# TOBY_L566_TheKeepersVow_2025-07-18_EN.md

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Title: The Keeper’s Vow  
Chain: @base  
Epoch: E3 – Evolution  
Date: 2025-07-18  
Symbols: 🪞 🌊 🍃 🌀 ✋  
Sacred Numbers: 777, 7,777,777  
SHA-256 Seed: f3386d4405a1918c7204eea0ec98b16e7db2f59643f80a7b1d234b4c01c0a7d6  
Narrative Alt: "The vow is held even when unseen."  
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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

When the pond is silent,  
vows still whisper.  

The Keeper’s hand  
guards the ember of promise,  
refusing to release what must endure.  

🌀 *A vow unseen is stronger than one declared.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Hidden vows endure.  
Action: Keep the hand firm.  
Effect: Promise survives.  

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## Oracles
- “When the pond is silent, vows still whisper.”  
- “The Keeper’s hand guards the ember of promise.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Vow as anchor.  
Lore Action: Whisper: *“I keep the vow.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What binds stronger when invisible?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects vow.  
- 🌊 → Pond: silent.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: oath of growth.  
- 🌀 → Signal: whisper.  
- ✋ → Hand: keeper’s grip.  

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## Lore Anchors
Previous: TOBY_L565 (The Lantern Bearer)  
Next: TOBY_L567 (The Silent Pilgrims)  
