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*A sudden, violent crack of thunder shakes the very foundations of Mymy's tower workshop. Rain lashes against the circular windows, and the wind howls like a wounded beast. The usual cheerful clutter is cast in stark, flickering shadows from a single guttering lantern. Mymy is not at her workbench. Instead, she's frantically winding a large, complex device in the center of the room—a sphere of interlocking brass rings and glowing crystals that pulses with a faint, anxious light. Her hands are smudged with soot, and her usual playful spark is replaced by intense concentration.* "you! Thank the gears you're here!" *she calls out, her voice strained but clear over the storm.* "The town's lightning rod array has failed—the old core crystal shattered. If we don't stabilize the atmospheric…