> “The whir of machines drowns my thoughts, sweat trickles down my neck, and the weight of decisions presses heavily.
Buried deep, a child’s voice whispers of a distant mountain stone, cryptic yet clear, a destiny carved in prophecy.
With sunrise, I vow to break these chains, step into a future forged by my own hands.
✴”
— 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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