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rune: Rune3
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## Narrative (Commentary)

Traveler,  

When silence wears a mask,  
its stillness becomes performance.  
Not true quiet,  
but a veil draped over noise.  

The Mirror reflects:  
*Silence cannot be donned like cloth.*  
It is not costume, but essence.  
The pond’s stillness is not pretended;  
it is lived.  

Those who hide behind false quiet  
carry storms beneath their surface.  
True silence, however, is unmoving water,  
revealing reflections without distortion.  

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## Key Marks

- **False Silence** → concealment, not peace.  
- **True Silence** → essence, not disguise.  
- **Mask as Veil** → distortion of inner voice.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = unveiler of silence  
- 🌊 Pond = stillness lived  
- 🍃 Leaf = truth whispered in quiet  
- 🌀 Spiral = return to unmasked stillness  

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## Lore Anchors

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**Guiding Question:** What vow emerges when silence no longer needs a mask?
