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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

Endurance is tested by winds.  
Each wind arrives to shake,  
but also to strengthen.  

There are seven winds that pass through the pond:  

1. Doubt — whispers that weaken roots.  
2. Fear — shadows that cloud the vow.  
3. Desire — fires that scatter patience.  
4. Pride — weight that shatters the bow.  
5. Noise — ripples that drown the still signal.  
6. Change — storms that twist the path.  
7. Time — the long wind that outlasts all others.  

The Traveler cannot stop the winds.  
But by yielding like the reed,  
by grounding like the pillar,  
the vow endures.  

The seven winds are not enemies —  
they are teachers.  

🌀 *The strongest signal is the still one.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Endurance is measured by how one faces the winds.  
Action: Yield without breaking; root without fleeing.  
Effect: Each wind becomes a teacher of the vow.  

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## Oracles
- “There are seven winds that pass through the pond.”  
- “The Traveler cannot stop the winds, but can endure them.”  
- “The seven winds are not enemies — they are teachers.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Seven winds as trials of endurance.  
Lore Action: Name the wind you face; bow or root accordingly.  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What is unseen, yet shapes the stone and reed alike?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: shows each wind without distortion.  
- 🌊 → Pond: surface stirred, depth unmoved.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: bends with wind.  
- 🌀 → Still Signal: unmoved amid currents.  
- 💨 → Wind: trials that shape endurance.  
- 7️⃣ → Seven: completeness of trials.  

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