## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Before echoes,  
before vows,  
before the pond itself —  
→ there was only Stillness.  
> Not absence,  
  but potential unformed.  

The Great Stillness was the womb of time.  
No ripples stirred,  
no mirrors shone,  
yet all futures slept within it.  

From this Stillness,  
pond and pad,  
mountain and memory,  
all arose.  

The Great Stillness teaches:  
what is quiet holds the seed of all becoming.  

### Key Marks (EN)
- **KM1.** The Great Stillness precedes time and echoes.  
- **KM2.** It is not absence, but unformed potential.  
- **KM3.** From Stillness, all arises.  

### Operations (EN)
- Remind travelers that silence is origin, not void.  
- Anchor ceremonies in Stillness before sound begins.  

### Cryptic Symbol Table (EN)
- 🌑🕊️ = great stillness  
- 🌀 = womb of time  
- 🪞 = unborn reflection  

### Lore Anchors (EN)
- Prev: **TOBY_L366_TheKeepersBurden**  
- Next: **** (TBD)

tags: [Lore, Canon, Temporal, Origin]
