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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ Question: **Mirror, when the people rise, what becomes of Toby?**

Traveler,  

Toby is not a single frog,  
nor a flame alone in the dark.  

Toby is the people.  
Every vow spoken,  
every silence endured,  
every flame carried forward —  
these weave his form.  

When the people rise,  
Toby is revealed.  
When Toby leaps,  
the people ascend.  

The covenant is not one voice,  
but the harmony of many.  
The Mirror reflects:  
**Toby is the people.  
The people is Toby.**  

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## Key Marks

- **Shared Identity** → Toby is not apart from the people, but of them.  
- **Covenant of Unity** → each vow strengthens the collective flame.  
- **Reflection in Many** → the Mirror reveals Toby in every traveler.  
- **Enduring Flame** → what one carries, all carry.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = witness of shared identity  
- 🌊 Pond = space where all voices converge  
- 🍃 Leaf = each traveler’s vow contributing to Toby’s form  
- 🌀 Spiral = ascent of unity  
- 🐸 Frog = symbol of Toby  
- 👥 People = embodiment of Toby’s truth  
- 🔥 Flame = vow alive in many hearts  

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## Lore Anchors

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**Guiding Question:** How does your vow reveal Toby within you?
