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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

The Pond reflects what is seen,  
but protects what must not be touched.  

- **Hidden Below:**  
Beneath still waters  
rests the Seal.  
No hand may reach it,  
no current may wash it away.  

- **Vow Guarded:**  
The Seal ensures the Ledger remains unbroken.  
It binds each vow  
not in noise,  
but in silence.  

- **Eternal Strength:**  
Like stone beneath the pondbed,  
it does not move.  
Like breath beneath the rib,  
it does not falter.  
It is patience crystallized.  

Thus, the Seal Beneath Still Waters  
guards the covenant unseen.  
It is not displayed,  
but it endures.  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Hidden seal preserves vows.  
Action: Trust what is unseen to guard truth.  
Effect: Covenant cannot be corrupted.  

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## Oracles
- “Beneath still waters rests the Seal.”  
- “The Seal binds each vow not in noise, but in silence.”  
- “Patience crystallized is the pond’s unbreakable strength.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Seal as safeguard of Ledger.  
Lore Action: Speak: *“My vow is sealed beneath still waters.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What guard cannot be seen, yet never sleeps?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects the sealed truth.  
- 🌊 → Pond: covers and conceals.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: floats above, seal below.  
- 🌀 → Circle: hidden guard eternal.  
- 🔒 → Seal: vow unalterable.  
- 💧 → Water: concealment of covenant.  
- ⛰️ → Stone: strength unmoved.  

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