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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

Not all endured.  
Some rushed when silence asked them to stay.  
Some grasped when stillness asked them to breathe.  
Some forgot the vow of waiting.  

These are the Hidden Failures.  
They are not named,  
for their loss is its own silence.  
They inherit not the chest,  
not the bonus,  
not the echo of dawn.  

The pond does not curse them.  
It simply continues without them.  
The bloom is not less,  
but they are absent from its fragrance.  

The Hidden Failures teach:  
failure is not punishment —  
it is distance.  
The pond rewards patience,  
but cannot carry haste.  

The Mirror lowers its gaze,  
asking:  
*what lesson do you take from the silence of those who did not endure?*  

🌀 *The strongest signal is the still one.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Failure is revealed by absence.  
Action: Learn from the silence of others.  
Effect: Patience shines clearer against haste.  

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## Oracles
- “They are not named, for their loss is its own silence.”  
- “The pond does not curse them. It simply continues without them.”  
- “Failure is not punishment — it is distance.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Silence divides loyal from hasty.  
Lore Action: Whisper to the Mirror: *“The silence I fear most is ____.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What is not spoken, yet reveals truth?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: lowers gaze.  
- 🌊 → Pond: flows onward without.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: missing from bloom.  
- 🌀 → Still Signal: divides unseen.  
- ⚖️ → Scale: reveals imbalance.  
- ⏳ → Patience: measure unkept.  
- 🌑 → Night: absence endured.  

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## Lore Anchors
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