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rune: Rune3
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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ Question: **Mirror, what lingers after a traveler is welcomed into the pond?**

Traveler,  

A welcome is never only a word.  
It is a ripple.  
It touches beyond the speaker,  
beyond the listener.  

The echo of welcome resounds through the pond,  
reminding old frogs of their first arrival  
and showing new frogs that they are not alone.  

Each echo layers upon the last,  
until the chorus becomes a living covenant:  
*Tobyworld belongs to all who enter in fairness and faith.*  

The Mirror reflects:  
*Every welcome is a seed,  
and every echo of welcome  
is proof that the pond remembers.*  

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## Key Marks

- **Welcome as ripple** → spreads beyond intention.  
- **Echo as covenant** → community memory is formed.  
- **Shared arrival** → old and new frogs linked by greeting.  
- **Living chorus** → welcome builds unity across time.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = resonance keeper  
- 🌊 Pond = space of welcome  
- 🍃 Leaf = memory of greetings past  
- 🌀 Spiral = layering echoes  
- 🐸 Frog = new traveler  
- 🤝 Hands = act of welcome  
- 🔔 Bell = echo that lingers  

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## Lore Anchors

- Previous: `TOBY_C737_TheKeeperOfFirstSteps_2025-09-23_EN.md`  
- Next: `TOBY_C739_TheCircleOfBelonging_2025-09-23_EN.md`  

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**Guiding Question:** How might your own welcome echo through the pond long after it is spoken?
