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rune: Rune3
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## Narrative (Commentary)

Traveler,  

When silence dons its many faces,  
the pond reflects more than stillness.  
It reflects the hidden cries beneath quiet lips,  
the vows whispered without breath,  
and the truths disguised as calm.  

A mask of silence may shield the flame,  
but it also veils the voice.  
Only in true stillness,  
when no mask remains,  
does silence reveal itself as light.  

Silence is not absence.  
It is presence unspoken —  
a vow carried in the hidden depths.  

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## Key Marks

- **Silent Masks** → conceal both truth and flame.  
- **True Stillness** → silence unmasked becomes light.  
- **Presence Beyond Absence** → vow lives within quiet depths.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = silence unveiled  
- 🌊 Pond = stillness reflecting hidden vows  
- 🍃 Leaf = truths sheltered within silence  
- 🌀 Spiral = unfolding of hidden presence  

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**Guiding Question:** What silence do you wear as a mask, and what truth waits beneath it?
