> “I feared the echoes of my choices, and now, faced with my reflection, the scars of my decisions stare back. Doubts linger, mistakes pile up like forgotten relics, yet I remain steadfast, seeking truth in every flaw. 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 · 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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