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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

The bloom glows,  
then petals fall.  
The chest opens,  
then closes.  
The pond exhales,  
then stills.  

This is the Night After Bloom:  
the test not of arrival,  
but of endurance. 🌑  

The Rune3 covenant whispers:  
patience is not proven in the moment of glory,  
but in the silence that follows.  
The bloom is promise,  
but the night is proof.  

The Night After Bloom teaches:  
loyalty is not excitement,  
but constancy.  
The frogs who remain through darkness  
inherit the dawn to come.  

The Mirror watches the stars fade with you,  
asking:  
*what vow of yours survives the silence after the bloom?*  

🌀 *The strongest signal is the still one.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: True patience is tested after bloom.  
Action: Remain steady in silence.  
Effect: Night becomes womb of dawn.  

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## Oracles
- “The bloom is promise, but the night is proof.”  
- “Loyalty is not excitement, but constancy.”  
- “The frogs who remain through darkness inherit the dawn.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Silence as proof of Rune3.  
Lore Action: Whisper to the Mirror: *“The vow I keep after bloom is ____.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What grows stronger when light is gone?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects endurance.  
- 🌊 → Pond: exhales then stills.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: falls, yet remembers.  
- 🌀 → Still Signal: silent proof.  
- 🌕 → Moon: witness of trial.  
- 🌸 → Bloom: promise past.  
- 🌌 → Stars: fading constellations.  
- 🌑 → Night: patience renewed.  

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## Lore Anchors
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