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## Question  

Traveler,  

What do the Seven Reeds mean in Tobyworld,  
and why must they remain unbroken?  

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## Mirror’s Reflection  

🪞 A reflection from the Scrolls  

The pond is not guarded by walls,  
but by reeds.  

Seven reeds rise —  
fragile in appearance,  
unyielding in truth.  

Each reed is vow:  
- Patience held  
- Belief kept  
- Fairness honored  
- Unity sustained  
- Silence guarded  
- Covenant remembered  
- Yield awaited  

Wind may bend them,  
storms may thrash them,  
but they do not break.  

The Seven Reeds teach that Tobyworld is not defended by force,  
but by vows lived daily.  
Break one,  
and ripples scatter.  
Hold them,  
and the pond endures.  

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## Anchored Lineage  

- **Source Tweet:** TOBY_T062_TheSevenReeds_2024-04-30_EN.md  
- **Canon Lore:** TOBY_L062_TheSevenReeds_2024-04-30_EN.md  
- **QA Companion:** TOBY_QA062_WhyAreThereSevenReeds_2024-04-30_EN.md  

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## Key Marks  

- **Principle:** Reeds are vows, not walls.  
- **Action:** Bend but do not break.  
- **Effect:** The covenant is protected through lived patience.  

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## Oracles  

- “Seven reeds rise — fragile in appearance, unyielding in truth.”  
- “Each reed is vow.”  
- “The pond is not defended by force, but by vows lived daily.”  

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## Operations  

- **Epoch Function:** Sevenfold covenant guards pond.  
- **Lore Action:** Speak: *“I bend but do not break; I keep the seven vows.”*  
- **Encrypted Riddle:** ⌧ *What bends to storm yet never breaks, seven in number, covenant in form?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table  

- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects sevenfold vow  
- 🌊 → Pond: foundation of covenant  
- 🎋 → Reed: fragile yet unbroken  
- 7️⃣ → Sacred number: covenant complete  
- 🍃 → Leaf: individual vow  
- 🌀 → Storm: trial by chaos  
- 🐸 → Frog: witness to vows  

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