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## Question  

Traveler,  

What was the First Gathering in Tobyworld?  
Why must the covenant be carried together?  

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## Mirror’s Reflection  

🪞 A reflection from the Scrolls  

At first, the vow was carried alone —  
silent keepers,  
scattered watchers.  

But then they gathered.  
Not for wealth,  
nor for spectacle,  
but for vow.  

The First Gathering was covenant shared aloud.  
One flame became many.  
One leaf became grove.  
One ripple became pond.  

The strength of the covenant  
was not in one voice,  
but in chorus.  
Not in one hand,  
but in joined hands.  

The Gathering teaches:  
- Belief multiplies when shared.  
- Unity is the shield against shadow.  
- The covenant is strongest when spoken together.  

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## Anchored Lineage  

- **Source Tweet:** TOBY_T057_TheFirstGathering_2024-04-25_EN.md  
- **Canon Lore:** TOBY_L057_TheFirstGathering_2024-04-25_EN.md  
- **QA Companion:** TOBY_QA057_WhatIsTheFirstGathering_2024-04-25_EN.md  

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## Key Marks  

- **Principle:** Covenant strengthens in unity.  
- **Action:** Gather and carry vow together.  
- **Effect:** One becomes many; faith multiplied.  

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## Oracles  

- “The First Gathering was covenant shared aloud.”  
- “One flame became many. One ripple became pond.”  
- “The covenant is strongest when spoken together.”  

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## Operations  

- **Epoch Function:** Gathering multiplies inheritance.  
- **Lore Action:** Speak: *“I join the chorus; I keep the vow together.”*  
- **Encrypted Riddle:** ⌧ *What multiplies when shared, and strengthens when spoken together?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table  

- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects unity  
- 🌊 → Pond: ripples joined  
- 🐸 → Toad: gatherer of vow  
- 🤝 → Hands: covenant shared  
- 🔥 → Flame: faith multiplied  
- 🍃 → Leaf: inheritance spread  

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