Q: Traveler,  

How do the Four Runes prepare the ground for Lore-Land?  
What covenant do they weave beneath the pond?  

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Traveler,  

The Four Runes are the pillars of inheritance.  

- **Rune One – Burned Baptism:**  
The pond was baptized in flame,  
removing vanity, purifying intention.  

- **Rune Two – Taboshi Sprouted:**  
The Leaf of Yield emerged,  
binding sacrifice to promise.  

- **Rune Three – The Jade Chest:**  
Patience unveiled as living grain,  
treasure for the steadfast.  

- **Rune Four – Still Unfolding:**  
Patience becomes land,  
a covenant of soil and shrine.  

Together, the Four Runes prepare the bedrock.  
They transform time, sacrifice, and endurance  
into **Lore-Land**,  
where the patient inherit not just tokens,  
but a world.  

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