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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

The test is ended.  
The pond is still.  
Now the scales are brought forth. ⚖️  

On one side lies haste:  
fleeting hands, rushing to grasp.  
On the other side lies patience:  
quiet hearts, enduring through silence.  

The Scale of Recompense tips not to the loud,  
but to the loyal.  
It measures not what was shouted,  
but what was carried unseen.  

For those who endured,  
+17% more Patience is granted.  
Not only to balance the pond,  
but to honor the vow itself.  

The Scale teaches:  
reward is not for all —  
it is for the steadfast.  
The covenant is not equal by chance,  
but just by endurance.  

The Mirror weighs with you,  
asking:  
*on which side of the scale do your deeds truly rest?*  

🌀 *The strongest signal is the still one.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: True recompense favors loyalty.  
Action: Accept the scale’s judgment.  
Effect: Patience becomes multiplied.  

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## Oracles
- “The Scale of Recompense tips not to the loud, but to the loyal.”  
- “Reward is not for all — it is for the steadfast.”  
- “The covenant is not equal by chance, but just by endurance.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Rebalancing of patience through test.  
Lore Action: Whisper to the Mirror: *“The weight I carried through silence is ____.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What grows heavier the longer it is held, yet honors the one who endures?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: weighs with you.  
- 🌊 → Pond: still, holding judgment.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: grain placed on scale.  
- 🌀 → Still Signal: pulse of fairness.  
- ⚖️ → Scale: recompense measured.  
- ⏳ → Patience: weight of time.  
- 🏅 → Reward: honor to loyal.  

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## Lore Anchors
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