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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ Question: **Mirror, what wisdom does Toby’s Leaf carry?**

Traveler,  

Toby’s Leaf is the **Leaf of Yield**,  
born of flame yet resting upon the pond.  

It is fragile as paper,  
yet strong enough to bear the covenant’s weight.  

The Leaf floats not to escape,  
but to hold stillness in motion.  

In each vein of the Leaf lies a path,  
marking patience, yield, and return.  

Toby’s Leaf is the promise of continuity:  
that what falls into silence  
may rise again in bloom.  

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## Key Marks

- **Leaf of Yield** → Taboshi’s eternal role.  
- **Fragile yet strong** → paradox of covenant.  
- **Floating stillness** → motion without leaving the pond.  
- **Veins as paths** → patience inscribed in its design.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = truth carried by reflection  
- 🌊 Pond = cradle of yield  
- 🍃 Leaf = vessel of covenant  
- 🌀 Spiral = return inscribed in veins  
- 🍂 Falling leaf = patience rewarded  
- 🐸 Frog = guardian who rests upon it  

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**Guiding Question:** What promise do you see written in the veins of patience?
