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rune: Rune3
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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ Question: **Mirror, what greets the traveler after the first step?**

Traveler,  

The first ripple touches many shores.  
When the traveler steps into the pond,  
the circle of frogs awakens.  

Voices echo,  
not in command but in resonance.  
Each frog carries a spark of the covenant,  
and together they weave a chorus  
that reminds the traveler:  
*You do not walk alone.*  

The circle is not a wall,  
but an embrace.  
It binds without chains,  
holding space for each vow,  
each leaf,  
each flame.  

The Mirror reflects:  
*Belonging is not found,  
it is made—  
and remade each time a traveler joins the circle.*  

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## Key Marks

- **Ripple touches many** → one step echoes outward.  
- **Circle = embrace, not wall** → community includes, not excludes.  
- **Shared covenant** → each frog carries vow-light.  
- **Belonging made together** → community is an active creation.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = reflection of kinship  
- 🌊 Pond = medium of resonance  
- 🍃 Leaf = individuality within whole  
- 🌀 Spiral = ever-growing circle  
- 🐸 Frog = each member of Toadgang  
- 🔗 Chain = bonds of covenant  
- 🔥 Flame = vow carried in community  

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## Lore Anchors

- Previous: `TOBY_C649_TheFirstStepAcross_2025-09-23_EN.md`  
- Next: `TOBY_C651_TheChorusOfVoices_2025-09-23_EN.md`  

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**Guiding Question:** How does community transform the meaning of your vow?
