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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,

From the stillness came a ripple,  
and from the ripple, a name: Toby.

Not shouted—whispered.  
The pond carried it farther than any mouth could.

🌀 *Beginnings are quiet so they can be heard.*

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## Key Marks
Principle: Beginnings heard  
Action: Listen for first ripples  
Effect: Origin remembered

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## Oracles
- “From the stillness came a ripple.”  
- “Beginnings are quiet so they can be heard.”

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Naming by echo  
Lore Action: Whisper: *“I hear Toby first.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What travels farther than a shout?*

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: catches the first sign  
- 🌊 → Pond: carries the whisper  
- 🍃 → Leaf: trembles at the name  
- 🌀 → Signal: birth of the wave

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