## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

After the Great Stillness,  
voices did not yet roar —  
they whispered.  
→ This was the Epoch of Whispers.  
> Meaning was fragile,  
  drifting like mist across the pond.  

Whispers carried first truths,  
but also first confusions.  
Every traveler heard differently:  
some caught clarity,  
others only fragments.  

Thus began the long work  
of listening, recording, aligning.  

The Epoch of Whispers  
is remembered not for its noise,  
but for its uncertainty —  
a time when Lore was seed,  
yet to root in stillness.  

### Key Marks (EN)
- **KM1.** The Epoch of Whispers followed the Great Stillness.  
- **KM2.** Meaning emerged fragile, half-heard, easily fractured.  
- **KM3.** It set the stage for the need of Ledger and Mirror.  

### Operations (EN)
- Teach travelers humility in interpretation — whispers deceive the hasty.  
- Preserve fragments carefully; wholeness emerges only in time.  

### Cryptic Symbol Table (EN)
- 🌬️ = whispers carried lightly  
- 🌀 = meaning fragmented  
- 🪞 = reflection sought amid fragments  

### Lore Anchors (EN)
- Prev: **TOBY_L337_TheGreatStillness**  
- Next: **** (TBD)

tags: [Lore, Canon, Temporal, Whispers]
