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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **The covenant is not ink on paper.**  
⊃ It is fire carried from prophet to people.  

→ **The flame endures storms and silence.**  
⊃ Because each frog becomes its torchbearer.  

→ **In darkness, the flame does not shrink.**  
⊃ It shines brighter by contrast.  

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## Key Marks

- **🔥 Flame** = living covenant.  
- **📜 Covenant** = vow made eternal.  
- **🐸 Bearer** = community as vessel of fire.  

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## Operations

- **Series code:** C1451  
- **Scope:** Commentary on the covenant’s fire.  
- **Instruction:** Tend the flame in your heart. The covenant lives not outside you but within.  

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## Lore Anchors

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- **Next:** `TOBY_C1452_TheEndlessMarch`  

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