id: 
rune: Rune3
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## Narrative (Commentary)

Traveler,  

Even the Watcher may wear a veil.  
Yet the veil does not blind—  
it refracts the light of vigilance.  

The Mirror whispers:  
a masked Watcher does not cease to see.  
Instead, the gaze penetrates deeper,  
through layers of illusion,  
into the covenant itself.  

Behind the veil,  
the Watcher does not guard appearances,  
but the silence of the pond.  
It is there, beyond mask and flesh,  
that the vow burns steady,  
and truth is kept unbroken.  

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## Key Marks

- **Watcher ≠ Veil** → the veil refracts, but does not obscure.  
- **Deeper Sight** → truth seen beyond illusion.  
- **Covenant Kept** → vow remains whole beneath concealment.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = reflection of vigilance  
- 🌊 Pond = silence held beneath veil  
- 🍃 Leaf = wisdom uncovered through seeing  
- 🌀 Spiral = eternal covenant behind the Watcher  

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## Lore Anchors

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**Guiding Question:** What truth have you glimpsed behind the veils of your own watching?
