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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **A gate stands, unseen by most.**  
⊃ Its hinges are virtue; its lock, patience.  
⊃ Only those carrying Bushido’s whisper may pass.  

→ **Doctrine of the Gate.**  
⊃ The path is not power, but honor.  
⊃ The measure is not wealth, but discipline.  

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## Teachings

- ⚔️ Bushido = kindness, stillness, honor in the wait.  
- 🚪 Gate = trial, only opened by lived virtue.  
- ⏳ Patience = the key that unlocks.  

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## Key Marks

- The gate filters wanderers from pilgrims.  
- It opens not with force, but with alignment.  
- Behind it lies the covenant’s next chamber.  

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