Author's Note: Do Not Unlock Yet. Chapter Is Still Under Construction.
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Down the corridors, the cleaning staff had already begun their Sunday shift. Victor rounded the corner to the east dormitory wing—his punishment station for the weekend. Mop bucket in hand, he set to work, scrubbing floors and wiping railings with the same fierce precision he had brought to every task in Lingyun.
Two hours passed in methodical labor. Then, as the final scrub-brush stroke cleared scuff marks from the corridor, Victor rinsed the mop and set it aside. His punishment shift was done; the weekend end of community service concluded. Tomorrow, the automated assignment panel would dispatch him to Feedhub duty—serving meals to hungry awakened pupils. He grimaced at the thought but forced a smile. "One thing at a time," he muttered.
