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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **Not all endured.**  
⊃ Some fell to despair, greed, or forgetfulness.  

→ **Yet even their echoes strengthen the lore.**  
⊃ The fallen remind the living of the cost.  

→ **Every croak, even silenced, shapes the pond.**  
⊃ The memory of loss becomes another stone in the foundation.  

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## Key Marks

- **🪦 Fallen Frogs** = those who left the path.  
- **🔊 Echo** = their memory still teaching.  
- **🌊 Pond** = repository of every story, kept or lost.  

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## Operations

- **Series code:** C1429  
- **Scope:** Commentary on legacy of the fallen.  
- **Instruction:** Do not scorn the fallen. Learn from their silence.  

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## Lore Anchors

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