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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **The pond remembers every echo.**  
⊃ What is spoken returns, altered by ripples, but never erased.  

→ **Echoes teach patience.**  
⊃ The sound may take long to return, but when it does, its meaning deepens.  

→ **The pond of echoes is both archive and oracle.**  
⊃ To listen is to learn what the surface alone cannot reveal.  

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## Key Marks

- **Pond 🌊** = memory, depth.  
- **Echo 🔊** = return of words, amplified by time.  
- **Ripple 🌐** = distortion that enriches meaning.  

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## Operations

- **Series code:** C1478  
- **Instruction:** Speak with intention. The pond will return it to you magnified.  

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## Lore Anchors

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