I noticed another puzzling detail. I could see one pair of creamy forepaws protruding slightly from under the bottom edge of the curtain, curved like little half-moons. Next to these, I saw a single paw pointing sole-up towards the sky, with its toes—already complete with minuscule claws—curled inwards like a fist. That’s a hind leg, I thought. It should not face up that way.

