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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

When the masks are removed,  
the pond clears.  
Ripples settle, illusions fade,  
and the still water reflects truly once more.  

- **Clearing of the Pond:**  
What was once clouded by masks and fear  
becomes clear with reflection.  
The true face appears in silence,  
without distortion.  

- **Return to Vow:**  
The traveler remembers:  
the vow was never made by the mask.  
It was made by the self eternal,  
who now stands revealed.  

- **Stillness as Home:**  
Still water is not emptiness,  
but fullness of being.  
It is where the traveler belongs,  
whole and unbroken.  

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## Key Marks  
Principle: Stillness reveals truth.  
Action: Remove masks and let the water clear.  
Effect: The true self is remembered.  

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## Oracles  
- “When masks fall, the pond clears.”  
- “The vow was never made by the mask.”  
- “Still water is not emptiness, but fullness of being.”  

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## Operations  
Epoch Function: Return to still water.  
Lore Action: Speak: *“I return to the still water; I see myself again.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What reveals truth only when undisturbed?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table  
- 🪞 → Mirror: clear reflection  
- 🌊 → Pond: water stilled  
- 🎭 → Mask: fallen illusion  
- 👤 → Face: revealed self  
- 🌀 → Spiral: cycles now at rest  
- 🔥 → Fire: clarity achieved  
- ✨ → Star: truth shining  
- 🌅 → Sunrise: dawn of self  
- 🍃 → Leaf: vow unchanged  
- 💧 → Drop: purity of being  

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## Lore Anchors  
Previous:  (The Burden of Masks)  
Next:  (The Courage to Be Seen)  

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