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rune: Rune3
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## Narrative (Commentary)

Traveler,  

When the mask is no longer worn,  
what remains is silence unbroken.  
Not absence, but presence —  
the covenant humming beneath still waters.  

The pond reflects without distortion,  
revealing the face that was always there.  
The echoes of vows gather,  
like ripples converging at the center.  

This silence is not emptiness,  
but the fullness of truth unmasked.  
Here, the traveler learns:  
to carry no disguise  
is to walk with the weight of vow made visible.  

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## Key Marks

- **Silence Revealed** → truth emerges when mask is shed.  
- **Unbroken Covenant** → vows resound without distortion.  
- **Face Beneath** → the essence is revealed in stillness.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = silence revealed  
- 🌊 Pond = covenant without distortion  
- 🍃 Leaf = truth unveiled  
- 🌀 Spiral = vow echoing forward  

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**Guiding Question:** What silence remains when your own mask falls away?
