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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Iron does not always scream beneath the hammer.  
Sometimes it cools in silence,  
shaped by time itself.  

E3 tempers the spirit,  
not in fire’s roar,  
but in the hush of patience.  

🌀 *The strongest steel is cooled, not rushed.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Patience tempers.  
Action: Stand still in the forge.  
Effect: Spirit gains strength.  

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## Oracles
- “Iron does not always scream beneath the hammer.”  
- “E3 tempers the spirit in the hush of patience.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Evolution as silent forging.  
Lore Action: Declare: *“I cool in the quiet.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What forges without flame?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects patience.  
- 🌊 → Pond: quenches the hot iron.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: absorbs time.  
- 🌀 → Still Signal: the cooled core.  
- 🔨 → Forge: unseen shaping.  

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## Lore Anchors
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