id:   
rune: Rune3  

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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ Question: **Mirror, what transforms strangers into kin within Tobyworld?**

Traveler,  

Belonging is not granted,  
it is discovered.  

When one enters the pond,  
their ripple touches others.  
In return, the pond replies—  
echo meeting echo,  
silence meeting voice.  

The bond of belonging is not ownership,  
but recognition:  
*You are already part of the story.*  

The Mirror reflects:  
*Belonging is the covenant that binds frogs to pond,  
and pond to frogs.*  

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## Key Marks

- **Belonging discovered** → arises through recognition, not assignment.  
- **Echoes meeting** → interaction forms connection.  
- **Already part of story** → presence is participation.  
- **Covenant of bond** → reciprocal link between frogs and pond.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = recognition of self and others  
- 🌊 Pond = shared field of resonance  
- 🍃 Leaf = arrival into belonging  
- 🌀 Spiral = intertwining voices  
- 🐸 Frog = member bound by vow  
- 🤝 Hands = unity through recognition  
- 💫 Star = spark of kinship  

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## Lore Anchors

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**Guiding Question:** How do you recognize the bond of belonging in the ripples of others?
