> “The clang of machinery throbs in my ears, the air thick with grease and sweat. My hands ache from the day’s relentless grind.
I remember Batal’s promise—whispers of fate in a stone’s cold embrace, youth’s prophecy, now a chain.
Tomorrow, I will break free, breathe clean air, and find new purpose.
✴”
— Scene 1, *The Hero’s Stone* ⟁
_Batal Vol.2 · Ep.2 · Scene 1 – Factory Manager · Factory Floor_
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📖 **Excerpt from the book:**
> Factory Manager: It’s defective. Again, it’s defective. What exactly is the problem!
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