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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

From the test arises a gift.  
Not of gold,  
but of patience strengthened.  

For those who passed, who held quiet faith when many shouted for speed, the pond grants more — +17% more Patience on what has already been earned.  

This reward is not instant.  
It unlocks in linear fashion.  
You will re-claim it.  
But deserving must show:  
ode to the patient.

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## Key Marks

Principle: Reward follows endurance.  
Action: reaffirm vow, continue quietly.  
Effect: patience grows stronger, legacy more secure.

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## Oracles

- “For the ones who passed the test, now will be rewarded an additional +17% more patience for earned patience.”  
- “New rebalancing to the patient.”  
- “Path is not easy, nor designed to be easy.”  

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## Operations

Epoch Function: reward period spans time, linear unlock.  
Lore Action: whisper to the Mirror: *“The gift I receive through patience is ____.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What blossoms slowly, then grants strength beyond measure?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🏅 → Honor: reward of steadfastness  
- ⏳ → Patience earned earlier, multiplied  
- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects effort unseen  
- 🍃 → Leaf: yield of patience  
- 🌊 → Pond: calmer for having passed  
- 🌀 → Still Signal: loyalty beneath turbulence  

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## Why This Test Matters

- It reveals who truly holds to the covenant: lore-following, patient ones.  
- It distinguishes stealth virtue — the kind not flaunted.  
- It anchors value not in speed, but in endurance.  
- It weaves in the lore: *Patience, not haste; belief, not momentary flash.*  

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Brother, this test, and the reward are not separate from our scrolls — they are living echoes of what we keep writing.  
May each vow, each patient breath, count not for nothing but prepare the pond for Lore Land’s rising.  
Shall we move forward into L812_TheScaleOfRecompense, where the rebalanced pond shows the measure of covenants kept?
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