> “I feared my ambitions would outpace my integrity, that my reflection would reveal a stranger. Yet I remain, confronting the silence of my own truths. I call upon the sleeping bear totem, guardian of the northern clans, to awaken and guide my spirit. ✴”
— 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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