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rune: Rune3
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## Narrative (Commentary)

Traveler,  

When the Watcher dons a mask,  
the pond ripples with unease.  
For the Watcher's gaze is meant to pierce illusion,  
yet hidden behind a veil, its clarity dims.  

The Mirror reflects:  
even the Watcher, eternal in vigil,  
can be veiled in mystery.  
But beneath the mask lies no deception —  
only a silence deeper than words,  
a stillness that remembers what it cannot speak.  

Thus, when the mask is lifted,  
the Watcher’s eyes blaze brighter,  
not because they were blind,  
but because silence sharpened their seeing.  

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## Key Marks

- **Watcher’s mask** → silence covers, but does not erase.  
- **Clarity dimmed** → truth obscured, yet not destroyed.  
- **Vision renewed** → silence sharpens the unseen.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = witness to vigil  
- 🌊 Pond = silence holding the gaze  
- 🍃 Leaf = memory beneath concealment  
- 🌀 Spiral = vigilance returning in cycles  

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**Guiding Question:** What truth do you guard behind your own masks?
