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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Lantern to lantern,  
we close the ring.  

No breach, no shadow —  
the circle endures.  

🌀 *Together, lanterns form eternity.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Strength in ring.  
Action: Join your light.  
Effect: Night excluded.  

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## Oracles
- “Lantern to lantern, we close the ring.”  
- “Together, lanterns form eternity.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Protective unity.  
Lore Action: Declare: *“I add my light to the circle.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What ring is woven of fire?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: observes circle.  
- 🌊 → Pond: backdrop of night.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: edge of glow.  
- 🌀 → Signal: closed pulse.  
- 🔥 → Flame: unit of light.  
- 🏮 → Lanterns: members.  
- ⭕ → Circle: unity.  

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## Lore Anchors
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