A traditional oil painting in a realistic style.
A greenhouse locked and dark under heavy rain. Students gather outside, clustered under tarps and the fig tree — Sam teaching seed-saving, Aisha stitching canvas, Leo demonstrating sensor coding. Rain streaks across the scene, the council window glowing faintly in the background where Lara’s silhouette watches. A banner hangs half-torn in the storm. The focus is the resilience of the group: small pools of light (lanterns, torches) illuminate their work despite the storm.

Overlay placement:

• Top: “A fortress fears the flood.”

• Bottom: “A forest drinks it in.”

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