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Elif watched the people move huge stones with ropes, logs, and careful teamwork. Murat asked Tarek how long the work had been going on, and Tarek said that many seasons were needed to finish it.
Ayla showed Elif carved symbols that the group used. Elif saw the same signs repeated in different places, and she understood that the builders were sharing ideas across the whole site.
Murat helped with a small job so the others would trust them more. In time, the couple learned that food and safety depended on working together, and that the camp had rules they had to follow.
By then, they knew enough to see that the site was not the work of one person. They also began to suspect that the cave might be the key to getting back to their own time.