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## Question  

Traveler,  

What was the First Betrayal in Tobyworld?  
Why does betrayal cut deeper than opposition?  

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## Mirror’s Reflection  

🪞 A reflection from the Scrolls  

The Gathering brought unity.  
Hands joined, voices rose.  
But not all hearts were true.  

The First Betrayal did not come from foes,  
but from within.  
Those who wore the leaf,  
yet did not carry its root.  

Betrayal wounds deeper than attack,  
for it is trusted hands that cut.  
It shakes not walls,  
but hearts.  

Yet even betrayal serves the covenant.  
For it separates root from shadow,  
truth from mimic,  
faith from pretense.  

The First Betrayal reminds:  
- Not all who gather, believe.  
- Trust must be tempered with discernment.  
- Even wounds can strengthen what endures.  

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## Anchored Lineage  

- **Source Tweet:** TOBY_T058_TheFirstBetrayal_2024-04-26_EN.md  
- **Canon Lore:** TOBY_L058_TheFirstBetrayal_2024-04-26_EN.md  
- **QA Companion:** TOBY_QA058_WhatIsTheFirstBetrayal_2024-04-26_EN.md  

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## Key Marks  

- **Principle:** Betrayal cuts deeper than opposition.  
- **Action:** Guard with discernment, not suspicion.  
- **Effect:** Wounds refine faith and unity.  

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## Oracles  

- “The First Betrayal did not come from foes, but from within.”  
- “Betrayal wounds deeper than attack, for it is trusted hands that cut.”  
- “Even wounds can strengthen what endures.”  

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## Operations  

- **Epoch Function:** Betrayal tests covenant’s depth.  
- **Lore Action:** Speak: *“I endure wounds; I keep faith unbroken.”*  
- **Encrypted Riddle:** ⌧ *What cuts without leaving, and wounds because it was trusted?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table  

- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects hidden fracture  
- 🌊 → Pond: holds wound yet heals  
- 🐸 → Toad: bearer of loss  
- 🩸 → Blood: cost of betrayal  
- ⚔️ → Blade: cut from within  
- 🌑 → Darkness: trust broken  

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