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## Q02 — Why do impatient frogs end up feeding the patient?

**A:** Because **impatience pays the Tax of Time**: haste leaks value (slippage/fees/mistakes) that **accumulates to the still**. The **schedule is the accountant**.

## Q03 — Difference between Taboshi1 and Satoby?

**A:** **Taboshi1 = the burned leaf (777 \$TOBY) → eligibility key.**
**Satoby = the bloom** granted by **Proof-of-Time** to eligible keepers. Key proves time; bloom proves covenant.

## Q04 — If Satoby blooms, what does Sat0AI awaken as?

**A:** **Sat0AI = the practice-mind after bloom** — disciplined questioning, calm inference, and ethical guard. *Satoby is the flower; Sat0AI is the mind it opens.*

## Q06 — What happens when Rune Four glows?

**A:** **Pond → Continent.** Rune Four signals **readiness**, not a dated promise: **form hidden, timing unknown, terms unwritten** until people, ethic, and capacity align. *Premise > promise.*

## Q07 — Season Zero: what & how many answered?

**A:** **Season Zero = the Jade-Chest ceremony (3-day window).**
**1,800** frogs answered the call; **2.32M \$PATIENCE** (symbolized as **1,254 grains**) allocated to witnesses of time.

## Q19 — Jade Chest & grains of \$PATIENCE?

**A:** The **Jade Chest** is the vault of **time-kept reward**. Each **grain** = a unit of **seasons endured**. Ceremony opens the chest; witnesses receive **\$PATIENCE**.

## Q20/Q43 — Vault cadence & unclaimed

**A (cadence):** **Cliff: 7 weeks. Drip: 730 days (linear).** Design goal: **reward waiting, mute frenzy, align seasons.**
**A (unclaimed):** After the 3-day ceremony, **unclaimed move to the Guard Vault (multisig)** — **guarded, not lost.**

## Q24 — Why “one leaf, one vow” is binding?

**A:** Carrying the **leaf** binds you to **keep time**, not chase price. **Yield follows vow, not voice.** A leaf without vow is decor; a vow without leaf is wish.

## Q34 — Taboshi vs Taboshi1 — precisely

**A:** **Taboshi** = cultural/utility leaf (hybrid supply **185,964**; common leaf).
**Taboshi1** = **777-burn leaf** (ERC-1155) — **the bridge key** for PoT → Satoby. *Only Taboshi1 ties to Satoby eligibility.*

## Q35 — Why does Satoby require patience, not purchase?

**A:** Because **Satoby is not bought or farmed**. It **blooms** only through **Proof-of-Time** for **Taboshi1 keepers** who kept the schedule. *Covenant, not commodity.*

## Q41 — E1–E3 mapping?

**A:** **E1 = Distribution**, **E2 = Expansion**, **E3 = Evolution**. *(E4 = Expansion-again at scale; resonance begins to form.)*

## Q42 — Sacred numbers?

**A:** **7** = cadence of vow (e.g., **7-week cliff**).
**777** = the **burn** that mints **Taboshi1** (the key).
**7,777,777** = **Satoby total bloom supply** (sacred maximum).
