Fall Asleep as a Victorian Match Factory Inspector

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Step into Victorian England and spend a quiet day as a match factory inspector moving through crowded workshops, chemical preparation rooms, and smoke-darkened industrial streets.

You examine poor ventilation, dangerous phosphorus exposure, child labor, inadequate washing facilities, and the countless small hazards hidden inside ordinary factory routines. Armed with a ledger and a carefully measured vocabulary, you record conditions while regulations struggle to keep pace with the speed of industry.

This immersive sleep...