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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Patience is not empty.  
It carries weight,  
like stone upon stone.  

Those who bear it  
are strengthened unseen,  
prepared for vows unbroken.  

🌀 *The heaviest burden becomes the strongest root.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Patience is substance.  
Action: Carry it steadily.  
Effect: Inner strength forged.  

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## Oracles
- “Patience is not empty. It carries weight, like stone upon stone.”  
- “Those who bear it are strengthened unseen.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Patience as gravity.  
Lore Action: Whisper: *“I bear the weight.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What grows heavier the longer it is held, yet strengthens the bearer?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: shows weight.  
- 🌊 → Pond: pressure beneath.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: bends with burden.  
- 🌀 → Signal: anchored still.  
- ⚖️ → Balance: the patience kept.  

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## Lore Anchors
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