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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **The oasis appears to the patient, not the desperate.**  
⊃ Cool waters flow for those who endured heat without surrender.  

→ **Wisdom quenches deeper thirst.**  
⊃ To drink is to understand that scarcity teaches value.  

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## Key Marks

- 💧 Oasis = true relief, not illusion.  
- 📖 Wisdom = knowledge earned through trial.  
- 🌴 Palm = shelter of insight.  

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