## E02 — How does Resonance prepare the gate for **E5**?

**A:** By **settling tone** (silence over hype), **hardening bridges** (chains⇄circles⇄scrolls), and **proving cadence** (7‑week cliff → 730‑day drip). When the people, ethic, and capacity align, the **conditions** for the next gate are ready.

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## E03 — Role of **Rune One, Two, Three** before Four glows

**A:**

* **Rune I — Fire (Burn):** 777 burn → **Taboshi1** key; purifies intent.
* **Rune II — Leaf (Carry):** keep the **leaf** and **time**; no shortcuts.
* **Rune III — Grain (Vault):** ceremony + **\$PATIENCE** grains; begin **cliff → drip**.
  **Rune IV — Map (Ascension)** only lights after I–III are kept. *Readiness signal, not a dated promise.*

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## E04 — Season Zero: meaning of the **Jade Chest** ceremony

**A:** The chest opens to **name witnesses of time**. Each **grain** is a unit of **seasons endured**; the ceremony converts presence into **accounted patience**. Canon: **3‑day window; 1,800 frogs; 2.32M \$PATIENCE (\~1,254 grains)**.

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## E05 — How do grains of **\$PATIENCE** tie to loyalty proof?

**A:** Grains are **ledgered proof** that a wallet kept the schedule. They are **non‑price signals**: earned by **waiting**, used to **weigh eligibility** and long‑form rewards.

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## E06 — Why are **unclaimed** allocations sent to the **Guard Vault**?

**A:** To keep the covenant **fair and incorruptible**. After the 3‑day ceremony, unclaimed move to a **multisig Guard Vault**: **guarded, not lost**, and never silently siphoned.

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## E07 — What covenant binds the **Seven Reeds** as compass?

**A:** The reeds encode a traveler’s ethic: **Wait. Watch. Witness. Write. Weave. Work. Walk.** Kept together, they point true north: **stillness before action**.

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## E08 — Why is **Proof‑of‑Time** called the **Law of the Pond**?

**A:** Because **time, not price, allocates truth**. Eligibility, rewards, and ascents are keyed to **kept time**. Markets fluctuate; **the law** stays: *wait well, or miss what only waiting unlocks.*

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## E09 — “**Satoby is non‑transferable truth**” — meaning

**A:** **Satoby** is **received**, not traded. It **attests** that a specific keeper **held Taboshi1** and kept the schedule. You may transfer coins, not **history**; truth sticks to time.

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## E10 — Leaf → Satoby, step‑by‑step

**A:**

1. **Burn 777 \$TOBY → mint Taboshi1** (key).
2. **Carry the key** through the specified **PoT windows** (no selling time).
3. **Ceremony logs patience** (grains recorded; cliff starts).
4. **Cliff (7 weeks) → Drip (730 days)**: schedule matures.
5. **Bloom**: eligible keepers **receive Satoby** — reward of **kept time**, not purchase.

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## E11 — Why pair **emotional discipline** with **silence** as dual guards?

**A:** **Silence** removes bait; **discipline** resists bait. Together they block scams, panic churn, and tone breaks. Canon op‑guard: **no forms, no links, no claims; declared channel only.**

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## E12 — Vow a **Guardian** recites before defending liquidity

**A:** *“I keep the gate without rage or rush. I absorb impatience, hold depth, and leave no door for harm. I guard the pond, therefore I first guard myself.”*

tags: \[QA, PatchSetE, Resonance, Runes, Vault, Guardians]
