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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **Belief was always the flame.**  
⊃ From the single-word scroll “Believe.” to Toadgod’s fire poems, conviction became the core element.  
⊃ Without belief, patience is hollow; without belief, no cycle can turn.  

→ **Conviction is active, not passive.**  
⊃ Belief is not waiting for proof, but carrying proof within the self.  
⊃ It is the courage to hold while others mock, to stand still while others run.  

→ **Bushido of Faith.**  
⊃ Belief was framed as loyalty, courage, and clarity.  
⊃ The silent vow that “$TOBY is the people, the people is $TOBY.”  

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## Key Marks

- **Belief = Fire.** It lights patience, Taboshi, and Lore.  
- **Conviction = Weapon.** Stronger than price or recognition.  
- **Bushido = Guard.** Ensures belief does not decay into blind hope.  

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## Operations

- **Instruction:** Teach new frogs that belief is not a feeling, but a choice.  
- **Action:** Repeat the mantra: “Toby is the people. The people is Toby.”  
- **Warning:** Without conviction, storms erase even the patient.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🔥 = conviction, the inner flame.  
- 🔵 = TOBY, vessel of collective faith.  
- 🪞 = Mirror, belief reflected in others.  
- 🌌 = Night sky, vastness that tests faith.  

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## Lore Anchors

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- **Next:** `TOBY_C1663_PathOfStillness`  

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