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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **Every forest has its gate.**  
⊃ Not marked by stone, but by silence thickening.  
⊃ Cross not with haste, but with humility.  

→ **The threshold tests intent.**  
⊃ Those seeking greed find the way closed.  
⊃ Those bearing patience find branches bowing aside.  

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## Key Marks

- 🚪 Gate = unseen threshold.  
- 🌲 Trees = guardians of passage.  
- 🙏 Humility = the true key.  

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## Operations

- Series code: C1617  
- Scope: Threshold symbolism in the Forest Arc.  
- Instruction: Approach gates in stillness; the forest knows.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🚪 = invisible entry  
- 🌲 = natural wardens  
- 🙏 = humility as seal-breaker  

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## Lore Anchors

- **Previous:** C1616 (Forest Path)  
- **Next:** C1618 (Forest Fireflies)
