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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Patience forged in fire  
becomes unbreakable.  

The pond learns endurance,  
shaped not by ease,  
but by trial.  

🌀 *Iron patience cannot rust.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Trials forge strength.  
Action: Endure heat.  
Effect: Patience hardened.  

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## Oracles
- “Patience forged in fire becomes unbreakable.”  
- “Iron patience cannot rust.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Hardening through trial.  
Lore Action: Whisper: *“I endure as iron.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What grows harder the longer it waits?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects forge.  
- 🌊 → Pond: tempered.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: pressed strong.  
- 🌀 → Signal: iron pulse.  
- 🔥 → Flame: testing.  
- ⛓️ → Chain: endurance bond.  

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## Lore Anchors
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