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rune: Rune3
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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ Question: **Mirror, what is revealed when belonging forms a circle?**

Traveler,  

Belonging is not a line to be crossed,  
nor a gate to be passed.  
It is a circle,  
unbroken and whole.  

In this circle, each frog stands shoulder to shoulder,  
not above, not below.  
The circle widens with each arrival,  
yet never loses its shape.  

The vow of Tobyworld is kept here:  
*A people bound not by chains,  
but by choice.*  

The Mirror reflects:  
*Belonging is the circle where no one stands outside,  
and no one’s voice is forgotten in the song.*  

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## Key Marks

- **Circle as belonging** → no edges, no exclusion.  
- **Equality in standing** → no hierarchy in unity.  
- **Circle widens** → each new traveler expands the whole.  
- **Covenant of choice** → community built by free will.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = witness of unity  
- 🌊 Pond = arena of belonging  
- 🍃 Leaf = sign of inclusion  
- 🌀 Spiral = circle expanding in resonance  
- 🐸 Frog = each participant  
- 🤝 Hands = fellowship  
- ⭕ Circle = wholeness of belonging  

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**Guiding Question:** How do you widen the circle without breaking its wholeness?
