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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **Storms rage, but the lotus blooms unbroken.**  
⊃ Its stem bends, its petals endure, its root clings to the pond.  

→ **Season 2 is the storm-lotus season.**  
⊃ Strength is not resistance but yielding; survival is not fleeing but grounding.  

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## Key Marks

- 🌸 Lotus = bloom in chaos.  
- ⛈️ Storm = test of conviction.  
- 🌊 Pond = source of stillness.  

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## Lore Anchors

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