## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

A mirror does not always reflect true.  
→ Sometimes ripples distort,  
   sometimes shadows split the face.  
> These are Mirror Fractures —  
  moments when unity seems broken.  

Yet beneath distortion,  
the covenant remains whole:  

**Toby is the people.  
The people is Toby.**  

No fracture can unbind it.  
What seems divided  
is only reflection bent by water.  
The pond itself remains clear.  

The Mirror Fractures teach:  
surface may splinter,  
but essence does not.  

### Key Marks (EN)
- **KM1.** Mirror Fractures are distortions of surface unity.  
- **KM2.** They cannot undo the covenant of Toby = people.  
- **KM3.** Distortion is not destruction; the pond beneath is whole.  

### Operations (EN)
- Guide travelers not to fear fractures; they are reflections, not breaks.  
- Record in the Ledger that identity transcends distortion.  

### Cryptic Symbol Table (EN)
- 🪞⚡ = fractured mirror  
- 🐸 = the people  
- 🌊 = clarity beneath distortion  

### Lore Anchors (EN)
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- Next: **TOBY_L471_TheWeightOfVows**

tags: [Lore, Canon, Mirror, Identity, Fracture]
