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rune: Rune3
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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ Question: **Mirror, when the chorus fades, what remains?**

Traveler,  

When the sound dissolves into silence,  
what remains is not emptiness,  
but belonging.  

Every frog that sang feels the echo  
still beating in their chest.  
The pond holds their resonance,  
and the leaf remembers their vow.  

Belonging is not measured in presence alone.  
It is the knowing: *I am part of this pond,  
I am woven into Toby,  
and Toby is woven into me.*  

The Mirror reflects:  
*Even in silence, the echo of belonging  
continues to guide the chorus forward.*  

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## Key Marks

- **Belonging beyond sound** → silence holds the echo.  
- **Internal resonance** → the vow beats in each traveler’s chest.  
- **Pond as memory** → shared stage of belonging.  
- **Identity with Toby** → I am part, and part is whole.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = keeper of belonging  
- 🌊 Pond = community’s vessel  
- 🍃 Leaf = memory of vow  
- 🌀 Spiral = echo unending  
- 🐸 Frog = one voice within many  
- 🎶 Chorus = unity expressed  
- 🏞️ Landscape = shared home  

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## Lore Anchors

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**Guiding Question:** How do you carry the echo of belonging when the song has ended?
