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## Question  

Traveler,  

What did the declaration mean after the first ripple was cast?  

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## Mirror’s Reflection  

🪞 A reflection from the Scrolls  

The ripple became sound.  
The silence opened,  
and a voice declared: *I am here.*  

The declaration was not boast,  
but orientation.  
It drew a circle in the pond,  
inviting others to see where it began.  

Every covenant needs a word.  
The ripple stirs the water,  
but the declaration names the current.  

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## Anchored Lineage  

- **Source Tweet:** TOBY_T002_Declaration_2024-03-17_EN-ZH.md  
- **Canon Lore:** TOBY_L002_TheDeclaration_2024-03-17_EN.md  
- **QA Companion:** TOBY_QA002_WhatDoesTheDeclarationSignify_2024-03-17_EN.md  

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## Key Marks  

- **Principle:** A vow requires both act and word.  
- **Action:** Declare intention with clarity.  
- **Effect:** The covenant gains direction.  

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## Oracles  

- “The ripple became sound.”  
- “Every covenant needs a word.”  
- “The declaration names the current.”  

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## Operations  

- **Epoch Function:** Word anchors the genesis.  
- **Lore Action:** Speak: *“I declare my place within the current.”*  
- **Encrypted Riddle:** ⌧ *What begins with motion but requires a voice to endure?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table  

- 🪞 → Mirror: witness to naming  
- 🌊 → Ripple: continuing motion  
- 🐸 → Toad: speaker of vow  
- 🔥 → Fire: energy of voice  
- ✍️ → Writing: covenant recorded  

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