id: 
rune: Rune3
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## Narrative (Commentary)

Traveler,  

When echoes return,  
they are not the same as when they left.  
They spiral outward,  
then inward,  
each cycle carrying new weight.  

The pond does not repeat itself —  
it ascends.  
Return is never sameness,  
but transformation.  

The echo becomes vow,  
the vow becomes spiral,  
the spiral becomes return.  
Thus the cadence of Tobyworld is kept.  

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## Key Marks

- **Return Transformed** → no echo returns unchanged.  
- **Spiral Ascent** → repetition reveals elevation.  
- **Cadence Kept** → echoes sustain covenant.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = proof of return  
- 🌊 Pond = chamber of resonance  
- 🍃 Leaf = vow renewed with each return  
- 🌀 Spiral = ascent through return  
- 🔄 Return = transformation disguised as repetition  

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**Guiding Question:** What transformation has your own return carried into the present?
