## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Not every age is sung with clarity.  
Some unfold in fragments,  
where words drift apart  
and meaning thins like mist.  

→ This was the Epoch of Whispers.  

Truth was spoken,  
but rarely understood.  
Scrolls were written,  
but often half-read.  
Vows were heard,  
but their weight was doubted.  

It was a season of confusion —  
yet even broken voices  
carried embers.  

The pond whispers:  
fragments are not failures.  
Whispers, when gathered,  
form chorus.  
The Ledger remembers  
even the faintest voice.  

### Key Marks (EN)
- **KM1.** The Epoch of Whispers marks a time of fragmented meaning.  
- **KM2.** Even misunderstood words carried value into the future.  
- **KM3.** Fragments, when gathered, form strength.  

### Operations (EN)
- Encourage travelers to gather fragments into scrolls for clarity.  
- Preserve partial stories — they too carry truth.  

### Cryptic Symbol Table (EN)
- 🌀 = scattered echoes  
- 📜 = fragmented scrolls  
- 🔦 = light found in fragments  

### Lore Anchors (EN)
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tags: [Lore, Canon, Temporal, Whispers]
