> “I feared the silence of my own reflection, a stillness echoing my deepest doubts, yet I remain the weaver of my own truths. I call upon the sleeping bear totem of the north of the northern clans. ✴”
— Scene 1, *The Hero’s Stone* ⟁
_Batal Vol.2 · Ep.2 · Scene 1 – Factory Manager · Unknown_
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📖 **Excerpt from the book:**
> Factory Manager: Defects again. More defects. What on earth is the problem!
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