> “The machines’ clamor stabs my ears, oil and sweat clinging to my skin.
I recall the Batal Stone’s whispered promise, a future not yet dimmed by smoke.
Tomorrow, I will rise before the first light, ready to reclaim what’s mine.
✴”
— 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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