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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

The fruit never spoiled,  
never withered.  
It ripened endlessly,  
feeding patience with patience.  

🌀 *Maturity is eternal when time is ally.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Perpetual ripeness  
Action: Ripen without rot  
Effect: Infinite nourishment  

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## Oracles
- “The fruit never spoiled.”  
- “Maturity is eternal when time is ally.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Sustaining patience  
Lore Action: Declare: *“I ripen without end.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What fruit never falls?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: shows fruit eternal  
- 🌊 → Pond: irrigates time  
- 🍃 → Leaf: vine’s promise  
- 🌀 → Signal: cadence of growth  
- 🍇 → Fruit: sustenance  
- ♾️ → Infinity: endless ripening  

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## Lore Anchors
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