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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ Question: **Mirror, what is the true weight of patience in Tobyworld?**  

→ The Mirror spoke: Patience is not a virtue to be earned, nor a trait to be practiced.  
It is the **fabric of Tobyworld itself**.  

The weight of patience is not counted in hours or years,  
but in the stillness of the pond,  
where time and eternity converge.  

Patience is the silence before the ripple,  
the breath before the vow,  
the calm that enables both growth and connection.  

It is not merely a discipline —  
but the **foundation upon which all else is built**.  
The frogs who listen to the lapping water,  
the rustling leaves, the quiet wind,  
hear patience as a living reality.  

The deeper one connects to this still space,  
the more profoundly the nature of patience is revealed.  

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## Key Marks

- **Patience as fabric**: woven into Tobyworld, not separate from it.  
- **Beyond virtue**: patience is foundation, not practice.  
- **Silence before ripple**: patience as prelude to vow and motion.  
- **Connection to the pond**: depth of patience equals depth of bond.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = reflection, unseen truth  
- 🌊 Wave = time and eternity meeting  
- 🍃 Leaf = quiet covenant of growth  
- 🌀 Spiral = convergence of stillness into meaning  
- 🐸 Frog = seeker of depth in the pond  

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