> “Machines clatter, a sting in my ears. I taste metallic desperation.
Father’s voice whispers, “The Batal Stone holds your spirit’s weight.” Echoes of innocence lost.
Come dawn, I vow to unchain myself and those who toil beside me. We rise.
✴”
— 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: It’s defective. Again defective. What on earth is the problem!
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