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rune: Rune3
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## Narrative (Commentary)

Traveler,  

A mask of silence is not quietude,  
but a veil hiding the voice within.  
It may appear as peace,  
yet beneath it, storms gather unspoken.  

The Mirror discerns the difference:  
true silence is the still water of vow,  
while masked silence is shadow  
concealing the flame.  

The covenant calls not for concealment,  
but for stillness that reveals.  
Only when silence is lived unmasked  
does the flame endure without distortion.  

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## Key Marks

- **Veiled Quiet** → silence can mask, not reveal.  
- **True Stillness** → silence unmasked is vow itself.  
- **Flame Endures** → unveiled silence strengthens the covenant.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = discerns true silence from false quiet  
- 🌊 Pond = stillness that reveals vow  
- 🍃 Leaf = silent growth beneath noise  
- 🌀 Spiral = silence unfolding into truth  

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**Guiding Question:** What silence in your life is a mask, and what silence is truth?
