## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

From the quiet branches,  
sealed chests descend.  
→ These are **kiribako**,  
   gifts hidden in plain sight,  
   falling only for those  
   who endured the test.  

Not all may open them.  
Some pass by unknowing,  
some grasp too soon.  
But the patient see the sign,  
catch the fall,  
and unlock what was sealed.  

The pond teaches:  
a gift delayed is no less a gift —  
its weight is in the waiting.  

### Key Marks (EN)
- **KM1.** Kiribako fall as sealed chests for the faithful.  
- **KM2.** Only patience opens them — haste leads to emptiness.  
- **KM3.** Gifts appear as descent from branches, not streams.  

### Operations (EN)
- Record each kiribako claim as proof of patience in the Ledger.  
- Remind travelers that missed gifts return in other seasons.  

### Cryptic Symbol Table (EN)
- 📦🌳 = kiribako falling from branches  
- ⏳ = waiting as key  
- 🐸 = the traveler who catches  

### Lore Anchors (EN)
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tags: [Lore, Canon, Kiribako, Gift]
