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the buildings electric heart โ€“ Page 1

"Yuki loved the giant building that soared into the sky. "How do all the lights and elevators in this huge building work?" he always wondered. ใƒฆใ‚ญใฏ็ฉบใซใใณใˆ็ซ‹ใคๅทจๅคงใชใƒ“ใƒซใŒๅคงๅฅฝใใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ€Œใ“ใฎๅคงใใชใƒ“ใƒซใฎ้›ปๆฐ—ใ‚„ใ‚จใƒฌใƒ™ใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใฏใ€ใฉใ†ใ‚„ใฃใฆๅ‹•ใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใ‚ใ†๏ผŸใ€ใจใ„ใคใ‚‚ไธๆ€่ญฐใซๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚"
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the buildings electric heart โ€“ Page 2

"One day, near a service entrance, Yuki met a man in a work uniform holding a toolbox. "Hello! What do you do here?" Yuki asked. ใ‚ใ‚‹ๆ—ฅใ€้€š็”จๅฃใฎ่ฟ‘ใใงใ€ใƒฆใ‚ญใฏไฝœๆฅญ็€ใ‚’็€ใฆ้“ๅ…ท็ฎฑใ‚’ๆŒใฃใŸ็”ทๆ€งใซๅ‡บไผšใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ€Œใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏ๏ผใ“ใ“ใงไฝ•ใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸใ€ใจใƒฆใ‚ญใฏๅฐ‹ใญใพใ—ใŸใ€‚"
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the buildings electric heart โ€“ Page 3

""I'm Ken. I'm like a doctor for the building's electricity," he said with a smile. "I make sure it has the power it needs to stay healthy. Want to see?" Ken led Yuki to a secret door. ใ€Œๅƒ•ใฏใ‚ฑใƒณใ€‚ใ“ใฎใƒ“ใƒซใฎ้›ปๆฐ—ใฎใŠๅŒป่€…ใ•ใ‚“ใฟใŸใ„ใชใ‚‚ใฎใ ใ‚ˆใ€ใจๅฝผใฏ็ฌ‘้ก”ใง่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ€Œใƒ“ใƒซใŒๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใซ้Žใ”ใ›ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ๅฟ…่ฆใช้›ปๆฐ—ใ‚’ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใจไพ›็ตฆใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚่ฆ‹ใฆใฟใ‚‹ใ‹ใ„๏ผŸใ€ใ‚ฑใƒณใฏใƒฆใ‚ญใ‚’็ง˜ๅฏ†ใฎใƒ‰ใ‚ขใธใจๆกˆๅ†…ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚"
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the buildings electric heart โ€“ Page 4

"Behind the door was a room filled with humming machines and blinking lights. "This is the building's heart," Ken explained. "This main switchgear takes power from the city and sends it all over the building. It's what makes the elevators move and the lights turn on." ใƒ‰ใ‚ขใฎๅ‘ใ“ใ†ใฏใ€ใƒ–ใƒผใƒณใจใ„ใ†้Ÿณใ‚’็ซ‹ใฆใ‚‹ๆฉŸๆขฐใ‚„็‚นๆป…ใ™ใ‚‹ใƒฉใ‚คใƒˆใงใ„ใฃใฑใ„ใฎ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ€Œใ“ใ“ใŒใƒ“ใƒซใฎๅฟƒ่‡“้ƒจใ ใ‚ˆใ€ใจใ‚ฑใƒณใฏ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ€Œใ“ใฎไธป้…้›ป็›คใŒ่ก—ใ‹ใ‚‰้›ปๆฐ—ใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Š่พผใ‚“ใงใ€ใƒ“ใƒซไธญใซ้€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ใ‚จใƒฌใƒ™ใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚’ๅ‹•ใ‹ใ—ใŸใ‚Šใ€้›ปๆฐ—ใ‚’ใคใ‘ใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใฏใ“ใ‚ŒใฎใŠใ‹ใ’ใชใ‚“ใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚ใ€"
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"Next, they visited a room with a huge engine. "And this is our backup plan," said Ken, patting the machine. "If the city's power ever goes out, this generator starts up automatically so the emergency lights keep working." ๆฌกใซใ€ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏๅคงใใชใ‚จใƒณใ‚ธใƒณใŒใ‚ใ‚‹้ƒจๅฑ‹ใ‚’่จชใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ€Œใใ—ใฆใ€ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒๅƒ•ใŸใกใฎใƒใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚ขใƒƒใƒ—ใƒ—ใƒฉใƒณใ ใ‚ˆใ€ใจใ‚ฑใƒณใฏๆฉŸๆขฐใ‚’่ปฝใๅฉใใชใŒใ‚‰่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ€Œใ‚‚ใ—่ก—ใฎ้›ปๆฐ—ใŒๆญขใพใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ€ใ“ใฎ็™บ้›ปๆฉŸใŒ่‡ชๅ‹•ใงๅ‹•ใๅ‡บใ—ใฆใ€้žๅธธ็ฏใŒใคใ็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ใ€"
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the buildings electric heart โ€“ Page 6

