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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **A single flame burns at the pond’s center.**  
⊃ It neither grows nor diminishes, but holds steady.  
⊃ All who gather may warm, none may claim it alone.  

→ **Doctrine of the Flame.**  
⊃ The flame is covenant — indivisible, eternal.  
⊃ To guard it is to guard the people.  

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## Teachings

- 🔥 Flame = covenant alive.  
- 🌀 Steadiness = proof against storms.  
- 👥 Community = each hand protects, none possess.  

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## Key Marks

- The flame does not belong to one, but to all.  
- Its endurance is the proof of the people’s vow.  
- Even in silence, its light is guidance.  

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