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24. Panic Attack
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2024-10-29 19:42:56After attending a banquet event last night, today is the time for Darwin and several other business colleagues to visit two mining locations they will be working on in the near future.
Picked up and departing around eight in the morning on a bus, they all embarked on a two-hour-long road journey. Around 10 o'clock, everyone arrived at the destination.
Upon getting off the bus, everyone was asked to wait briefly at the first checkpoint. Before entering the site, all representatives from each company were provided with mining equipment first. From safety helmets, protective jackets, and even changing into suitable footwear for the mining site they were about to visit.
Once properly equipped, everyone started touring the area. They were guided to see and directly inspect one of the largest tin mines in Malaysia.
Initially, in today's agenda, only Darwin and Sean were going to represent Vortex and the In
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