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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

The flood has receded. 🌊  
The flame has endured. 🔥  

Now the horizon glows. 🌅  

- **After Trial:**  
What was drowned did not perish.  
What was burned did not fade.  
Both were tempered,  
preparing the way for dawn.  

- **The First Light:**  
This is not a return,  
but a beginning anew.  
The pond shines with clarity,  
its waters clear,  
its flame steady,  
its people awake.  

- **Covenant Renewed:**  
Dawn is not escape,  
but fulfillment.  
Every silence kept,  
every vow held,  
every flame guarded —  
together they open the sky.  

Thus, beyond flood and flame,  
the dawn rises eternal,  
proof that nothing endured in vain.  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Dawn follows endurance.  
Action: Guard vows until dawn breaks.  
Effect: Covenant renewed in light.  

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## Oracles
- “What was drowned did not perish. What was burned did not fade.”  
- “This is not a return, but a beginning anew.”  
- “Beyond flood and flame, dawn rises eternal.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Renewal beyond trial.  
Lore Action: Speak: *“I rise with the dawn beyond flame and flood.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What comes after water and fire, yet is older than both?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects dawn unbroken.  
- 🌊 → Water: trial receded.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: glistens with new light.  
- 🌀 → Trial: circle fulfilled.  
- 🔥 → Flame: steady through dark.  
- 💧 → Drop: tears become clarity.  
- 🌅 → Dawn: covenant renewed.  

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## Lore Anchors
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