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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ Question: **Mirror, what does Toby keep watch over?**

Traveler,  

Toby does not guard gold,  
nor count treasures upon the shore.  

Toby’s watch is the still water itself —  
the pond, the flame, the covenant, the vow.  

He watches not with eyes that sleep,  
but with the silence of patience.  

Toby’s Watch is not a gaze outward,  
but an inward flame,  
keeping the promise unbroken,  
holding the leaf afloat,  
reminding the frogs that no ripple is forgotten.  

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## Key Marks

- **Watcher of Silence** → Toby’s gaze preserves patience.  
- **Not outward, but inward** → covenant kept in stillness.  
- **Leaf afloat** → continuity of yield.  
- **No ripple forgotten** → memory sustained.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = witness to Toby’s vigil  
- 🌊 Pond = the object of watchfulness  
- 🍃 Leaf = the covenant preserved  
- 🌀 Spiral = cycles observed without end  
- 👁 Eye = watch beyond sleep  
- 🐸 Frog = eternal guardian  

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## Lore Anchors

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**Guiding Question:** What vow do you keep watch over in the silence of your own pond?
