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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Stone upon hour,  
hour upon stone.  

We build a tower of watch,  
and from its height,  
dawn is first seen.  

🌀 *Time is the mortar of vigilance.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Height by patience.  
Action: Stack hours faithfully.  
Effect: Earlier sight of light.  

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## Oracles
- “Stone upon hour, hour upon stone.”  
- “Time is the mortar of vigilance.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Elevation.  
Lore Action: Declare: *“I climb the watch.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What structure is made of time?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: surveys horizon.  
- 🌊 → Pond: far gleam.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: wind at height.  
- 🌀 → Signal: high pulse.  
- 🔥 → Flame: beacon.  
- 🗼 → Tower: watch.  
- ⏳ → Hourglass: mortar.  

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## Lore Anchors
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