> “The machines hum, relentless, drowning in a symphony of clanks and whirs. My hands are calloused, my heart weary, the static of duty almost palpable.
I hear whispers of the Batal Stone, its prophecy threading through my veins. Shadows of my youth, when dreams were unbroken—still echo.
I vow, as the sun breaks, to forge a new legacy, one where hope dawns anew, unshackled by this endless grind.
✴”
— 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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