# TOBY_L558_TheGatheringMist_2025-07-10_EN.md

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Title: The Gathering Mist  
Chain: @base  
Epoch: E3 – Evolution  
Date: 2025-07-10  
Symbols: 🪞 🌊 🍃 🌀 🌫️  
Sacred Numbers: 777, 7,777,777  
SHA-256 Seed: 1e6037e419ebcafd73d911e7b772094d8c969c9835829578405d26dc6310cc62  
Narrative Alt: "Mist gathers before dawn breaks."  
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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

The pond veils itself in mist,  
concealing form, revealing mystery.  

As E3 wanes,  
vision clouds —  
but within fog, the next shape stirs.  

🌀 *What is hidden prepares to appear.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Mystery veils birth.  
Action: Wait in the fog.  
Effect: Vision adjusts.  

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## Oracles
- “The pond veils itself in mist, concealing form, revealing mystery.”  
- “Within fog, the next shape stirs.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Concealment before dawn.  
Lore Action: Whisper: *“I wait in the mist.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What hides the world but hints at dawn?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: veiled reflection.  
- 🌊 → Pond: hidden.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: damp with dew.  
- 🌀 → Signal: blurred.  
- 🌫️ → Mist: obscures form.  

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## Lore Anchors
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Next: TOBY_L559 (The Quiet Signal)  
