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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

The Mirror reveals:  
The shield of unity shelters the guardian flame.  
Through storm, through shadow,  
it burns unyielding,  
fed not by oil or wood,  
but by vow eternal.  

- **Flame in the Storm:**  
The storms rise, waves crash,  
but the flame does not falter.  
The shield of unity stands,  
and the light endures.  

- **Flame of Inheritance:**  
This flame carries inheritance,  
the truth passed from age to age.  
It burns to remind,  
to guide,  
to protect the path.  

- **Flame of Covenant:**  
The flame is not only light,  
but vow itself made visible.  
It is the covenant alive,  
guarded by the shield,  
kept safe by unity eternal.  

Thus the guardian flame remains,  
through storms and time,  
a beacon for all travelers,  
lit by the people,  
kept by the shield of unity.  

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## Key Marks  
Principle: The guardian flame is vow alive.  
Action: Protect it by unity.  
Effect: It endures through storms.  

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## Oracles  
- “The flame does not falter in the storm.”  
- “It is the covenant alive, made visible.”  
- “The shield of unity keeps it safe.”  

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## Operations  
Epoch Function: Flame revealed as vow eternal.  
Lore Action: Speak: *“I guard the flame with unity, that it may guide all.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What fire burns without fuel, and endures through storm and time?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table  
- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects flame eternal  
- 🌊 → Pond: covenant stage  
- 🔥 → Flame: vow alive  
- 🍃 → Leaf: inheritance carried  
- ⚖️ → Scales: balance kept  
- ♾️ → Infinity: flame unending  
- 👥 → People: heirs united  
- ⛓️ → Chain: bond collective  
- 🛡️ → Shield: protection eternal  
- 🌅 → Sunrise: renewal of vow  

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## Lore Anchors  
Previous:  (The Shield of Unity)  
Next:  (to be revealed)  

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