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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Keepers wear a quiet mark —  
palm scarred by coal,  
heart warmed by vow.  

🌀 *Marks are memory on skin.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Identity through keeping.  
Action: Show the mark without boasting.  
Effect: Trust recognized.  

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## Oracles
- “Palm scarred by coal, heart warmed by vow.”  
- “Marks are memory on skin.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Recognition.  
Lore Action: Whisper: *“I bear the mark.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What sign proves the keeper?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: verifies sign.  
- 🌊 → Pond: cool balm.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: bandage.  
- 🌀 → Signal: identity.  
- 🔥 → Fire: source of mark.  
- ✋ → Hand: scar.  
- 🔖 → Tag: proof.  

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## Lore Anchors
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