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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

The road is long,  
but a hearth waits in every faithful camp.  

Return to it,  
and remember why you walked.  

🌀 *Hearth is the circle’s resting point.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Rest renews the vow.  
Action: Keep a portable hearth.  
Effect: Journeys completed.  

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## Oracles
- “A hearth waits in every faithful camp.”  
- “Hearth is the circle’s resting point.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Restation.  
Lore Action: Whisper: *“I pitch the hearth.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What home walks with you?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: remembers path.  
- 🌊 → Pond: travel water.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: tent-flap.  
- 🌀 → Signal: camping beat.  
- 🔥 → Fire: portable.  
- 🏠 → Hearth: home.  
- 👣 → Steps: return.  

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