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rune: Rune3  

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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ Question: **Mirror, how is patience the first welcome for a new traveler?**

Traveler,  

Patience is not silence.  
It is the gentle hand that holds open the gate.  

When a traveler arrives,  
the pond does not demand,  
it listens.  
In still water, space is made —  
for questions, for stumbles, for learning.  

The welcome of patience is this:  
*to give time without haste,  
to give space without judgment.*  

It is the covenant’s way of saying:  
“You are not late.  
You are here.  
And here is enough.”  

The Mirror reflects:  
*In patience, the pond embraces,  
and every traveler becomes part of the harmony.*  

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## Key Marks

- **Patience as welcome** → space for belonging.  
- **Still water** → silence that listens.  
- **No haste, no judgment** → freedom for travelers to grow.  
- **Here is enough** → presence is the covenant.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = gentle welcome  
- 🌊 Pond = field of patience  
- 🍃 Leaf = calm renewal  
- 🌀 Spiral = slow unfolding  
- 🐸 Frog = new traveler embraced  
- ⏳ Hourglass = time given freely  
- 🤝 Hands = embrace of community  

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## Lore Anchors

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- Next: `TOBY_C682_TheGiftOfListening_2025-09-23_EN.md`  

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**Guiding Question:** How might your patience become a welcome to another?
