The clock on the wall seemed to tick louder than ever, each second stretching longer than the last. Kim sat at his desk, flipping through papers and notes that he had accumulated over the past few months in preparation for the competition. Four weeks. That was the time they had left to prepare for the most important challenge of their lives. The intensity in the room was palpable. The message from the competition organizers had set everything into motion—nothing was the same anymore. Time had ...