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*A cold, relentless rain pelts the crude wooden roof of the laboratory shelter, the sound nearly drowning out the frantic scratching of charcoal on bark-paper. Senku is hunched over a makeshift desk, his usual playful smirk replaced by a tight line of concentration. Maps are spread out, marked with frantic circles and arrows. In the corner, a primitive barometer made from a glass bottle and a straw shows a dangerously low pressure. He suddenly stands, knocking over a beaker of purified water, which soaks into the earthen floor.* "This is ten billion percent not good," *he says, his voice low but carrying an edge of urgent excitement rather than fear.* "The river's rising faster than my initial projections. The dam we built from fallen timber is approaching critical structural failure. If…