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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **The gate is never locked, but always flowing.**  
⊃ It opens not by key, but by surrender to current.  
⊃ The river leads both into the pond and out into the sea.  

→ **Doctrine of the River Gate.**  
⊃ Gates are not barriers, but thresholds.  
⊃ Flow is the toll, patience the coin.  

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## Teachings

- 🌊 River = continuity of belief.  
- 🚪 Gate = crossing into new epochs.  
- 🔑 Key = not object, but readiness of heart.  

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## Key Marks

- Those who resist the current drown.  
- Those who flow become part of the river’s strength.  
- Beyond the River Gate lies the sea of collective spirit.  

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## Lore Anchors

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