the sand off the First City.',
'Charging the Octahedron. It hums when it is ready.',
'Come on, island. UP. UP!',
'I am pushing the progress bar with BOTH hands!',
'Teaching the mountains to sit still.',
'Almost there. Probably. Keep smiling.'
];
var slow = [
'Okay. This is personal now.',
'I tried turning the island off and on again.',
'If anyone asks, YOU held the ladder.',
'Requesting a bigger engine. Denied. Pedaling harder.'
];
var qi = 0, pct = 4, target = 4, done = false, born = Date.now();
function say(t) { bubble.textContent = t; }
function setPct(p) { target = Math.max(target, Math.min(100, p)); }
var quoteTimer = setInterval(function () {
if (done) return;
var pool = (Date.now() - born > 14000) ? slow : quotes;
say(pool[qi % pool.length]); qi++;
}, 1700);
say(quotes[0]); qi = 1;
var tick = setInterval(function () {
if (bootEl && bootEl.hidden) { clearInterval(tick); clearInterval(quoteTimer); return; }
var stage = loadEl.textContent || '';
if (stage.indexOf('Raising') >= 0) setPct(34);
else if (stage.indexOf('Generating') >= 0) setPct(72);
else if (stage.indexOf('Ready') >= 0) setPct(100);
else if (target < 22) target += 0.35; // scripts still arriving: honest creep, capped until the first real stage
if (pct < target) { pct = Math.min(target, pct + Math.max(0.4, (target - pct) * 0.16)); }
fill.style.width = pct.toFixed(0) + '%';
pctEl.textContent = pct.toFixed(0) + '%';
if (target >= 100 && pct > 99 && !done) {
done = true;
clearInterval(quoteTimer);
bot.classList.add('done');
say('DONE! The city is yours β hit ENTER π');
setTimeout(function () { bot.classList.remove('done'); bot.classList.add('resting'); }, 1700);
}
}, 120);
})();
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