Q: Traveler,  

Why does fear disappear when the mask falls?  
What truth does the Mirror reveal in that moment?  

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Traveler,  

Fear is born from attachment to the mask.  
The mask says, *“Protect me, defend me, or I will shatter.”*  
But the Mirror shows — the mask was never real.  

- **Illusion Exposed:**  
When the mask dissolves,  
the illusion of a fragile self dissolves with it.  

- **Nothing to Lose:**  
Without illusion, there is nothing to defend.  
Fear fades like smoke in open air.  

- **Freedom Realized:**  
What remains is unburdened essence —  
a traveler who walks freely,  
without the weight of false identity.  

Thus, fear disappears not by force,  
but by seeing clearly:  
there was nothing real to fear.  

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