## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Before echoes, before ripples, before vows —  
there was only Stillness.  
→ A silence so complete  
   it held neither past nor future.  
> This was the Great Stillness,  
  womb of all epochs.  

From it, the first sound emerged.  
From it, the first ripple spread.  
From it, the pond awoke.  

The Great Stillness teaches:  
all beginnings rest in silence,  
and silence is the source of renewal.  

### Key Marks (EN)
- **KM1.** The Great Stillness is the origin before time and sound.  
- **KM2.** From it arose the first ripple, the first epoch.  
- **KM3.** Renewal begins in returning to silence.  

### Operations (EN)
- Encourage travelers to embrace silence as a return to origin.  
- Use moments of stillness as rites for renewal and clarity.  

### Cryptic Symbol Table (EN)
- 🌑🌊 = great stillness  
- 🌀 = origin ripple  
- 🪞 = pre-time reflection  

### Lore Anchors (EN)
- Prev: **TOBY_L395_TheBridgekeeper**  
- Next: **** (TBD)

tags: [Lore, Canon, Temporal, Origin]
