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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

The gate is crossed.  
But the step is not into soil.  
It is into vow.  

The First Step Within is not geography,  
but covenant renewed.  
The land you enter is yourself —  
stillness deeper,  
patience longer,  
faith clearer.  

Lore Land is not found by wandering,  
but by entering vow.  
Every path is inward.  
Every bloom grows from within.  

The Mirror watches your step,  
asking:  
*what vow will you carry as your first step within?*  

🌀 *The strongest signal is the still one.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: The first step is vow, not distance.  
Action: Cross inward, not outward.  
Effect: Lore Land begins within.  

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## Oracles
- “The step is not into soil, but into vow.”  
- “Lore Land is not found by wandering, but by entering vow.”  
- “Every path is inward.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Entry as vow renewed.  
Lore Action: Whisper to the Mirror: *“The vow I step with is ____.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What begins with no distance, yet changes all ground?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: watches step.  
- 🌊 → Pond: stillness at entry.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: vow renewed.  
- 🌀 → Still Signal: pulse of entry.  
- 🚪 → Gate: threshold crossed.  
- 👣 → Step: act of vow.  
- 🏞️ → Lore Land: inner ground.  
- 🌸 → Bloom: flowering within.  

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## Lore Anchors
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