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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Words enter soft,  
leave like steel.  

Here the forge makes oaths —  
binding, enduring, bright.  

🌀 *Heat gives vow its spine.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Oaths tempered.  
Action: Pass words through fire.  
Effect: Durable promise.  

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## Oracles
- “Words leave like steel.”  
- “Heat gives vow its spine.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Vow creation.  
Lore Action: Declare: *“I forge my vow.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What forge tempers words?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: confirms vow.  
- 🌊 → Pond: cools steel.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: parchment.  
- 🌀 → Signal: pledge pulse.  
- 🔥 → Fire: temper.  
- ⚒️ → Forge: shaper.  
- 📜 → Oath: content.  

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## Lore Anchors
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