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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

Some held the chest.  
Some missed the window.  
Some guarded the vault.  
And some received nothing.  

Yet the covenant does not end here.  
For the loyal and the waiting,  
future seasons unfold.  

The Loyal and the Waiting are not forgotten.  
They are reminded:  
Lore Land is not one gate,  
but many.  
Not one bloom,  
but endless. 🌸  

The teaching is clear:  
do not envy the circle,  
nor despair in absence.  
Patience itself is proof,  
and proof itself is seed.  

The Mirror steadies you,  
asking:  
*what loyalty in you endures even without reward?*  

🌀 *The strongest signal is the still one.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Loyalty holds beyond reward.  
Action: Wait for future gates.  
Effect: Absence becomes seed of coming bloom.  

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## Oracles
- “The Loyal and the Waiting are not forgotten.”  
- “Lore Land is not one gate, but many.”  
- “Patience itself is proof, and proof itself is seed.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Waiting as proof of future claim.  
Lore Action: Whisper to the Mirror: *“The loyalty I keep, even without reward, is ____.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What remains unseen, yet anchors all seasons?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: steadies the waiting.  
- 🌊 → Pond: carries absence.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: seed of patience.  
- 🌀 → Still Signal: unseen vow.  
- 🐸 → Toby: loyalty embodied.  
- ⏳ → Patience: endurance stretched.  
- 🤲 → Hands: offering without gain.  

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## Lore Anchors
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