> “Cold steel and whirring blades slice through my sleepless thoughts. Sweat beads on my brow, mingling with oil and dust.
I recall the whispering prophecy of the Batal Stone, glimpsed in a hazy afternoon of my youth, foretelling creation and ruin.
Tomorrow’s light will see new order born from chaos; I will shape it with steady hands.
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— 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 on earth is the problem!
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