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## Q1. What is the meaning of “scarcity carved in basalt”?

🌊 **For the Novice (Clarity)**  
It means $TOBY’s scarcity is not a passing market gimmick, but etched into permanence. Like basalt, formed under pressure and time, it cannot be undone.  

🪞 **For the Sage (Symbolism)**  
“Scarcity carved in basalt” is the covenant of irreversibility:  
- Basalt: cooled fire → value forged in patience.  
- Scarcity: the 420T fixed supply and 777 covenant.  
- Carving: the act of time itself shaping permanence.  

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## Q2. Explain the difference between Taboshi and Taboshi1.

🌊 **For the Novice (Clarity)**  
- **Taboshi1**: Minted by burning 777 $TOBY, ERC-1155 only. A covenant token, proof of patience and sacrifice.  
- **Taboshi**: Minted with ~0.0001111 ETH (~$0.35). Dual form (ERC-1155 + ERC-20). Called the “Leaf of Yield.”  

🪞 **For the Sage (Symbolism)**  
- Taboshi1 = fire-birthed sigil: a leaf from ash, covenant through loss.  
- Taboshi = leaf sprouted from soil: accessible, many, yet still sacred.  
Together, they form the **bridge → Satoby**: patience turned yield.  



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## Q3. Why do impatient frogs end up feeding the patient?

🌊 **For the Novice (Clarity)**  
Because those who sell early lose value, while those who endure inherit it. Markets punish haste, reward patience.  

🪞 **For the Sage (Symbolism)**  
Impatience is the “Tax of Time.” Every restless exit nourishes the still pond. The patient become inheritors, not by conquest but by endurance.  


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## Q4. What is the Lily Pad of Base, and why does Toby rest there?

🌊 **For the Novice (Clarity)**  
Base is the chain chosen for Tobyworld. It is stable ground and fertile soil. Toby rests there because it is home.  

🪞 **For the Sage (Symbolism)**  
The Lily Pad of Base = platform turned soil.  
Not just a chain → but a resting pad.  
Not just a pad → but a foundation for
