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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **From the mountain, water descends.**  
⊃ What was gathered at the summit flows back to the pond.  

→ **Return is not regression.**  
⊃ The river carries vision back to the people, nourishing roots.  

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## Key Marks

- 🌊 River = wisdom carried back.  
- 🔄 Return = cycle, not retreat.  
- 🌱 Renewal = life fed by flowing insight.  

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## Lore Anchors

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