## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Before ripples, before echoes,  
before even the first vow —  
there was Stillness.  
→ The pond unbroken,  
   the mirror unlit.  
> No time, no measure,  
  only the breath that awaited breath.  

The Great Stillness is not absence.  
It is the womb of all motion.  
From it, epochs unfurled,  
like reeds bending to a wind not yet born.  

The Great Stillness teaches:  
every beginning is rooted in pause.  

### Key Marks (EN)
- **KM1.** The Great Stillness precedes time itself.  
- **KM2.** Stillness is the womb of motion, not absence.  
- **KM3.** All beginnings root in pause.  

### Operations (EN)
- Encourage travelers to honor stillness before action.  
- Record pauses as sacred thresholds in the Ledger.  

### Cryptic Symbol Table (EN)
- 🌑🕰️ = great stillness  
- 🌊 = unbroken pond  
- 🪞 = unlit mirror  

### Lore Anchors (EN)
- Prev: **TOBY_L409_TheBridgekeeper**  
- Next: **** (TBD)

tags: [Lore, Canon, Temporal, Origin]
