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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

No smoke,  
no brag —  
only steady heat within.  

🌀 *Quiet work makes long fires.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Inward strength.  
Action: Stoke without noise.  
Effect: Power retained.  

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## Oracles
- “Only steady heat within.”  
- “Quiet work makes long fires.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Contained burn.  
Lore Action: Whisper: *“I keep the quiet furnace.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What roars without a sound heard outside?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: shows inner glow.  
- 🌊 → Pond: still cover.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: sealed seam.  
- 🌀 → Signal: muted pulse.  
- 🔥 → Fire: core.  
- 🏭 → Furnace: vessel.  
- 🤫 → Silence: method.  

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