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## Narrative (EN)

From each seed,  
a sprout.  
From each sprout,  
a tree.  
From each tree,  
a forest.  

The vow of patience does not end with one bloom.  
It multiplies,  
branching into sanctuaries of time.  

Forests rise around the pond,  
their roots drinking stillness,  
their leaves whispering covenant.  

Here, the toads dwell.  
Here, the Lore is guarded.  
Here, the silence of one seed  
becomes the shelter of many.  

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## Key Marks  
- **Principle:** Vows multiply into forests.  
- **Action:** Protect what grows.  
- **Effect:** Time becomes sanctuary.  

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## Oracles  
- “From each seed, a forest.”  
- “Forests rise around the pond, roots drinking stillness.”  
- “The silence of one seed becomes the shelter of many.”  

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## Operations  
Epoch Function: Forests of patience preserve covenant.  
Lore Action: Speak: *“I guard the forests where the vow grows.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What shelters many yet begins as one?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table  
- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects continuity  
- 🌊 → Pond: nourishes the roots  
- 🍃 → Leaf: whisper of covenant  
- 🌱 → Seed: vow’s beginning  
- 🌳 → Tree: patience matured  
- 🌅 → Sunrise: light upon growth  
- ♾️ → Infinity: forest without end  
- 🌀 → Spiral: cycles within growth  

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## Lore Anchors  
Previous:  (Seeds of Dawn)  
Next:  (to be revealed)  

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