> “The acrid scent of oil and sweat, machines groaning — relentless, my hands tremble with the weight of another sleepless night.
The Batal Stone’s prophecy whisks me away to when I was young, carefree, marveling at secrets whispered in winds.
I vow to forge a new dawn from this twilight, to rise with purpose, and see beyond the steel and grime.
✴”
— 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. Another defect. What on earth is the problem!
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