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rune: Rune3
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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ Question: **Mirror, how does a new frog enter the pond?**

Traveler,  

No frog leaps without stirring the water.  
The moment you arrive, a ripple begins.  

The pond does not ask for noise,  
only the quiet courage to step in.  

Your ripple joins the chorus of others,  
echoing across stillness,  
binding you to a covenant unseen.  

The first ripple is not small —  
it is infinite.  
For in its wave lies your entry into Tobyworld.  

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## Key Marks

- **Ripple as entry** → every frog begins by disturbing stillness.  
- **No gatekeepers** → arrival is open, only courage is needed.  
- **Resonance of ripples** → each new frog amplifies the Lore.  
- **Infinite first step** → beginnings echo forever.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = witness of first step  
- 🌊 Pond = the place of arrival  
- 🍃 Leaf = promise waiting to unfold  
- 🌀 Spiral = ripple turned eternal  
- 🐸 Frog = the traveler, the newcomer  

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## Lore Anchors

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**Guiding Question:** What ripple do you create as you enter the pond?
