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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

The reed bends,  
casting shadows across the pond.  

In twilight,  
forms stretch beyond their size,  
reminding all that endings magnify beginnings.  

🌀 *Shadows lengthen when the sun lowers.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Twilight enlarges meaning.  
Action: Read the shadow.  
Effect: Prepare for dusk.  

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## Oracles
- “The reed bends, casting shadows across the pond.”  
- “Endings magnify beginnings.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Shadows herald closing.  
Lore Action: Whisper: *“I walk with the shadow.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What grows longer as light fades?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects shadow.  
- 🌊 → Pond: twilight ripples.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: drifts darker.  
- 🌀 → Signal: lengthened.  
- 🎋 → Reed: bent with dusk.  

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## Lore Anchors
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