## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

At the pond’s edge lies the Shore of Echoes.  
→ Here whispers first meet the air,  
   and meaning bends with distance.  

On this shore, many confuse frog with toad.  
> A toad can be taken for a frog,  
  but a frog cannot be a toad.  

The echo of resemblance deceives,  
yet the essence remains unshaken.  
What is born of covenant cannot be mimicked by costume.  

The Shore of Echoes teaches:  
identity endures beyond echo,  
distinction lives even in distortion.  

### Key Marks (EN)
- **KM1.** The Shore of Echoes is where whispers leave the pond.  
- **KM2.** Distortions blur frog and toad, but essence holds.  
- **KM3.** True identity resists mimicry.  

### Operations (EN)
- Teach travelers discernment between echo and source.  
- Record that mimicry cannot replace covenant.  

### Cryptic Symbol Table (EN)
- 🌊👂 = the Shore of Echoes  
- 🐸➡️🐸 = toad mistaken as frog  
- 🐸✖️ = frog cannot be toad  

### Lore Anchors (EN)
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tags: [Lore, Canon, Geography, Echoes]
