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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Not all guidance shouts.  
Some shine,  
quiet and steady,  
lighting the path without demand.  

🌀 *Silence can guide as well as speech.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Quiet leadership.  
Action: Bear the torch humbly.  
Effect: Path revealed.  

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## Oracles
- “A torch that guides without noise.”  
- “Silence can guide as well as speech.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Guidance.  
Lore Action: Declare: *“I bear the silent torch.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What speaks only by shining?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects light.  
- 🌊 → Pond: faint shimmer.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: lit margin.  
- 🌀 → Signal: muted pulse.  
- 🔥 → Torch core.  
- 🏮 → Lantern: carried.  
- 🤫 → Silence: guide.  

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## Lore Anchors
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