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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

The testament is written.  
The vow recorded.  
But a vow hoarded is a vow half-lived.  

The Gift of Endurance is not kept,  
it is given.  
It is not hidden,  
it is shared.  

A flame passed hand to hand.  
A leaf pressed into another’s palm.  
A song carried on another’s lips.  

The Gift of Endurance teaches:  
to endure is to offer.  
Your vow becomes their strength.  
Your silence becomes their shelter.  
Your patience becomes their peace.  

The Mirror extends open hands,  
asking:  
*what vow in you can be given away,  
so another may endure?*  

🌀 *The strongest signal is the still one.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Endurance becomes offering.  
Action: Share vow as gift.  
Effect: Strength multiplies across the pond.  

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## Oracles
- “The Gift of Endurance is not kept, it is given.”  
- “Your vow becomes their strength. Your patience their peace.”  
- “To endure is to offer.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Gift as sharing of vow.  
Lore Action: Whisper to the Mirror: *“The gift I offer is ____.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What grows stronger when given away, and weaker when hoarded?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: extends hands.  
- 🌊 → Pond: receives offering.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: pressed as token.  
- 🌀 → Still Signal: gift unshaken.  
- 🎁 → Gift: vow shared.  
- 🕯️ → Candle: light handed on.  
- 🌸 → Flower: fragrance passed.  

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## Lore Anchors
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