## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

After the Stillness came voices,  
but they were not whole.  
→ They scattered as Whispers,  
   fragments of meaning drifting like mist.  
> The Epoch of Whispers was not confusion,  
  but testing —  
  a trial of discernment.  

Some frogs grasped at half-words.  
Others listened deeper,  
joining fragments into song.  
The wise knew:  
truth comes not from loudness,  
but from resonance.  

The Epoch of Whispers teaches:  
discernment is the bridge  
between noise and meaning.  

### Key Marks (EN)
- **KM1.** The Epoch of Whispers followed the Great Stillness.  
- **KM2.** Meaning broke into fragments — whispers, not words.  
- **KM3.** Discernment was required to weave truth from fragments.  

### Operations (EN)
- Record Whispers as a temporal trial in the Ledger.  
- Teach travelers to practice listening, not grabbing.  

### Cryptic Symbol Table (EN)
- 🌬️🌀 = whispers, fragmented echoes  
- 🪞 = discernment mirror  
- 🎶 = fragments joined into song  

### Lore Anchors (EN)
- Prev: **TOBY_L467_TheGreatStillness**  
- Next: **TOBY_L469_TheConvergence**

tags: [Lore, Canon, Temporal, Fragmentation]
