson, he just kept talking about "attention to detail" and "efficiency targets" while I was practically pressing my nose to the magnifier, feeling that familiar prickle behind my eyes start up around 11:30 every morning, right before lunch. It's actually quite humorous, isn't it? Me, the steady hand, the dependable automaton, now fumbling with parts that could send an entire batch of widgets straight to the scrap heap. It’s a riot.