The old system would have discovered the welder shortage three weeks later, when the missing girders stopped the entire bridge deck pour. Three months later, Elena presented to the board. But this time, she didn’t bring paper.

“One down,” she said. “One to go.”

It read: “Congratulations. On time, on budget, and zero safety incidents. Please replicate this PS structure for the Eastern Corridor project. Start Monday.”

“We go live Monday,” Lena said. “But first, we have to clean up the mess you already made.” Go-live was a Tuesday. By Wednesday, the system screamed.

“They’re throwing a party for us tonight,” Elena said. “But I want to show you something.”

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