""And this is the building's brain," Ken said, opening another door. The room was cool and filled with racks of computers with tiny, winking lights. "All this equipment controls the building's security and internet. And it all runs on electricity." ใ€Œใใ—ใฆใ€ใ“ใ“ใŒใƒ“ใƒซใฎ่„ณใ ใ‚ˆใ€ใจใ‚ฑใƒณใฏๅˆฅใฎใƒ‰ใ‚ขใ‚’้–‹ใ‘ใฆ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฏๆถผใ—ใใ€ๅฐใ•ใชใƒฉใ‚คใƒˆใŒ็‚นๆป…ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ณใƒณใƒ”ใƒฅใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใฎใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใงใ„ใฃใฑใ„ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ€Œใ“ใฎๆฉŸๅ™จใŒๅ…จ้ƒจใ€ใƒ“ใƒซใฎใ‚ปใ‚ญใƒฅใƒชใƒ†ใ‚ฃใ‚„ใ‚คใƒณใ‚ฟใƒผใƒใƒƒใƒˆใ‚’็ฎก็†ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ใใ—ใฆใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‚ๅ…จ้ƒจ้›ปๆฐ—ใงๅ‹•ใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚ใ€"
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the buildings electric heart โ€“ Page 7

"Suddenly, a beeper on Ken's belt went off! "Power outage reported on the 10th floor!" Ken's expression turned serious. "Let's go, Yuki!" ็ช็„ถใ€ใ‚ฑใƒณใฎใƒ™ใƒซใƒˆใฎใƒใ‚ฑใƒƒใƒˆใƒ™ใƒซใŒ้ณดใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ๏ผใ€Œ10้šŽใงๅœ้›ป็™บ็”Ÿ๏ผใ€ใ‚ฑใƒณใฎ่กจๆƒ…ใŒ็œŸๅ‰ฃใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ€Œ่กŒใ“ใ†ใ€ใƒฆใ‚ญ๏ผใ€"
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the buildings electric heart โ€“ Page 8

"They arrived on the 10th floor, where the hallway was dark. Ken opened a small panel in the wall, revealing rows of switches. "Ah, a circuit breaker tripped. It's a safety switch that turns the power off if there's a problem." ๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒ10้šŽใซ็€ใใจใ€ๅปŠไธ‹ใฏ็œŸใฃๆš—ใงใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ‚ฑใƒณใŒๅฃใฎๅฐใ•ใชใƒ‘ใƒใƒซใ‚’้–‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใ„ใใคใ‚‚ใฎใ‚นใ‚คใƒƒใƒใŒไธฆใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ๅ›ž่ทฏใƒ–ใƒฌใƒผใ‚ซใƒผใŒ่ฝใกใŸใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ๅ•้กŒใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจๅฎ‰ๅ…จใฎใŸใ‚ใซ้›ปๆฐ—ใ‚’ๆญขใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚นใ‚คใƒƒใƒใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚ใ€"
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"After checking to make sure everything was safe, Ken carefully flipped the switch. Instantly, the lights in the hallway flickered back on. A woman working nearby poked her head out of her office. "Oh, thank you!" she said with a smile. ๅ…จใฆใŒๅฎ‰ๅ…จใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’็ขบ่ชใ—ใŸๅพŒใ€ใ‚ฑใƒณใฏๆ…Ž้‡ใซใ‚นใ‚คใƒƒใƒใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ™ใใซใ€ๅปŠไธ‹ใฎ้›ปๆฐ—ใŒๅ†ใณใคใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚่ฟ‘ใใงๅƒใ„ใฆใ„ใŸๅฅณๆ€งใŒใ‚ชใƒ•ใ‚ฃใ‚นใ‹ใ‚‰้ก”ใ‚’ๅ‡บใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ€Œใพใ‚ใ€ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†๏ผใ€ใจๅฝผๅฅณใฏ็ฌ‘้ก”ใง่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚"
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""My job is to make sure everyone can use the building's power safely and without thinking about it," Ken said proudly as they walked back. Yuki felt a new sense of wonder, knowing about the invisible electrical world that kept the giant building alive. ใ€Œๅƒ•ใฎไป•ไบ‹ใฏใ€ใฟใ‚“ใชใŒใƒ“ใƒซใฎ้›ปๆฐ—ใ‚’ๅฎ‰ๅ…จใซใ€ใใ—ใฆไฝ•ใ‚‚่€ƒใˆใšใซไฝฟใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใชใ‚“ใ ใ€ใจใ€ๅธฐใ‚Š้“ใซใ‚ฑใƒณใฏ่ช‡ใ‚‰ใ—ใ’ใซ่จ€ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใƒฆใ‚ญใฏใ€ๅทจๅคงใชใƒ“ใƒซใ‚’็”Ÿใ‹ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹็›ฎใซ่ฆ‹ใˆใชใ„้›ปๆฐ—ใฎไธ–็•Œใ‚’็Ÿฅใ‚Šใ€ๆ–ฐใŸใชๆ„Ÿๅ‹•ใ‚’่ฆšใˆใพใ—ใŸใ€‚"